Saido Berahino: Drugs ban from a spiked drink, says Stoke

Berahino did not play for former club West Brom between September and January, when he joined Stoke for 12m. "To be banned for something you really haven't done is hard to take," the 23-year-old told BBC's Football Focus. He claims the level of drugs found was "really low", which he says proves there was no intent on his behalf. "You go on a night out, you don't know who you are around and there are people who are out to get you," said the former England Under-21 international. "Of course, I was in a nightclub, so I hold my hand up for being irresponsible. "From then on it all crashed down. To this day, I still cannot understand."