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Football: France's 2018 World Cup Winner Paul Pogba Banned For Four Years For Doping (Ld)
Italian National Anti: France's World Cup winner and current Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba has been banned from football for four years after failing a dope test that was conducted in August last year. The punishment was confirmed on Thursday by the Italian National Anti-Doping Tribunal.
Pogba, a former Manchester United player, had failed a random dope test after playing an Italian Serie A match for Juventus. He tested positive for DHEA, a banned substance that boosts endogenous testosterone. His 'B' Sample was then counter-analysed, which also returned a positive result.
Former general secretary of the All-India Football Federation (AIFF), Shaji Prabhakaran shared the news on X.
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