Thursday September 3, 2009
Ex-keeper convicted
STOCKHOLM: A Stockholm court on Tuesday convicted retired Sweden goalkeeper Magnus Hedman (pic) of doping after police tests revealed traces of anabolic steroids in his blood.
The Solna district court fined Hedman, who has played with English clubs Chelsea, Coventry and Celtic, 5,400 Swedish kronor (US$757).
Anabolic steroid-use for non-medical purposes is illegal in Sweden.
Hedman was tested for drug use by police in May after they found suspected illegal substances in his car.
However, no charges related to drug possession were filed.
The 36-year-old has denied deliberately taking steroids. In an interview with Swedish tabloid Expressen he suggested the drug might have been included in a nutritional supplement he believed was vitamins. — AP
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