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13.09.2023

Paul Pogba could face ban of up to four years after failing drug test in Italy

Juventus midfielder tested positive for testosterone

Paul Pogba could face ban of up to four years after failing drug test in Italy
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Paul Pogba could be banned from football for up to four years after testing positive for testosterone.

The Juventus midfielder has been provisionally suspended following a random drugs test taken after his club’s 3-0 win at Udinese on 20 August, Italy’s national anti-doping tribunal (NADO Italia) announced on Monday.

The test revealed elevated levels of testosterone, a hormone that can increase an athletes’ endurance, meaning the 30-year-old’s second sample will also need to be examined. Pogba has three days to produce a counter-analysis of the result, according to reports in Italy. If found guilty of doping, the France international could be suspended for between two and four years.

“In acceptance of the instance proposed by the National Anti-doping Prosecutor, it has provided for the provisional suspension of the athlete Paul Labile Pogba,” NADO Italia said in a statement. The tribunal said Pogba had violated anti-doping rules when they found the prohibited substance “non-endogenous testosterone metabolites”, adding that the results were “consistent with the exogenous origin of the target compounds”.

Pogba, who was an unused substitute in the win at Udinese, has endured a torrid time at Juventus following his return to the club from Manchester United in 2022. The 2018 World Cup winner missed most of last season with knee and hamstring injuries and was also absent from France’s run to the World Cup final in Qatar due to knee surgery.

He was also dropped from a Juventus squad for disciplinary reasons and claimed to have almost quit the game after allegedly being blackmailed by an organised crime gang. The midfielder has not started a game this season but has made two substitute appearances, last appearing in Juventus’ 2-0 win at Empoli on 3 September.




 
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