According to the Post's Sami Mokbel, Sky Sports, Romano, and others
Paul Pogba (1985-), Portuguese soccer player
The four-year ban was shortened to
18 months
Pogba is taking
doping (in athletics)
while being banned for four years, after winning an appeal from the International Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).
ineligibility period
Reduced to 18 months.
Pogba released a personal statement:
"The nightmare is finally over.
According to the ruling of the Court of Arbitration for Sport, I can look forward to the day when I can pursue my dream again.
I have always said that I have never knowingly violated WADA rules when taking nutritional supplements prescribed to me by my doctor, supplements that do not affect or enhance the performance of male athletes.
I competed in good faith, but I have to accept that this is a strict liability offense and I want to thank the CAS judges who heard my explanation. It was a very painful period in my life because everything I had worked so hard for was suspended.
Thank you again for all your love and support. I can't wait to get back on the field.
Pogba, October 4, 2024"
CAS confirms Pogba was inadvertently using banned substances, sends his four-year
Sanctions shortened
to 18 months, allowing him to start being able to train with Juve in January and compete in March, and his 5,000 euro fine was dropped.
During Juve's 3-0 Udinese match on August 20, 2023, Pogba came on as a substitute and he underwent an anti-doping test after the match, which showed a positive result for dehydroepiandrosterone, a more powerful and modern androgen than testosterone. Ultimately, Pogba was banned for four years, which began on September 11th.
Pogba says he did not intentionally use a banned substance and is appealing his four-year ban.
