Overview
- On Wednesday, July 8, 2026, the Nationale Anti Doping Agentur (NADA) confirmed that Laura Freigang accrued three whereabouts 'strikes' within 12 months and referred the matter to the German Football Association (DFB) as a possible anti‑doping violation.
- The DFB's Anti‑Doping‑Kommission is actively reviewing the files NADA sent and will decide whether to open a formal disciplinary procedure.
- Under the applicable rules, a record of three strikes can carry a suspension of up to two years, which would remove Freigang from club and national team duty for the length of any ban.
- Freigang says the missed updates were 'misunderstandings' caused by errors in the daily location-reporting system and denies that she deliberately avoided tests.
- Eintracht Frankfurt left the captaincy decision open after Freigang missed the training start with illness, and the club would face a major leadership and sporting loss if a suspension is imposed because she is a central figure for the team.