France’s soccer star, Paul Pogba, has been handed a four-year soccer ban by Italy’s anti-doping tribunal, as confirmed by his present membership, Juventus, on Thursday.
The 30-year-old World Cup champion examined constructive for testosterone final August and had been beneath provisional suspension since September.
“We received notification from the tribunal this morning,” the spokesperson mentioned. Italy’s anti-doping physique didn’t instantly reply when contacted by Agence France-Presse (AFP).
Anti-doping prosecutors had referred to as for the four-year ban to be imposed on the previous Manchester United midfielder, who examined constructive following Juventus’ opening match of the Italian Serie A season in opposition to Udinese on Aug. 20, throughout which he was an unused substitute.
A month later, a B pattern confirmed the presence of testosterone, and he has been provisionally suspended since.
His representatives mentioned the testosterone got here from a meals complement prescribed by a health care provider he consulted within the United States.
Pogba, who returned to the Old Lady for a second spell in 2022 after six years at United, was a key member of the France group that gained the World Cup in Russia in 2018, scoring within the last in opposition to Croatia.
His constructive doping check got here as he was attempting to place behind him a troublesome first season again at Juve, during which he made simply 10 appearances and was troubled by off-field points, together with an investigation into an extortion try in opposition to him.
Source: www.dailysabah.com
