(upbeat music) - [Narrator] In the sporting world, athletes, coaches and teams will go to extraordinary lengths to try and get the upper hand, and while some train hard, others resort to foul play to claim a spot on the podium, but once they get caught, it's game over. With that, let's take a
look at even more athletes who were caught cheating
their way to victory. (upbeat music) Crashgate, some cheats can
take just seconds to execute, but as Formula 1 team Renault discovered, even the most seemingly simple schemes can have disastrous repercussions, on the 14th lap of the
Spanish 2008 Grand Prix, Renault racer Nelson Piquet Jr. accidentally smashed into the barrier on the 17th turn, miraculously, he walked away uninjured, but a safety car was deployed holding up the racers behind, it gave Nelson's teammate, Fernando Alsonso a fortunate advantage and he went on to win
the race for Renault, even though it looked like
a dangerous stroke of luck, it would eventually transpire
that there was something else driving Renault's wondrous whim, in 2009, Nelson hit
another metaphorical wall when he was axed from the team after failing to score any
points during the season, enraged by the decision, Nelson's father revealed that his son had been ordered to crash by none other than
Renault's managing director, Flavio Briatore and director of engineering, Pat Symonds, these two big bosses had
orchestrated Alsonso's success by sacrificing young Nelson, threatening to cut him from the team if he didn't go through with it, he was given explicit instructions to crash on the 14th lap at the 17th turn, as there was no crane on that stretch to help remove the car, this would force a safety
car at the opportune moment and hand Alsonso the
win on a silver platter, after a thorough investigation, Renault apologetically admitted to the flagrant race-fixing and the International
Automobile Federation banned Briatore and Symonds from the sport, however, the ban was
unbelievably overturned by the French courts in 2010, meaning both men were free to
return to Formula 1 by 2013, how agonizingly frustrating is that? Let's relieve some of
that stress for a moment, if you think Briatore
deserved a harsher punishment, smash that like button, if you think Symonds should steer clear from the sport forever, slam that subscribe button and if you think neither
of them should be allowed near a racetrack ever again, hit both. Will Smith, he may share his name
with the Fresh Prince, but there's nothing cool about Will Smith, the former Milwaukee Brewers' pitcher, that's because this pasty imitator was caught cheating on the baseball pitch back in 2015, in a baseball match
against the Atlanta Braves, something about Will caught
the opposing team's eye when he stepped onto the mound, it wasn't his pitching
that got their attention, but the horrendously
obvious sticky substance coating his right arm, it looked like Smith was openly
using the tacky substance to give him a better grip on the ball, while the use of foreign substances is strictly prohibited
in Major League Baseball, many players still subtly use them, particularly if it's a cold night and it's hard to get a grip, but Will's use was so noticeable that the Brave's could see it glinting over 60ft away in their dugout, it was also clearly visible on TV and umpire Jim Joyce only
needed to touch his arm briefly before ejecting
Smith from the game, as you can see, he was not happy about being called out in front of a crowd, embarrassed and humiliated, he threw a little temper tantrum before disappearing into the dugout, he later claimed that it
was a mix of sunscreen and rosin he'd been using to practice, and had forgotten to wipe off his arm, but for all his weak excuses, he was still slapped with
an eight game suspension, looks like his game got
flip-turned upside down. Marwin Hitz, soccer is often called the beautiful game, even though it's had it's share of ugly cheating scandals, some are famously dramatic, like rolling around on the field like a baby after brief contact or full-on headbutting
players on the pitch, however, others are a little more subtle, just ask Augsburg FC's Marwin Hitz who was caught playing dirty back in 2015, after a penalty was awarded
to Köln FC's striker Anthony Modeste, Hitz deliberately dug his studs into the turf of the penalty spot, he swiveled around like
a bizarre ballerina and tore up chunks of the turf before heading back to the goal, as Modeste ran at the ball, he suddenly slipped on the sabotaged turf, allowing Hitz to make the save that would see Augsburg win the match 1-0, after being picked up by the video ref, the Swiss born goalkeeper attempted to play down the incident, but later admitted on Twitter that he was in the wrong, the apology was enough
to satisfy the officials of the German Football League Bundesliga, but he wasn't let off the hook entirely, Augsburg facility boss Hans Rutter sent Hitz a €122 bill to cover the cost of repairing the pitch, while it was hardly a drop in the ocean for the now €1 million a year player, both Hitz and Augsburg FC pledged to make a charity donation in lieu of a real fine, who knew something so wholesome could come out of cheating so badly? Sammy Sosa, baseball fans probably remember Sammy Sosa for the incredible home run records he set back in the 1990's, but the Chicago Cub's player may have been playing dirty to claim that clean streak. In 2003, Sosa stepped up to the plate against the Tampa Bay Devils and hit the ball so hard that it shattered the bat, but as they picked up the pieces, umpires noticed bits of
