{"id":287228,"date":"2023-09-11T16:35:51","date_gmt":"2023-09-11T16:35:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/?p=287228"},"modified":"2023-09-11T16:35:51","modified_gmt":"2023-09-11T16:35:51","slug":"paul-pogba-tests-positive-for-testosterone-and-faces-four-year-ban","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/soccer\/paul-pogba-tests-positive-for-testosterone-and-faces-four-year-ban\/","title":{"rendered":"Paul Pogba &apos;tests positive for testosterone and faces four year ban&apos;"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Paul Pogba &#8216;FAILS a drugs test, testing positive for testosterone after Juventus&#8217; first game of the season&#8217; with the former Manchester United star &#8216;facing a ban of up to FOUR YEARS if found guilty&#8217;<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Paul Pogba reportedly tested positive for testosterone early in the season\u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Reports in Italy claim Pogba is set to be suspended amid an investigation\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The Frenchman is facing a ban of up to four years if he is found guilty<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Paul Pogba reportedly tested positive or testosterone after Juventus&#8217; first game of the season against Udinese.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Frenchman has endured a difficult return to the Italian club &#8211; who he rejoined from Manchester United last year &#8211; amid a battle with injuries and fitness.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Outlets in Italy &#8211; including Corriere dello Sport and Sportmediaset are claiming he is set to be suspended after traces of testosterone were found in his system early in the campaign.<\/p>\n<p>Pogba has played just 32 minutes of action this season and was not involved in the opening Serie A\u00a0clash against Udinese.<\/p>\n<p>Should Pogba be found guilty, he will reportedly be investigated by the National Anti-Doping Tribunal, who could hand him a ban of up to two years, according to Sportmediaset. Should the tribunal prove that the alleged doping\u00a0was intentional, the ban could then be extended to four years, it goes on.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/11\/16\/75300377-0-image-a-25_1694446907011.jpg\" height=\"422\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba has reportedly tested positive for testosterone\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/11\/16\/75300965-12505377-image-a-35_1694447973087.jpg\" height=\"414\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Pogba&#8217;s return to Juventus has been blighted by fitness and injury woes since he re-joined from Manchester United<\/p>\n<p>The reports from Italy claim Pogba may have violated articles 2.1 and 2.2 of Serie A&#8217;s regulations &#8211; which are &#8216;the presence of a prohibited substance&#8217; and &#8216;the use or attempted use of a prohibited substance&#8217;.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span>Mail Sport<\/span> has approached Juventus for comment.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Testosterone is a hormone which can provide increased muscle size and strength, including faster recovery from physical exertion. There are a number of drugs and medications that contain testosterone and it can also be found in the form of injections and gels.<\/p>\n<p>Pogba was linked with a move away from Juventus this summer with clubs from Saudi Arabia rumoured to be interested in the man who once cost Manchester United \u00a390million, but a move never came to fruition.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He has spent much of his time back at Juventus on the sidelines, having featured just 11 times in total since sealing a transfer back to the giant of Italian football.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Pogba&#8217;s latest episode caps off a turbulent few years for the Frenchman following his difficult six-year stay at Manchester United before news of a shocking \u00a311m extortion plot against him involving his brother.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span>More to follow.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/08\/02\/636x90_facebook_ad_sport.png\" width=\"636\" height=\"90\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12505377\/Paul-Pogba-FAILS-drugs-test-testing-positive-testosterone-Juventuss-game-season.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Paul Pogba &#8216;FAILS a drugs test, testing positive for testosterone after Juventus&#8217; 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