WADA to rule on FIFA's anti-doping compliance

Tired of waiting for soccer's governing body to fall into line, anti-doping chiefs will this weekend rule on whether FIFA has "properly and thoroughly" adopted the World Anti-Doping Code.

Should WADA decide FIFA has not adopted the code, it could lead to a major rift in world sport and even spill over into next year's World Cup finals in Germany.

The World Anti-Doping Agency's executive committee will thrash out the issue at its meeting in Montreal tomorrow, WADA president Richard Pound said.

Central to the issue is the fact that WADA calls for a mandatory two-year ban for athletes found doping. FIFA has continued to impose lesser bans and advocates "individual case management".