Izami Haruhashi
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Izami Haruhashi | ||
| Place of birth | Kobol, The Hexarchy | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls)* |
| 2020–21 |  Ashtaroth Eagles | ||
| International career | |||
| 2020–21 | The Hexarchy | ||
| * Appearances (Goals) Player has received at least one call-up for any emboldened national teams | |||
Izami Haruhashi was a football player for the Ashtaroth Eagles until his forced retirement from the team in early 2021 over accusations (and subsequent discovery) that he used steroids before domestic matches.
A native of Kobol, he had been a part of the wave of immigrants from Adrestia while The Hexarchy was still solidifying territorial gains post-independence. In the wake of the formation of new national level football associations in the country, he had risen to the forefront of the public spotlight as a star athlete. Thus, he had been invited to successive teams until he made it onto the Ashtaroth Eagles in mid 2020. He had been part of the team that had initially made it to represent the nation at the FMF World Cup qualification rounds, a feat which made his country proud of his team and its players. However, the sudden discovery and accusations of steroid use so close to a high-profile, international tournament in a foreign country threatened to derail the entire process (and the Hexarchy's ability to compete peacefully with others in a novel form of diplomacy), and simultaneously create a deeply embarrassing international incident.
Steroids Incident: Aftermath
In a highly publicized move, Haruhashi was ordered banished from the city of Ashtaroth (the team's home base) by the Lord Paramount of Asshyria, Tiglath-Pileser U-Asshyria. This unprecedented political action was publicly met with approval by the Praetor himself in a subsequent interview, during which he stressed the importance of honesty and fair play, especially in a game with others whose first impressions of this "exotic land" were still "new and pliable." This immediately led to the team tearing up his contract, to include any severance bonuses being forced to be returned to the team by the High Court of Ashtaroth, which found him guilty of unjustly accepting remuneration while in breach of either law or contract.
With the country's narrow avoidance of a black stain on its reputation, extremely strict measures were put into place for all players slated to play official FMF or Six Nations Football League matches. All domestic players (or players working for any said teams) are tested before the match. Any suspected contraband drug use would result in the player being set aside for the match and immediately investigated. While these careful measures were considered draconian at first, steps to greatly promote efficiency were set into place that made pre-match drug tests near-instantaneous. Additionally, investigations regarding sabotage (such as a player's drink being spiked the night before) yielded much more conclusive results following heavy investment in forensic techniques by the central government (which were to greatly aid in maintaining law and order elsewhere).
