{"id":290279,"date":"2023-10-06T14:24:44","date_gmt":"2023-10-06T14:24:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/?p=290279"},"modified":"2023-10-06T14:24:44","modified_gmt":"2023-10-06T14:24:44","slug":"paul-pogba-faces-lengthy-ban-after-anti-doping-failure-confirmed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/soccer\/paul-pogba-faces-lengthy-ban-after-anti-doping-failure-confirmed\/","title":{"rendered":"Paul Pogba faces lengthy ban after anti-doping failure confirmed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Juventus and France midfielder Paul Pogba<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/static-assets\/images\/newsletter\/football\/football-thumb\/football-thumb.png\" width=\"134\" height=\"134\" layout=\"responsive\"><\/p>\n<h3>Sign up to Miguel Delaney\u2019s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for free<\/h3>\n<h3>Sign up to Miguel\u2019s Delaney\u2019s free weekly newsletter <\/h3>\n<h2>Thanks for signing up to the<br \/> Football email<\/h2>\n<p>Paul Pogba has tested positive for testosterone in a counter-analysis on a second sample, Sky Sports and ANSA news agency reported on Friday, and the Juventus midfielder could now face a lengthy ban from football.<\/p>\n<p>Pogba was provisionally suspended last month after a test, performed after Juve\u2019s 3-0 Serie A season-opening victory at Udinese on 20 August, detected testosterone, a hormone that increases athletes\u2019 endurance.<\/p>\n<p>His agent said at the time that Pogba had never intended to break the rules. Italy\u2019s national anti-doping (Nado Italia) tribunal has been contacted for comment. <\/p>\n<p>It is thought that Juventus may suspend the 30-year-old\u2019s wages if proceedings against him begin, and that the Italian club may terminate his contract if he receives a ban.<\/p>\n<p>In cases such as Pogba\u2019s, a four-year ban is the most severe punishment, with an initial two-year ban being extended if it can be proven that the player has taken a banned substance deliberately.<\/p>\n<p>The 30-year-old was an unused substitute in the win at Udinese.<\/p>\n<p><em>Reuters<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/sport\/football\/paul-pogba-drug-test-testosterone-b-sample-b2425338.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Juventus and France midfielder Paul Pogba Sign up to Miguel Delaney\u2019s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":290278,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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