Typically athletes use
performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs) to gain an advantage against their opponents
and ensure that they are competing to the best of their ability. However, these
actions are very serious, as they drastically impact the game. Players using
PEDs receive an advantage, leaving other players who play fair and work hard in
an unfair position. In addition it detracts from the clean image and the rules
of the game. It has been perceived that PEDs are used less often in soccer than
in other sports; however, cases in recent history prove otherwise. It is
evident that perhaps it is not as prominent, but it still goes to show that it
is a major issue in nearly every type of sport. Doping has a large societal
impact as well. For one, it is a bad influence for the youth population because
it promotes cheating and poor sportsmanship at an age when it is vital to teach
the importance of such things. Also, just in general it makes the fans lose
faith in their favorite athletes and clubs, which is extremely detrimental
given how much influence sports have on the lives of it’s fan base. Sports are
more than just a game for many people; they are a way of life and it gives people
something to believe in. So if they become aware of people cheating, it
drastically changes the image of the athlete and the sport especially when that
athlete can be considered a hero. Read more…
