Germany camp surprised by doping tests
May 26, 2010 4:53 PM | By Sapa-dpa

Fourteen Germany players underwent doping tests at a random control carried out at the squad's pre-World Cup training camp in northern Italy.

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German national soccer players warm up during a training session at the Verdura hotel near the Sicilian town of Sciacca, southern Italy. The German national soccer team started a one-week training camp on the Italian island of Sicily.
Photograph by: INA FASSBENDER
Credit: REUTERS
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Officials from the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) arrived at the team's base in South Tyrol on Wednesday, forcing the German football federation to delay a scheduled news conference.
The controls came as coach Joachim Loew had his full available squad -now numbering 25 - available for the first time with arrival of the three remaining Bayern Munich players.