Pogba’s ‘B’ sample also tests positive. The Juventus player faces a doping ban of up to 4 years

By: The Associated Press Posted: 11:32 AM CDT Friday, Oct. 6, 2023

ROME (AP) — Paul Pogba’s backup “B” sample also tested positive for testosterone, meaning the Juventus midfielder now faces a doping investigation.

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ROME (AP) — Paul Pogba’s backup “B” sample also tested positive for testosterone, meaning the Juventus midfielder now faces a doping investigation.

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ROME (AP) — Paul Pogba’s backup “B” sample also tested positive for testosterone, meaning the Juventus midfielder now faces a doping investigation.

The exams were carried out by Nado Italia, Italy’s anti-doping agency, which suspended Pogba provisionally nearly a month ago following a positive test carried out after Juventus’ game at Udinese on Aug. 20. Pogba did not play in the Serie A match but was on Juve’s bench.

Pogba remains suspended provisionally and risks a ban of up to four years.

FILE - Juventus' Paul Pogba eyes the ball, during an Italian Serie A soccer match between Atalanta and Juventus, at the Gewiss Stadium, in Bergamo, Italy, May. 7, 2023. Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba has tested positive for testosterone it was reported on Monday, Sept. 11, 2023. Italy’s anti-doping agency announced the positive test. The test was carried out after Juventus’ game at Udinese on Aug. 20. Pogba did not play in the Serie A match but was on Juve’s bench. Nado Italia says Pogba was suspended provisionally with immediate effect. (Spada/LaPresse via AP, File)

Neither Pogba nor Juventus has publicly contested the results of the tests.

“Humanely, I’m sorry for Paul,” Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri said Friday.

The doping case is another negative note for a player who has been bothered by injuries ever since rejoining Juventus from Manchester United a little more than a year ago. He was ruled out of France’s run to the World Cup final last year due to a knee injury and played in only six Serie A matches for Juventus last season.

There’s also been a police investigation ongoing in France into allegations that Pogba was targeted by extortionists — including by his older brother, Mathias, who has denied any wrongdoing.