{"id":357657,"date":"2011-04-01T11:48:00","date_gmt":"2011-04-01T11:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/04\/01\/manchester-citys-kolo-toure-aiming-to-make-swift-return-to-action-after-failing-drugs-test\/"},"modified":"2011-04-01T11:48:00","modified_gmt":"2011-04-01T11:48:00","slug":"manchester-citys-kolo-toure-aiming-to-make-swift-return-to-action-after-failing-drugs-test","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/04\/01\/manchester-citys-kolo-toure-aiming-to-make-swift-return-to-action-after-failing-drugs-test\/","title":{"rendered":"Manchester City&#8217;s Kolo Toure aiming to make swift return to action after failing drugs test"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<h3>By Andrew Kennedy<\/h3>\n<h4>1 Apr 2011 12:48:00<\/h4>\n<\/p>\n<div readability=\"55.429096638655\">\n<div readability=\"15\">\n<div>\n                <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Kolo Toure,Manchester City(Getty Images)\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/b3279dee113852_news.jpg.jpg\" \/><\/p><\/div>\n<p>Kolo Toure,Manchester City(Getty Images)<\/p>\n<h4>Related Links<\/h4>\n<h4>Teams<\/h4>\n<h4>Players<\/h4>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>        <span readability=\"13.548387096774\"><\/p>\n<p>        <a href=\"http:\/\/www.goal.com\/en-gb\/teams\/england\/109\/manchester-city\">Manchester City<\/a> centre-back <a href=\"http:\/\/www.goal.com\/en-gb\/people\/c%C3%B4te-divoire\/1167\/kolo-toure\">Kolo Toure<\/a> is hoping to return to action as soon as possible following his suspension for a drugs test failure.<\/p>\n<p>The ex-Arsenal man tested positive for a specified substance, which former boss Arsene Wenger claimed was Toure\u2019s wife\u2019s diet pills.<\/p>\n<p>While the Ivory Coast international has since refused to comment on the controversy, he has signalled to Manchester City fans that he hopes to be back in action at Eastlands soon.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking at the Soccerex conference in Manchester, Toure said: &#8220;I will be back soon &#8211; I hope so. I feel alright.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The 29-year-old is still awaiting the results of his \u2018B\u2019 drugs test sample.<\/p>\n<p>        <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/b3279dee113852_news.jpg-150x150.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Excerpt from:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.goal.com\/en-gb\/news\/2896\/premier-league\/2011\/04\/01\/2421084\/manchester-citys-kolo-toure-aiming-to-make-swift-return-to\" title=\"Manchester City's Kolo Toure aiming to make swift return to action after failing drugs test\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Manchester City&#8217;s Kolo Toure aiming to make swift return to action after failing drugs test<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> By Andrew Kennedy 1 Apr 2011 12:48:00 Kolo Toure,Manchester City(Getty Images) Related Links Teams Players Manchester City centre-back Kolo Toure is hoping to return to action as soon as possible following his suspension for a drugs test failure. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-357657","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-business"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.0 - 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