BBC SPORT, 2009/03/24 16:52:40 GMT
Fifa and Uefa have formally rejected the World Anti-Doping Agency's "whereabouts" code.
Wada wanted football to join other sports such as athletics in providing players' location for one hour each day of the year.
In a joint statement, the governing bodies said they wanted to respect player's privacy.
"Fifa and Uefa do not accept that controls be undertaken during the short holiday period of players," it stated.
Fifa's executive committee had already opposed the rule last week and that decision was echoed by Uefa's executive committee at a meeting in Copenhagen on Tuesday.
The governing bodies want to exempt footballers from the individual responsibility and claim that the Wada guidelines are not suitable for team sport.
"Fifa and Uefa wish to point out the fundamental differences between an individual athlete, who trains on his own, and a team sport's athlete, who is present at the stadium six days out of seven, and thus easy to locate," it stated.
"Fifa and Uefa therefore oppose the individual 'whereabouts' rule, and want to see it replaced by collective location rules, within the scope of the team and within the stadium infrastructure."
Fifa president Sepp Blatter said the world governing body had teamed up with other team sports, including basketball, volleyball, ice hockey and rugby union, to oppose the rules.
"We are a little bit surprised that through certain declarations (Wada) say there will be no exceptions made," he said.
"It is not a question of not fighting doping but one should not really go for a witch-hunting because witch-hunting has never led to a positive result."
The Professional Footballers' Association (PFA) has already signalled their opposition to the rule.
PFA chief executive Gordon Taylor said: "We feel to invade the privacy of a player's home is a step too far.
"We do appreciate that football is a major spectator sport and we wish to co-operate, but football should not be treated in the same way as individual sports that do have a problem with drugs, such as athletics, cycling and weightlifting.
"For most of the year, the whereabouts of players is always known - either at their training ground or matches," he added.
Fifa and Uefa have formally rejected the World Anti-Doping Agency's "whereabouts" code.
Wada wanted football to join other sports such as athletics in providing players' location for one hour each day of the year.
In a joint statement, the governing bodies said they wanted to respect player's privacy.
"Fifa and Uefa do not accept that controls be undertaken during the short holiday period of players," it stated.
Fifa's executive committee had already opposed the rule last week and that decision was echoed by Uefa's executive committee at a meeting in Copenhagen on Tuesday.
The governing bodies want to exempt footballers from the individual responsibility and claim that the Wada guidelines are not suitable for team sport.
"Fifa and Uefa wish to point out the fundamental differences between an individual athlete, who trains on his own, and a team sport's athlete, who is present at the stadium six days out of seven, and thus easy to locate," it stated.
"Fifa and Uefa therefore oppose the individual 'whereabouts' rule, and want to see it replaced by collective location rules, within the scope of the team and within the stadium infrastructure."
Fifa president Sepp Blatter said the world governing body had teamed up with other team sports, including basketball, volleyball, ice hockey and rugby union, to oppose the rules.
"We are a little bit surprised that through certain declarations (Wada) say there will be no exceptions made," he said.
"It is not a question of not fighting doping but one should not really go for a witch-hunting because witch-hunting has never led to a positive result."
The Professional Footballers' Association (PFA) has already signalled their opposition to the rule.
PFA chief executive Gordon Taylor said: "We feel to invade the privacy of a player's home is a step too far.
"We do appreciate that football is a major spectator sport and we wish to co-operate, but football should not be treated in the same way as individual sports that do have a problem with drugs, such as athletics, cycling and weightlifting.
"For most of the year, the whereabouts of players is always known - either at their training ground or matches," he added.
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