{"id":196113,"date":"2024-07-03T15:52:41","date_gmt":"2024-07-03T15:52:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/07\/03\/paul-pogba-hits-back-at-retirement-rumours-as-doping-ban-appeal-continues\/"},"modified":"2024-07-03T15:52:41","modified_gmt":"2024-07-03T15:52:41","slug":"paul-pogba-hits-back-at-retirement-rumours-as-doping-ban-appeal-continues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/07\/03\/paul-pogba-hits-back-at-retirement-rumours-as-doping-ban-appeal-continues\/","title":{"rendered":"Paul Pogba hits back at retirement rumours as doping ban appeal continues \u2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Paul Pogba has vehemently denied any suggestion of retirement in an explosive interview, declaring he is doing everything he can to return to the pitch.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Last summer, Pogba tested positive for a banned substance known to enhance testosterone levels. This led to a significant four-year suspension earlier this year, although the Juventus midfielder has\u00a0vowed to appeal\u00a0what he described as an \u201cincorrect\u201d ruling.<\/p>\n<p>Pogba recently appeared in a video on social media in which he claimed he was \u201cdead\u201d and the idea of Paul Pogba as a footballer \u201cno longer exists\u201d, sparking rumours he could be set to retire as a result of his ban.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to\u00a0<em>Sky Sports<\/em>, however, Pogba made it clear his career is not coming to an end.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you have seen an interview of me saying that I am retiring and I\u2019m not a footballer, then that\u2019s wrong because I\u2019m still here, I\u2019m still positive,\u201d he stressed. \u201cThere\u2019s still a chance to fight this injustice which is what I believe it is. Let\u2019s see. Things are hopefully going to get better, I am always positive but let\u2019s see.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat interview, what I would say is that you need to see the whole interview because they put out a part where I hadn\u2019t finished talking yet. Therefore, I have never said I am finished or that Paul Pogba doesn\u2019t exist anymore, because Pogba is still here. Today I am here, I am Pogba. I have never said I am finished.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI still feel like a footballer, I am still training, and these are moments where I have to be positive. I stay positive \u2013 there\u2019s a desire to return. It\u2019s like when I was a kid trying to be a professional. I am training, I am doing everything I can to return to the pitch.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/01j1w2k464220dyzwp84.jpg\" alt=\"Paul Labile Pogba\" title=\"Paul Labile Pogba\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>Pogba moved back to Juventus in 2022 but has hardly featured for the club \/ Gabriele Maltinti\/GettyImages<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<p>Currently, Pogba is a\u00a0Juventus\u00a0player but the Frenchman revealed he has had no communication with the club\u2019s senior members regarding his future.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am still a Juventus player,\u201d he stressed. \u201cI am still contracted to them. I haven\u2019t had a chance to speak to the sporting director, nor the coach. I don\u2019t know much.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s a bit of silence. Maybe they\u2019re waiting for the appeal to see what happens. You have to ask them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 1 --><\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Paul Pogba has vehemently denied any suggestion of retirement in an explosive interview, declaring he is doing everything he can to return to the pitch. Last summer, Pogba tested positive for a banned substance known to enhance testosterone levels. 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