Juventus Midfielder Paul Pogba Ban For Four Years For Doping
LAGOS FEBRUARY 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Italy’s national anti-doping tribunal has banned Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba for four years after a drug test in August showed levels of testosterone that could not be created naturally. Should Pogba serve the full length of the suspension, it seems likely that his career is over.
Pogba, who turns 31 next month, was provisionally suspended in September after a random drug test showed elevated levels of testosterone following Juventus’s 3-0 win over Udinese on Aug. 20. A test of Pogba’s B sample in October confirmed the initial findings.
The World Anti-Doping Code mandates a two- to four-year suspension for doping violations, depending on if it can be proved that the player ingested the substance intentionally. At the time of the initial suspension, Pogba’s agent said the French international “never wanted to break a rule,” and Sky Sports is reporting that Pogba will appeal his suspension to the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
The ban starts from when Pogba was first suspended, meaning it runs through August 2027.
Once considered one of the sport’s top midfielders, Pogba was on his second stint with Juventus after six seasons with Manchester United in England. He played in only eight matches for the Turin-based team over the past two seasons because of injuries and the suspension. Pogba featured on France’s winning 2018 World Cup team and scored a goal in the final against Croatia, but he missed the 2022 tournament with a knee injury.
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on Feb 29 2024. Filed under National, Sports.
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