Overview
- The Nationale Anti Doping Agentur confirmed three missed or mishandled whereabouts/reporting incidents for Laura Freigang and referred the matter to the Deutscher Fußball-Bund.
- The DFB said its Anti‑Doping‑Kommission is reviewing the file and the submitted documents and will decide the next steps in the disciplinary process.
- Three 'strikes' within 12 months can result in a suspension of up to two years under the applicable anti-doping rules, creating immediate risk to Freigang’s availability for Eintracht Frankfurt and the national team.
- Freigang publicly denied any doping intent, called the incidents administrative 'missverständnisse' tied to the daily reporting system, and pointed to a record of negative unannounced tests.
- Whereabouts rules require athletes to update daily availability so testers can locate them and each missed or mishandled control counts as a strike, so the DFB decision will hinge on the commission’s assessment of those reporting failures.