2024-02-29 14:21:14
Testing positive for testosterone on August 20 following a match between Udine and Juventus, the 30-year-old player was sentenced to four years of suspension on Thursday.
France Télévisions – Sports Editorial
Published on 02/29/2024 1:19 p.m. Updated on 02/29/2024 3:21 p.m.
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Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba, September 3, 2023. (GIUSEPPE MAFFIA / AFP)
“When I am freed from legal restrictions, the whole story will become clear, but I have never knowingly or deliberately taken any supplements that would violate anti-doping regulationsproclaims the player. As a professional athlete, I would never do anything to enhance my performance by using banned substances and I have never disrespected or deceived other athletes and fans of the teams I played for or once morest. Following the decision announced today, I will appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport.”
Provisionally suspended since September 11, the Juventus midfielder, world champion in 2018, had, since the start of the case, proclaimed his innocence, ensuring that the substance came from a food supplement prescribed by a doctor consulted in the United States. Testosterone, the hormone of fertility and male sexuality, promotes muscle development.
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