paul pogba test positive again, to face lengthy ban.
Written by AIGBOKHAEBHO OKHUELEIGBE on October 6, 2023
Former Manchester United Midfielder and France International, Paul Pogba has tested positive in counter-analysis on a second sample following his anti-doping offence.
He was provisionally suspended on 11 September for doping-related offences. The Juventus player tested positive for testosterone – a hormone that increases athletes’ endurance – in a random drug test following Juventus’ Serie A game against Udinese on August 20, when he was an unused substitute.
Pogba risks a lengthy ban from Professional football after testing positive in a counter-analysis of a second sample.
Pogba has yet to start a game this season but has made two substitute appearances, last playing in the 2-0 win at Empoli.
He was ruled out of France’s run to the World Cup final last year due to a knee injury and played in only six Serie A matches for Juventus last season.
Pogba has been suspended by Italy’s national anti-doping tribunal after news that he had returned an adverse sample appeared in September.
