Paul Pogba, disqualified for doping: his dramatic sentence after the sanction and the support received from Dybala and Paredes

Frenchman Paul Pogba’s four-year ban could spell the end of his career. At almost 31 years old (he will turn 31 on March 15), the midfielder currently at Juventus in Italy received news that is difficult for any athlete to digest and which led him, hours later, to publish a post on his social networks. with a strong sentence: “Everything I built in my career as a professional player was taken away from me”.

Beyond the personal, it refers to the titles, because Pogba was one world champion in Russia 2018also conquered the Under 20 World Cup in 2013 and the League of Nations in 2021all with the shirt of French national team. At club level, in Juventus he won four consecutive titles A series (from 2012 to 2016), two Italian Cups (2014 and 2015), three Italian Super Cups (2012, 2013 and 2015), while in Manchester United added one Europa League (2016/17) and two English League Cup (2010 and 2017).

The midfielder showed “sad, shocked and heartbroken” and ensured that, when free from legal restrictions, “the whole story will be clear”.

“I have never knowingly or deliberately taken any supplement that violates anti-doping rules”supported the footballer in his post, which he accompanied with a black and white photo, without football references of any kind.

Furthermore, Pogba supported him “I would never do anything to improve” your performance “through the use of prohibited substances” and this one isn’t “Disrespected or deceived fellow athletes and supporters of, or against, any of the teams I played on”.

With Juventus, contract until July 2026, he tested positive again in the counter-analysis carried out in September, having been provisionally disqualified.

The accompaniment of Dybala and Paredes

Pogba’s significant statement was responded to by many of the players he shared the stage with, including Dybala. “I love you very much, brother”writes the Cordobese, with whom he coincided at Juventus.

For his part, Paredes, who also shared a team with the Frenchman in the Old Lady and who currently plays with the ‘Jewel’ in Roma, responded with a heart emoji.