{"id":99745,"date":"2023-09-14T11:24:44","date_gmt":"2023-09-14T11:24:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/09\/14\/pogba-explains-doping-test-failure\/"},"modified":"2023-09-14T11:24:44","modified_gmt":"2023-09-14T11:24:44","slug":"pogba-explains-doping-test-failure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/09\/14\/pogba-explains-doping-test-failure\/","title":{"rendered":"Pogba Explains Doping Test Failure"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Paul Pogba<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Paul Pogba admitted to Juventus that he took some nutritional supplements not knowing they contained testosterone that led to his positive drug test and provisional four-year ban, a source told ESPN.<\/p>\n<p>The France midfielder is waiting for the result of his backup B sample, which should come before the end of the week, but it is expected to be positive.<\/p>\n<p>A source told ESPN that the food supplements were prescribed to him by one of his friends who is a doctor in Miami \u2014 the particular food supplements are obtainable in the US but not Italy.<\/p>\n<p>Pogba, 30, told Juventus he did not know there was testosterone in the supplements he consumed, but recognised his mistake, a source told ESPN, and that he regrets not having informed his club about purchasing the product and not asking for permission from club doctors to take it.<\/p>\n<p>The test was carried out after Juventus\u2019 game at Udinese on August 20. Pogba did not play in the Serie A match but was on Juve\u2019s bench.<\/p>\n<p>Pending a trial and testing of a backup B sample, Pogba risks a suspension of up to four years.<\/p>\n<p>The Italian club have stopped paying Pogba his \u20ac8 million-per-year ($8.6m) salary, a source told ESPN, and have made him aware that, if he is suspended, there is a possibility of terminating his contract, which runs until June 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Pogba will argue in his defence that he took the supplement without knowing it contained testosterone. He could also face criminal charges, with drug doping a criminal offence in Italy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are waiting for the results of the counter-analysis and cannot say anything until then,\u201d Pogba\u2019s agent Rafaela Pimenta said in a statement reported by Italian media.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe only certain thing is that Paul Pogba never intended to break the rules.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!-- AI CONTENT END 2 -->\n\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Paul Pogba \u00a0 Paul Pogba admitted to Juventus that he took some nutritional supplements not knowing they contained testosterone that led to his positive drug test and provisional four-year ban, a source told ESPN. 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