Giuseppe Rossi tests positive on drugs test
Giuseppe Rossi has reportedly failed a drugs test and will face a hearing in October.
The former Manchester United striker has suffered injuries throughout his career, which now takes another negative turn.
According to 'Nado Italia' - the Italian anti-doping agency - Rossi tested positive for an eye drug that can be used as a masking agent, called dorzolamide. The substance is not banned if administered with eye drops, though it was found in questioning that Rossi did not use eye drops.
The prosecutor will seek a one-year ban for Rossi, who is out of contract after leaving Genoa at the end of last season.
Rossi, 31, has had spells with Manchester United, Newcastle, Parma, Villarreal, Fiorentina, Levante, Celta Vigo and finally Genoa.