cork poking out of the wood, corking a bat like this was once believed to make the bat lighter, giving hitters a quicker swing that increased their odds
of making a home run, however, science has since proven that this is not the case, while a lighter bat doesn't
aid in hitting for power, it can help delay the batter's swing for a crucial fraction of a second, allowing them to aim their
hits more accurately, nevertheless, the bat Sosa had used went against Major League regulations and he was immediately
ejected from the game, afterwards he claimed he'd
picked up the bat by mistake after using it during practice to put on a show for the crowd, however, that admission made
his fans hearts drop even lower because it brought all of Sosa's famously powerful home runs into question. To make matters even worse, a recent change in his
usually slender physique to a now bulky brutish slugger, fueled suspicions that he was also using performance enhancing drugs, under a dark cloud of judgment, a Major League Baseball investigation fortunately found that
none other of Sosa's 76 other bats had been corked, supporting his explanation, he also never tested positive for any trace of
performance enhancing drugs, even so, Sosa was still suspended
for a total of seven games, reduced from eight, the incident didn't just shatter his bat, it also shattered his reputation, this means that despite his incredible home run records, Sosa has never been inducted
into the Hall of Fame and sadly, he probably never will be. Lance Armstrong, there are liars, there are cheaters and then there's cyclist Lance Armstrong, the seven time Tour de France winner famously denied using
performance enhancing drugs throughout his career, but the truth eventually
caught up with him, in 2010, Armstrong's former teammate Floyd Landis was stripped of his
2006 Tour de France win amid a blood doping controversy, blood doping involves removing well oxygenated blood from the body and then transfusing it back via injection during opportune moments
in the competition, this boosts the athletes ability to oxygenate their muscles, illegally improving their performance, however, Landis decided that
he wasn't going down on his own and indicated Armstrong had
also been scandalously involved, because both riders were sponsored by the US Postal Service at the time, the allegations prompted
a federal investigation and in 2012, formal charges were
brought against Armstrong, while he vehemently
denied the accusations, enough evidence was put forward to strip the champion of all seven
Tour de France titles and ban him from cycling for life, with nothing left to lose, in 2013, Armstrong
confessed to years of lies and deceit live on Oprah. - In all seven of your
Tour de France victories, did you ever take banned
substances or blood dope? - Yes. - And as you'd expect, the biggest lie in sporting history had one of the biggest
financial consequences, the US Postal Service took Armstrong to court for federal fraud, forcing him to cough up
an eye watering $5 million to settle their claims, but was it all really fair? I mean, in the last 10 years, there have been well over
100 cyclists caught doping, but only three, aside from Armstrong had been banned from the sport for life, so do you think Lance
deserves another chance or would you like to see him
kicked to the curb for good? Let me know what you think
down in the comments. Vincenzo Nibali, thanks to the aforementioned
Lance Armstrong, cycling now has a
reputation for being filled with like-minded cheaters, however, the punishing uphill climbs and high speeds have led to more inventive methods of cheating that
don't involve drugs, as Vincenzo Nibali here
is about to demonstrate. The 2014 Tour de France
winner was involved in a crash during the
2015 Vuelta a España, after following well
behind the front runners, Nibali was suddenly
approached by a team car and suffered from a case
of what pro cyclists call sticky bottle, this happens when riders
return to team cars to retrieve drinks without stopping, but when the handover occurs, the person in the car
holds onto the bottle for an extra few seconds, effectively towing the rider along to give them an illegal boost, in Nibali's case, he must've been really thirsty because the team car practically towed him off into the sunset, while many professional
cyclists use this tactic subtly, Nibali's obviously free ride which was hilariously
captured by an eye in the sky got him disqualified, both he and the team director Alexandre Shefer who was driving the car, received a fine of just €200, considering it's a practice that almost every cyclist participates in, do you think the judgment was fair or should Nibali have
received harsher punishment for his sticky joy ride? Sal Alosi, some of football's most
