This is just ridiculous. The FA handed Adrian Mutu a mere 7 month ban when he FAILED a drug test. How is that possible when Rio Ferdinand got an 8 month ban for missing a test? All that talk about hard-line policy on drugs is just rubbish. What a joke.

From http://soccernet.espn.go.com/headlin...315362&cc=3436
While Ferdinand missed a drugs test, rather than failing one, the FA were mindful that imposing a harsher penalty on Mutu, who had admitted his guilt, could encourage some players to refuse to give a sample.
This is just a stupid, lame reason. If players refuse to give a sample, just ban them. For goodness sake!!