Rafa Benitez has said he does not believe football has a doping problem and thinks the sport is "improving every year" in that respect, despite it appearing to be implicated in the trial of Dr Eufemiano Fuentes.

Fuentes, a Spanish doctor, is in court in Madrid seven years after police raided his offices and seized around 200 bags of blood as part of Operacion Puerto.

Although only cyclists have so far been named, Fuentes said he had also worked with tennis players and footballers.
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