Testing positive for testosterone in August 2023, Paul Pogba was sentenced to four years of suspension by the Italian anti-doping court.
This is the maximum penalty incurred.
The entourage of the 30-year-old world champion has confirmed its intention to appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), after what the player describes as an
“incorrect verdict”
.
But in the meantime, he will stay away from the field.
This affair affecting one of the greatest midfielders of his generation is added to the list of scandals which have affected other French icons in other disciplines.
Le Figaro has compiled ten episodes that have shaken French sport in recent years.
French champions suspended
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