10 great footballers who failed the doping test – #2, #3 and #4 won numerous trophies

9. Kolo Toure

Kolo Toure played at Arsenal, Manchester City, Liverpool in the English premier league and now a defender at Scottish Premiership club, Celtic. In 2011, the centre-back was banned for six months after failing a drug test.

Unlike some of the others on this list, Toure’s case was a bit different. The WADA (World Anti-Doping Agency) found a specified substance in his urine sample which the Ivorian claimed was the result of him taking one of his wife’s diet pills. The panel decided Toure was telling the truth, and that the substance had not been used to cover up the use of other substances, but still handed him a 6-month ban. Toure currently playing for Celtic, represented the Ivory Coast national team until as late as 2015.