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

5. Jaap Stam

Jaap Stam was one of the best defenders of his time (the late 1990s and early 200s). He was strong, quick and technically good.

He won trophies at PSV, Manchester United, Lazio, AC Milan and Ajax, he also played 67 times for the Netherlands. However, back in 2001, he failed a drug test, testing positive for steroid nandrolone and was given a five-month ban. After some appeals, his ban was reduced to just one month. He went on to have a great career nevertheless. He is is currently the manager of Reading FC.