Prosecutors in Italy are demanding that the former United player be banned for up to four years for doping violations.
The Italian Anti-Doping Agency’s prosecutor’s office has asked for Paul Pogba to be banned for up to four years after the former United player tested positive for steroids in connection with Juventus’ match against Udinese on August 20 this year, according to the Associated Press. an agency.
A four-year ban is the standard penalty in such cases, but the penalty can be reduced in cases where the athlete can prove that taking the banned substances was not done knowingly and intentionally, and that there is a risk that the sample may have been adulterated. Contaminated or the athlete provides great assistance and assists investigators.
Paul Pogba’s United career came to a sad end, and the Frenchman ended up at Juventus in the summer of 2022, just like the first time he left United when Sir Alex Ferguson was manager.
However, a return to the Turin club has been an ongoing nightmare for Pogba with recurring injury problems and now a potential doping conviction that could spell an end to his career if he is given the maximum penalty of four years.
In his time, Pogba became the world’s most expensive player when he was sold from Juventus to United in the summer of 2016 for just under £90m.
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