England players will use Viagra tablets to help them adapt to heights during the World Cup round of 16 match against Mexico. The story of England and Fiagra has surprised many football fans.
Thomas Tuchel warned that England will have a hard time adapting to the conditions after travelling from the camp in Kansas City to the Azteca Stadium in Mexico City.
It is located at an altitude of about two thousand two hundred and forty meters above sea level.
According to the British “Sun”, the English team may resort to this different solution when facing hosts Mexico.
England reached the last 16 after beating the Democratic Republic of Congo 2-1.
But now she faces the challenge of playing at this height.
Originally developed to treat high blood pressure, Viagra works by widening blood vessels in the lungs after inhibiting an enzyme that narrows them.
This can help lower pulmonary blood pressure and relieve fatigue and dizziness caused by low oxygen levels at high altitudes.
Viagra is not on the World Anti-Doping Agency’s list of banned substances.
The agency’s research has found that sildenafil is not a significant performance enhancer at or near sea level.
One study reported an improvement in “physical performance at heights in a subset of athletes.”
But it concluded that sildenafil is unlikely to exert beneficial effects on oxygen delivery or physical performance.
Argentina’s Union de Santa Fe also used Viagra in 1990 before playing at 2,850 metres.
England’s name was previously associated with the drug Viagra before the 110th World Cup.
But the English Football Association has denied the allegations.
A spokesperson for the FA said: “The England national team’s medical staff are conducting detailed research with a variety of experts.
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