Paul Pogba banned from professional football for 4 years for violating anti-doping law
Italy’s anti-doping court banned Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba for four years after the player tested positive for testosterone during his time with the Serie A outfit.
Pogba has insisted that he will be appealing to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) to challenge the verdict.
The test on Pogba was carried out on August 20 after Juventus played Udinese. He was not a part of that league fixture but was in the bench during the encounter. The result was declared in September, but Pogba did not make a plea bargain with the anti-doping agency of Italy. Hence, the case was tried in the anti-droping court of the country.
‘I am sad, shocked and heartbroken that everything I have built in my professional playing career has been taken away from me,’ Pogba said in his official statement.
‘When I am free of legal restrictions the full story will become clear, but I have never knowingly or deliberately taken any supplements that violate anti-doping regulations,’ he added.
