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Paul Pogba Banned: Paul Pogba banned from playing football, World Cup winning player will remain away from the field for 4 years

Paul Pogba Banned

Paul Pogba Banned: Paul Pogba banned from playing football, World Cup winning player will remain away from the field for 4 years

Paul Pogba Banned: Footballer Paul Pogba, who won the FIFA World Cup title, will not be seen on the field for four years. He has been banned from playing football. This ban has been imposed on Pogba, who plays for Italian club Juventus, after he tested positive in a doping test.

France and Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba was found guilty of doping earlier this season. For this he has been banned for four years. Pogba was provisionally suspended by Italy’s national anti-doping tribunal in September after testing positive for the banned substance testosterone. Testosterone was detected in a test taken after Juventus’ 3–0 win at Udinese on 20 August. A hormone that increases the endurance of athletes.

The ban begins when Pogba first tested positive. Therefore the France international player has been banned till August 2027. Pogba will turn 31 next month. By the time the ban ends, he will be more than 34 years old. This is the reason why question marks have been raised on the career of this mid fielder. Following his initial ban, Pogba asked for a counter-analysis on his doping test, but his results also came back positive.

Pogba’s career so far

Paul Pogba’s parents are from the African country Guinea. He came to France even before Paul was born. His two older brothers, Florentin Pogba and Matthias Pogba, were born in Guinea and both play football for the country. In 2011, Pogba made his professional debut for Manchester United. In 2012 he came to Juventus. After scoring 28 goals in 124 matches, he moved to United again. To add Pogba, the club had paid around Rs 940 crore as transfer fee at that time. This was also the largest transfer fee at that time.

After scoring 29 goals in 154 matches for Manchester United, he returned to Juventus. He got a chance to play 8 matches between 2022 and 2023. Pogba has played 91 matches for France. Pogba won the Golden Boy Award in 2013. It is given every year to the best young player.

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