2024-02-29 12:21:53
The 2018 world champion tested positive for testosterone in August 2023. His club Juventus Turin said it “takes note” of the court’s decision this Thursday, February 29. The Frenchman will appeal, assures those around him.
Started shortly after the 2018 world title, the nightmare continues irremediably for Pogba. The French international, who tested positive for testosterone in August 2023, was sentenced to a four-year suspension by the Italian anti-doping court, his club Juventus Turin confirmed this Thursday February 29. “Juve” said it “takes note” of the court’s decision, which followed the prosecution’s requisitions against the 30-year-old midfielder, in accordance with the World Anti-Doping Code.
Pogba, 30, was caught last August, during the match between Udinese and Juventus, counting for the first day of the Italian championship, in which he did not participate. The midfielder, whose 2022-23 season was disrupted by injuries and extra-sporting problems, was provisionally suspended on September 11, before the second opinion he had requested confirmed less than one month later the presence of testosterone metabolites, this fertility and male sexuality hormone promoting muscle development.
To explain this positive anti-doping test, the entourage of “La Pioche” had indicated that the testosterone metabolites would come from a food supplement prescribed by a doctor that the player consulted in the United States. An argument which did not convince sporting justice.
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