Juventus Midfielder Paul Pogba Handed Four-year Ban for Doping

French World Cup winner Paul Pogba has been slapped with a four-year ban for doping on Thursday.

The Juventus midfielder was picked for random testing after his side got the better of Udinese 3-0 in August 2023. The 30-year-old was handed a provisional suspension in September 2023 after his initial sample found DHEA, which is known to raise levels of testosterone, in his system.

Subsequently, his B sample was tested and unfortunately for the Frenchman, that too returned a positive result.

Pogba, who started his senior club career with English giants Manchester United, following youth stints in France with sides such as Roissy-en-Brie, Torcy, Le Havre, moved to Juventus for his first spell with the Italian side in 2012.

He established his profile as one of the best-attacking midfielders in the world with the Old Lady before he sealed a blockbuster move back to the Premier League with Manchester United shelling out early 90 Million Euros to reenlist the services of the midfielder.

However, his return to United was a mixed bag, in which he produced sublime moments to help the side win games out of nowhere, but such instances were few and far between as the United faithful lost patience with the Frenchman.

His off-filed lifestyle and injury record did not do him any favours either as the fans began to feel disillusioned with the player after a couple of years at the Manchester club.

He completed a move back to Juventus in the year 2022 and managed to make eight appearances for the Serie A giants before being suspended.

Pogba was a crucial part of Didier Deschamps’s World Cup-winning French team in 2016 and also the Le Blues side which marched to a UEFA Nations League title triumph in the 2020-21 campaign.