Fabio Cannavaro’s wasp sting and five other great doping excuses

Rob Parker | October 9, 2009

Erm, the thing was… what happened… was…erm…

1. Wasps
The news broke yesterday evening that Juventus captain Fabio Cannavaro had tested positive for the banned substance cortisone. The club immediately defended themselves and their player, claiming that he had been injected after being stung by a wasp.