Paul Pogba faces four-year ban after positive testosterone test

December 8, 2023
Italian anti-drug prosecutor seeks maximum four-year sentence for Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba after World Cup winner He tested positive for testosterone.

A four-year ban is standard under the World Anti-Doping Act, but can be reduced in cases where athletes may prove to be inadvertently taking their medication if a positive test results are a transmission. Disease or if they cooperate in the investigation.

The midfielder asked for another test, but the results were positive.

It turns out that DHEA is a substance found in both samples that helps the body produce other hormones, such as testosterone.

Pogba did not comment publicly on the case.