Paul Pogba had a positive testosterone doping test in the fall and the consequences for him will end up being overwhelming. The 30-year-old French midfielder learned the final verdict, he received a stop sign for four years from the authorities.
Pogba tested positive on August 20 after the match against Udinese, he was suspended as a precaution from September 11, and his offense was subsequently confirmed by sample B. The Italian Anti-Doping Authority requested the maximum possible punishment of four years for him, and with this request he succeeded, everything was officially confirmed shortly after noon today.
The whole case went to the sports court in the fall after the footballer rejected the plea deal. In the past weeks, he failed to prove that he had taken the substance unintentionally.
BREAKING NEWS: Paul Pogba has received a four-year ban from football for doping. pic.twitter.com/IwTN5yYMZ1
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Pogba won the World Cup in 2018 and returned to Juventus from Manchester United less than two years ago. In recent years, he has been regularly haunted by injuries, in the 2022/2023 season he started only ten times for the Turin club, this year he appeared on the pitch twice.
Pogba will celebrate his 31st birthday in two weeks and the possibility that he will end his career is not excluded. In the foreseeable future, he should lose his job at Juventus, which has been looking for a solution to end the contract for several months.
2024-02-29 12:55:35
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