The French midfielder of Juventus Turin, Paul Pogba, has been sanctioned with a 4-year suspension for having tested positive for testosterone on August 20 in Udinese-Juventus, which confirms the request of the Italian Anti-Doping Prosecutor’s Office (NADO).
The footballer, world champion in 2018 with France, tested positive again in the counteranalysis, which was carried out in September, and remained provisionally suspended while the NADO investigated the events.
Although there was speculation that Pogba’s defense had reached an agreement to avoid the process, The acceptance of the sentence requested by the prosecution leaves the career of a footballer who returned to Italy in 2022 from Manchester United up in the air.
What was the substance that Paul Pogba tested positive for?
In the counteranalysis, the French midfielder tested positive for a new substance, called Dhea, or dehydroepiandrosterone, also known as the “youth hormone,” local media reported.
The revelation of Pogba’s use of the most commonly found steroid hormone in the human body, a classic contaminant in dozens of anti-aging and bodybuilding products, changed the defense scenario and led to a complaint about a contaminated supplement.
On September 11, Pogba’s positive test for testosterone was confirmed in a test carried out on August 20 in the match. between the Turin team and Udinese, which the midfielder experienced from the bench.
Immediately, that same day, the National Anti-Doping Court decreed his suspension, attributing him to the violation of codes 2.1 and 2.1. of the Sports Rules that sanction the use and even attempted consumption of prohibited substances.
Paul Pogba’s career
The French midfielder became a star at Juventus and Manchester United, but his off-field problems did not allow him to reach the ceiling of his expected potential.
Pogba only played two games this season between multiple injuries and the doping case.
Last season he was involved in a kidnapping and extortion scandal. with a group of criminals allegedly orchestrated by one of his brothers.
The 31-year-old Frenchman was part of the team that became world champion at the 2018 World Cup in Russia. in addition to winning 4 Serie A, 1 Europa League, 1 Nations League.
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