First of all it was the 2010 World Cup and the reason xavi covered the most is because he was on the pitch longer than anyone else 7 games and extra time On average Michael Bradley from the USA ran the most in games, USA on average covered the most ground, followed by Japan and Ghana . Spain weren't even in the top 5 of distance covered
Whoever started it, the societs topok it to a whole new level. "Doping" has been around in one shape or form since competitive sports began.
No, you're an idiot, Hoejr. Lance Armstrong was tested far more times than any soccer player and how many times did he test clean? There are far more athletes here and a wider variety of professional sports, so of course we'll have more athletes getting caught trying to cheat. To even suggest that this is solely an American problem is ****ing idiotic.
Never said that I said drugs are more tolerated in America , eg American football Baseball and your athletics are riddled with them There's over 50000 professional soccer players worldwide and there's more cases of basball ,football players getting caught than there is soccer players, it's no way near as bad of a problem in soccer because there's less advantages to be gained and the testing is vigorous
Not officially, nor does the US, but the **** works all the same over there as it does here. The most tested man in the world got away with blood doping for years and if you were a soccer player looking to gain an edge, you'd be doing the exact same ****. I can tell you with 100% certainty that there are far more athletes all over the world in every single sport cheating and getting away with it than there are ones who are caught, and it has nothing to do with where you're from. It's all about getting paid.
Go away now and put on some padding take your steroids and go gaye wrestling on the ground until you suffer so many concussions you can't remember your name, good boy