famous cheating scandals focus on doping, deflated pig skins and illegal negotiations, but in 2010, New York Jets strength coach Sal Alosi found a new way to cheat in the field, in a game against the Miami Dolphins, Sal went out of his way to trip up Dolphin's gunner Nolan
Carroll on the sideline during the play, fortunately, Carroll was uninjured and returned to the game, however, Alosi's noticeable knee caught the attention of
CBS sport commentators who rightfully threw him
some well-earned shade. - Fell, watch the knee here being stuck out on purpose
to trip up Nolan Carroll, not sure who that person
is but the should be ashamed of themselves
for that type of action, that has no place. - Those words must've hit Alosi hard as he came forward the next day and apologized for his callous actions, while the NFL tallied up
an appropriate punishment, it also emerged that Alosi had ordered inactive Jets players to
form a human barricade on the sideline throughout the game, as they stood shoulder to shoulder, like a Rockets kick-line, the lineup ultimately made it harder for the opposing team to pass through, with all the unsportsmanlike behavior racked up against him, Alosi was slapped with a fine of $25,000 and was suspended without pay
for the rest of the season, he resigned from the Jets in January 2011 and hasn't worked in the NFL since. I guess he may have been a
decent person like you or I once, but then he took a gunner to the knee. Bre Tiesi-Manziel, the ex NFL quarterback Johnny Manziel made headlines recently
for cheating on his wife, but if we rewind back to February 2019, his wife Bre Tiesi-Manziel also
made headlines for cheating, although also she broke rules, not just vows, the fitness and Instagram model took part in the 2019 Run Like A Diva half marathon, completing the two-lap course in one hour and 58 minutes with no prior training, considering the average half marathon time for non-elite female
runners is around two hours and 24 minutes, this was quite impressive, that was until people took a closer look at her mile split times, she'd hit the 6.4 mile mark in one hour and 31 minutes, but had finished the
entire 13.1 mile course just 27 minutes later, for this to have been possible, Tiesi-Manziel would've needed to run the final 6.7 miles at an
unbelievably speedy pace of four minutes a mile, for reference, the woman's world record for the fastest mile run was four minutes and 12 seconds, and that was just one, so Tiesi-Menziel would've needed to break that record six consecutive times after already having run over six miles and all without any training, while it was obvious that she'd
been cutting some corners, she angrily took to Instagram
to prove her innocence by posting this picture
of the 11 mile marker, so how could she have taken the photo if she hadn't run the whole course? Despite her defense, online sleuths revealed
she'd probably only run the first lap of the two-lap course, taking photos of every
marker along the way, it may have all been a simple mistake of turning left at this point where she should've turned right to complete the second lap, however, all her bragging on now deleted social media posts and no hint of an apology has left this fitness model
looking like an iconic cheater, must run in the family I guess. Antonio Margarito, when it comes to boxing, you might think getting away with cheating inside the ring is impossible, seeing how closely the
fighters are being watched, but even thousands of eyes and hundreds of cameras can
still miss tiny details, which is exactly what lead
to Miguel Cotto's bruised ego and face back in 2008, in Las Vegas' MGM Grand, the Welterweight champion
stepped confidently into the ring against Antonio Margarito, although he looked vicious, Cotto wasn't concerned, after all, he was the favor to win and had won his last
33 consecutive fights, but after 11 rounds, Cotto was a bloated, bloody mess, while Margarito kept going strong and was eventually declared the champion, the world of boxing was left reeling from the unprecedented loss, however, it would all make
sense six months later when Margarito went
onto fight Shane Mosley, just before he could slip on his gloves, someone noticed strange
yellow powder stains on Margarito's bandaged hands, commissioners cut the tainted wraps off and sent them to the lab where it was discovered
the yellow substance was in fact Gypsum, when combined with a liquid like sweat, it would form plaster of paris, a brick-like substance
used in medical casts, it was clear that
Margarito had been planning to pummel his opponent with
illegally stony strikes and it wouldn't have been the first time, a look back at the bandages
from his fight against Cotto, revealed those same
tell-tale powder stains, explaining why Cotto had
taken such a brutal battering, Margarito and his trainer Javier Capitello who had been in on whole scheme had their licenses revoked for a year, but Cotto would eventually
get a shot at revenge, he challenged Margarito to a match once his license was restored in 2011, fueled by vengeance, the match ended in a total
