“It’s very sad both on a human level and for football, as we are losing an extraordinary player,” Allegri told reporters ahead of Juve’s Serie A match at Napoli on Sunday. France midfielder Pogba, a World Cup winner in 2018, barely featured for Juve since returning from Manchester United in 2022 due to a spate of injuries and the doping ban. Pogba’s representatives said the testosterone came from a food supplement prescribed by a doctor he consulted in the United States. If confirmed by CAS, the ban would mean that Pogba will only be able to return to playing in the 2027/28 season, by which time he will be 34. Two intruders allegedly broke into Pogba’s home in the Paris suburbs and held him against his will, demanding 13 million euros ($14.1 million at today’s rates).

Source: Punch March 02, 2024 20:34 UTC