Nine scandals that rocked the sporting world
This article reviews historical sporting scandals, focusing on the downfall of cyclist Lance Armstrong following his admission of performance-enhancing drug use. It serves as a retrospective on how the pursuit of glory has led athletes to cheat throughout history.
Why it matters
It provides context for modern sporting integrity issues, such as the recent controversies surrounding Manchester City.
Image source, Getty Images Image caption, Gianluigi Buffon, Joe Jackson and Lance Armstrong all found their careers derailed, to different degrees, by sporting scandal
Manchester City being found guilty of fuelling an era of glittering Premier League success via a network of sponsorship deals, found by an independent commision to be a "sham", has shaken the world of sport.
The lure of glory and riches on the biggest stages have tempted plenty of others to cheat.
BBC Sport looks back on nine more sporting scandals, stretching back more than a century.
Image source, Getty Images Image caption, Lance Armstong was stripped of the seven back-to-back Tour de France titles he won
Cancer survivor. Cycling legend. American hero. Cheat.
Lance Armstrong had spent years vehemently and aggressively insisting that he had won all seven of his Tour de France titles between 1999 and 2005 without the help of performance-enhancing drugs.
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