knockout victory to Cotto and justice was finally served, along with a side of a knuckle sandwich. Louis Resto, alas Margarito wasn't the only boxer to bring a brutal assault to the ring, in 1983, Welterweight Louis Resto went toe-to-toe with undefeated champion Billy Collins, but shockingly after 10 rounds, Resto was declared the winner, while Collins came out of the fight looking like he had been beaten within an inch of his life, his eyes were swollen shut and he'd suffered a torn iris, permanently blurring his vision, but it wasn't until Billy's father and trainer, Billy Collins Sr. Shook Resto's hand that he noticed his gloves felt and looked suspiciously thin. - These gloves, these gloves. Hold it, hold it, commissioner! All the padding's out of the damn gloves, all the padding's out
of the goddamn gloves. - The New York Boxing State Commission investigated Collins' claim and revealed that Resto's trainer, Panama Lewis had removed 1oz
of padding from each glove, this made Resto's punches much harder and way more damaging to Collins, which explains why the boxer looked like he'd been hit by a car, the commission also
concluded that Resto knew about the tampering and had gone along with his trainers plan, Lewis' boxing license was revoked and Resto was suspended indefinitely, but their beating didn't stop there, during a news conference, Resto admitted to using
tape to wrap his hands that had been soaked in plaster of paris, just like Margarito, Resto had been pummeling
Billy with a pair of rock hard casts underneath his padded gloves, both men stood trial for assault, conspiracy and criminal
possession of a deadly weapon, they were found guilty of all charges, landing each of them with two and a half years of jail time, looks like they couldn't handle the fight when the gloves were off. Romano Fenati, keeping your cool is an integral part of being a professional athlete, something that motorcyclist Romano Fenati clearly doesn't know anything about, competing as part of the
2018 San Marino Moto2, Fenati was aggressively
overtaken by competitor Stefano Manzi, enraged by the maneuver, Fenati decided to undertake
one of the most stupid and dangerous cheats in sporting history, as they reached speeds of 140mph, Fenati leant over and pulled the front
break of Manzi's bike, the idiotic scheme could've crashed and killed his opponent, but he clearly thought he could get away with the split second decision, fortunately, cameras caught
every second of his stupidity, he was immediately disqualified, his racing license was revoked and his contract with the
Marinelli Snipers was terminated, it was such a serious breach of conduct that the Italian justice system even considered putting him
on trial for attempted murder, Romano later apologized
for his horrendous actions, but very few believed it was sincere, after all, this moron had a history of kicking other
competitors bikes mid-race and even turning their engines
off at the starting line, I think we can all agree, he was probably just sorry he got caught. Alessandro Andreoli, as methods of cheating get more and more sophisticated, so does the technology
designed to spot them, something that cyclist Alessandro Andreoli found out the hard way, the 53 year old came third
in an amateur cycling event in Bedizzole Italy in July 2017, but after he crossed the finish line, he was suddenly flagged by race officials, without his knowing, they'd been using a brand
new weapon in their arsenal against cheating, thermal cameras, with this new tech at their fingertips, officials could easily scan bikes for suspicious looking heat signatures, indicating if there were
hidden electric motors inside the athletes' equipment, unfortunately the seat tube
of Andreoli's Argon 18 bike lit up on the camera like a Christmas tree and officials ordered him to bring his bike around for inspection, but before they could disassemble it, Andreoli admitted his guilt and was disqualified from the standings, while this cheat-thwarting tech has been used to successfully
level the playing field, it's not accurate enough to
prove any foul play for certain, back in 2016 for example, thermal cameras supposedly
caught Slovenian rider Primož Roglič trying to
cheat his was through the Strade Bianche race, hotspots on the thermal images of his bike indicated there was something kicking out a lot of heat in the rear wheel, more than what would be
expected from friction alone, even though his bike was never
checked for a hidden motor, the images were broadcast
across French television for the nation to judge, many believed that the rider was guilty of mechanical doping, although Roglič strongly
denied the allegations, but further suspicions
were raised against him, just the previous month, Roglič made a suspiciously
late bike change during the Giro d'Italia time trial, while he achieved the fastest
time out of the group, this change meant his winning bicycle hadn't been tested for
a motor then either, even though the allegations
were peddled against him, the thermal images on their own ultimately weren't enough to condemn him of any wrongdoing, but what do you think? Does it really look like Roglič cheated using a hidden motor and do you guys know of any other stories of athletes cheating? Let me know down in the comments below and thanks for watching. (upbeat music)
