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Paul Pogba: A career destined for the stars that could end as one of the greatest what-if stories in football

Paul Pogba might never play a competitive football game again. The four-year ban for doping, unless he successfully revokes it – an unlikely outcome – would spell doom for a career that could be slotted straightaway into the textbook of cautionary lessons. It’s tragic that a career seemingly destined for the stratosphere could wither away in anonymity, even more tragic when the tragedy is largely self-scripted. The French midfielder’s career had all the narrative arcs to weave a rags-to riches-and-glory story. The deprived upbringing in a rough quarter of Paris for immigrants; the jaw-dropping skills that crammed Le Havre Academy with scouts; exit and return to Manchester United for a then-record British transfer fee; a World Cup winner at 25, with the author of a stunning goal in the f...
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Paul Pogba’s career in jeopardy as France star handed four-year doping ban | Football News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: France star Paul Pogba was on Thursday handed a four-year ban by Italy’s anti-doping court after the World Cup winner tested positive for testosterone, his Serie A club Juventus said.Pogba’s positive test was announced in September, stemming from an exam that was carried out after Juventus’ game at Udinese on August 20. Pogba did not play in the Serie A match but was on Juve’s bench.Pogba opted not to make a plea bargain with Italy’s anti-doping agency and so the case was tried before the country’s anti-doping court. "We received notification from the tribunal this morning," the spokesman said. Italy's anti-doping body did not immediately respond when contacted by AFP.A source close to Pogba confirmed that he would appeal the ruling, which risks bringing a premature end to hi...
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Paul Pogba might never set foot on a football field again. Find out why

Former Manchester United and current Juventus player Paul Pogba was on Thursday banned from the sport for 4 years due to doping, according to various news outlets. Last year, Pogba had tested positive for testosterone after Juventus’s first game of the season against Udinese where he was on the bench as an unused substitute. He was then provisionally suspended by Italy’s national anti-doping (NADO Italia) tribunal in September after testing positive for testosterone, a hormone that increases athletes’ endurance. 🚨🇫🇷 BREAKING: Paul Pogba has been banned from football for four years due to doping. pic.twitter.com/1BsdRmijOq — Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) February 29, 2024 The 30-year-old’s positive doping test was also confirmed in a counter-analysis on a second sample in October. ...
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Juventus’ Paul Pogba tests positive for testosterone; could be banned for four years

Once considered among the top midfielders in world football, Paul Pogba’s career risks a premature ending after the Juventus player and France international tested positive for testosterone. Italy’s anti-doping agency announced the failed drug test on Monday. The exam was carried out after Juventus’ game at Udinese on August 20. Pogba did not play in the Serie A match but was on Juve’s bench. Nado Italia, the anti-doping agency, said that Pogba was suspended provisionally with immediate effect. Pending a trial and testing of a backup “B” sample, he risks a suspension of up to four years. If the backup sample confirms the positive test, the 30-year-old Pogba could get a lesser ban if he cooperates with authorities. There was no immediate comment from Pogba or Juventus. It’s another negat...
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After a tailspin season of injuries and personal problems at Juventus, Paul Pogba hopes anew with possible link to Saudi Arabia

Last year, Paul Pogba had said that he would show Manchester United that they had made a mistake in not offering him a new contract sooner. This year, Pogba is on the verge of exiting Juventus with the Turin-based club slapping a meagre price tag on the player who was once considered the future of football. Somewhere along the line, the goodwill vanished with the fans and the club as Pogba’s latest comeback turned out to be a bust with the player playing just 161 minutes in total in a season hampered by injuries and a litany of personal problems. But it wasn’t supposed to happen this way. When Pogba came back to Turin after the expiration of his contract at Manchester United, the Juve fans had queued up to welcome the boy who had left as a prodigal talent and returned as a World Cup win...