By Obaloluwa Joshua, LAGOS
Juventus and France midfielder Paul Pogba has been banned for four years for doping offence.
Italy’s anti-doping tribunal handed Pogba the ban for failing a doping test last year.
Several sources in Italy, confirmed the anti-doping tribunal has accepted requests from the FIGC Prosecutor, so the French midfielder has been suspended for four years.
Pogba had failed a doping test on August 20, 2023 after the opening Serie A game of the season between Juventus and Udinese, which he had entirely spent on the bench.
DHEA, which can raise the level of testosterone, was found in Pogba’s body and a second sample also tested positive in October.
He was precautionarily suspended in September 2023 so he hasn’t trained with the rest of his Juventus teammates since then.
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The combative midfielder returned to Juventus on a free transfer from Manchester United in 2022.
The 2018 World Cup winner can appeal the ruling from the anti-doping tribunal.
