Nasri to play on as agency examines facts over IV Drip

Samir Nasri will be able to play for Sevilla while an investigation takes place into the intravenous drip treatment he is said to have received at a Los Angeles clinic. Enrique Gomez Bastida, director of the Spanish Agency for the Protection of Health in Sport (AEPSAD), said until all the facts are known no sanction can be put in place. The French playmaker is currently on loan from Manchester City to Spanish side Sevilla. According to the Drip Doctors clinic, Nasri received its 'Immunity IV Drip', which involves one litre of hydration and is designed to "combat superbugs and common viruses". However World Anti-Doping Agency rules state that there is a 50 millilitre limit for active athletes. Gomez Bastida said in an interview on Spanish radio network Cadena SER: "It is necessary to know in what frame and in what situations it (the IV drip) occurred. "We will verify the facts to know where we are. You have to be careful with the rumours. "In the Nasri case there is no sanctioning procedure at the moment, so there could be no interim injunction." WADA's prohibited list includes: "Intravenous infusions and/or injections of more than 50ml per six-hour period except for those...

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