Pogba Faces 4-Year Suspension after positive doping test, Agent Reacts

After testing positive for testosterone following a Serie A match against Udinese on August 20th, Paul Pogba has been provisionally suspended by the Italian Anti-Doping Agency.

His agent, Rafaela Pimenta, reacted while awaiting the results of the confirmatory tests, stating that Pogba never intended to violate anti-doping rules. The results of the confirmatory tests will be crucial in determining the outcome of this case.

« We are waiting for the confirmatory tests, and we cannot have an opinion before the results. What is certain is that Paul Pogba never intended to break any rules, » said Pimenta to RMC.

His club has also issued a statement. « Juventus Turin announces that today the footballer Paul Labile Pogba received a provisional suspension order from the National Anti-Doping Tribunal after the unfavorable results of the analyses carried out on August 20, 2023. The club reserves the right to assess the next procedural steps. » The French midfielder faces a suspension of up to four years.

The French footballer has been provisionally suspended by the Italian National Anti-Doping Tribunal. « The National Anti-Doping Tribunal announces that, following the request of the National Anti-Doping Prosecutor’s Office, it provisionally suspends the athlete Paul Pogba for violations of articles 2.1 and 2.2. Substance found: non-endogenous origin testosterone metabolites, » confirmed the statement from the institution sent to AFP.