Tiberias Football Club Presents Medical Evidence to Refute Doping Infusion Allegations

A dramatic development has emerged in the doping allegations against Ironi Tiberias football club. The club has submitted an official medical document to Israeli sports media, aiming to counter claims made by the National Anti-Doping Agency. The document includes an expert medical opinion from the club's senior medical advisor, a renowned anesthesiologist licensed in both Israel and the US, who currently leads a recovery unit at a top Israeli hospital.

The expert was tasked with examining the infusion equipment used during player treatments. According to World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) regulations, saline infusions exceeding 100 milliliters are prohibited. The medical report states that the infusion sets used by Tiberias deliver exactly 20 drops per milliliter. The club's medical department head and the medic who administered the infusions confirmed the fluid was delivered at a controlled rate of one drop per second, lasting no more than 15 minutes per player.

This rate equates to 3 milliliters per minute, totaling 45 milliliters over 15 minutes, which is less than half the maximum allowed volume. Tiberias officials emphasize that all players and staff consistently maintained during investigations that the infusion process never exceeded 15 minutes, and polygraph tests supported their claims. A senior club source said, "For a player to exceed the 100 ml limit at this drip rate, they would have to be connected for over half an hour, which did not happen. The scientific facts speak for themselves."

The club regards this medical evidence as a turning point in the case and expressed surprise at the severe suspension of players and staff before any hearing or formal charges. They criticized what they described as premature media accusations and alleged that interested parties aiming to avoid relegation pressures are creating false impressions instead of awaiting professional data review.