A former France team-mate has sensationally claimed that Paul Pogba was ‘tricked’ into taking the banned substance which saw him slapped with a four-year ban for doping. The former Manchester United midfielder was sanctioned last month, having failed a drugs test in August by testing positive for testosterone. Rio …
Read More »Paul Pogba breaks his silence and admits he is 'sad, shocked and heartbroken' after being banned for four years for doping
French footballer, Paul Pogba has broken his silence after receiving a four-year ban for doping. He tested positive for testosterone after Juventus’ first game of the season and was given his punishment by an anti-doping prosecutor’s office in Italy on Thursday. Pogba’s lawyers had rejected a plea deal and hoped …
Read More »Paul Pogba should have been one of the greatest footballers of all time: instead, he became the last of a very specific player
Paul Pogba is just 30 years old – yet he likely won’t play football again. Certainly not at the top level. Following a random drugs test in August, the World Cup winner tested positive for elevated levels of testosterone. He has since been banned from the sport for four years, …
Read More »‘Paul Pogba told me ‘When you get to 23, you’ll put on the muscle.’ But it didn’t happen and I remember thinking, ‘Where is it then?!’ Scott McTominay explains how he went from 70kg to 85kg
Some players are natural-born athletes who look like they could pit their wits in various sports just as easily as they grace the football field. Others have to work a great deal harder to become physically able to cope with the demands of the modern game. That is certainly true …
Read More »Italian prosecutors 'want Paul Pogba to be banned from football for four years after failing a drugs test'
Italian prosecutors are reportedly pushing for former Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba to be handed four years ban for failing a drugs test earlier this year. Pogba, who now plays for Serie A giants Juventus after ending his six-year stay at United last summer, has been provisionally suspended after testing …
Read More »Paul Pogba ‘calls for counter analysis’ after testing positive for testosterone as he faces a ban of up to 4-years if found guilty of intentional doping
Juventus midfielder, Paul Pogba has called for counter analysis on the test that came back positive for doping. The France football star is facing a ban of up to four years after a sample tested positive for testosterone after his club’s Serie A fixture against Udinese on August 20, a …
Read More »Paul Pogba and 10 other footballers who have been banned for doping
Paul Pogba’s doping isn’t the first of its kind in football as a number of footballers (past and present) have also been slapped with bans for doping. Paul Pogba has returned to the headlines again over disturbing reports concerning his performance on the pitch. On Monday this week, it was …
Read More »Juventus midfielder, Paul Pogba provisionally suspended after testing positive for testosterone
Juventus and France midfielder, Paul Pogba has been provisionally suspended from playing football due to an alleged anti-doping offence. The suspension was handed down by Italy’s national anti-doping tribunal on Monday after Pogba returned a test with elevated levels of testosterone following Juventus’ 3-0 victory over Udinese on …
Read More »Paul Pogba targeting trophies at Juventus after long-awaited return from injury
Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba says he is targeting trophies with the Bianconeri after making his long-awaited return from injury on Sunday. The former Manchester United player came off the bench in the second half as Juventus left it late to seal a 1-1 draw at home to Bologna in Serie …
Read More »Benjamin Mendy: Paul Pogba celebrates not guilty verdict on social media
Paul Pogba celebrates on social media as Benjamin Mendy gets a not guilty verdict. Benjamin Mendy, a former Manchester City player, was cleared of both raping and trying to rape young women. After a three-week trial at Chester Crown Court, the 28-year-old sobbed as the jury foreman announced the results. …
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