Paul Pogba is banned from football for four years (Getty)Paul Pogba says he is ‘shocked and heartbroken’ over his four-year ban from football for a doping offence and insists he will appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). Pogba was provisionally suspended in September and a counter-analysis was requested, however, that also came back positive. Anti-doping prosecutors in Italy requested for the former Manchester United midfielder to be handed a four-year suspension – the maximum punishment allowed. And The National Anti-Doping Tribunal (TNA) announced on Thursday that Pogba is now banned from football for four years. Paul Pogba remains Manchester United’s record signing at £89 million (Getty)‘I have today been informed of the Tribunale Nazionale Antidoping’s decision and believe that the verdict is incorrect,’ Pogba said in a statement.

Source: Metro February 29, 2024 15:42 UTC