{"id":291431,"date":"2023-10-06T13:45:56","date_gmt":"2023-10-06T13:45:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/?p=291431"},"modified":"2023-10-06T13:45:56","modified_gmt":"2023-10-06T13:45:56","slug":"paul-pogbas-b-sample-for-testosterone-confirms-positive-result","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/soccer\/paul-pogbas-b-sample-for-testosterone-confirms-positive-result\/","title":{"rendered":"Paul Pogba&apos;s B-sample for testosterone &apos;confirms positive result&apos;"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Paul Pogba is facing four-year ban after &#8216;B sample CONFIRMS positive drugs test&#8230; as Juventus consider terminating the French star&#8217;s contract&#8217;<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Juventus star Paul Pogba returned a positive drugs test earlier this season\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Reports in Italy claim Frenchman&#8217;s B-sample has now produced the same result\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Pogba could be banned for four years if substance was taken deliberately\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Paul Pogba has reportedly produced a second positive drugs test following analysis of his B sample.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Juventus midfielder returned the positive result after Juventus&#8217; first game of the season against Udinese on August 20, a game in which he did not play.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Frenchman was subsequently suspended\u00a0by Italy&#8217;s national anti-doping tribunal on an initial precautionary basis and given three days to request his B sample, which has now produced the same result &#8211; according to Gazzetta dello Sport.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The maximum suspension in such cases is four years &#8211; an initial two-year ban, which can be doubled if it is proven that the substance was taken deliberately.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Mail Sport reported last month that Pogba had called for counter analysis following his positive test, with a prosecution process to start in the event of a second failed test &#8211; possibly resulting in dismissal,\u00a0<span>plea bargaining or a trial before tribunal, according to <\/span>Sky<span>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/06\/13\/76248133-12602123-image-a-56_1696596312818.jpg\" height=\"425\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Paul Pogba&#8217;s B sample for a drugs test has confirmed as positive after the same result last month<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/06\/13\/75300965-12602123-Pogba_s_return_to_Juventus_from_Man_United_has_been_blighted_by_-a-43_1696595627423.jpg\" height=\"414\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Pogba&#8217;s return to Juventus from Man United has been blighted by fitness and injury woes<\/p>\n<p><span> Pogba&#8217;s representative Rafael Pimenta said\u00a0at the time:\u00a0<\/span>&#8216;We are waiting for the counter analysis and until then we can&#8217;t say anything.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;The certain thing is that Paul Pogba never wanted to break the rules.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>The player&#8217;s future at Juventus is yet unclear, with the Turin-based outfit thought to be prepared to suspend his wages should proceedings against him begin following the positive result.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Should Pogba receive a ban, his contract with the Serie A giants could be terminated.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A previous statement from Juventus confirmed the initial positive test.<\/p>\n<p>The statement read: &#8216;Juventus Football Club announces that today, September 11, 2023, the footballer Paul Labile Pogba received a precautionary suspension order from the National Anti-Doping Tribunal following the results of tests carried out on August 20, 2023.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;The club reserves the right to consider the next procedural steps.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Pogba&#8217;s latest episode continues a turbulent time at Juventus since he returned to the Italian club following his Manchester United exit in 2022.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/06\/13\/76248135-12602123-image-a-57_1696596318510.jpg\" height=\"458\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The French midfielder is facing a four year ban and could have his contract at Juventus ripped up if he is found guilty<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/06\/13\/75303085-12602123-The_30_year_old_has_spent_years_in_the_headlines_for_the_wrong_r-a-54_1696596165850.jpg\" height=\"404\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The 30-year-old has spent years in the headlines for the wrong reasons and was heavily scrutinised for his performances at United<\/p>\n<p>The 30-year-old has played just 12 times in the last two seasons with the Italian club, who are understood to be paying him around \u00a36.8m per season.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>This season he has played twice &#8211; both appearances coming off the bench &#8211; featuring for a total of just 52 minutes in Italy&#8217;s top division Serie A, with the player struggling with injuries and fitness.<\/p>\n<p>Off the field problems have also plagued Pogba in recent years.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Pogba had already faced plenty of criticism from pundits and fans over his difficult spell for Manchester United &#8211; where he struggled to justify his \u00a390m price tag &#8211; before news of a shocking \u00a311m extortion plot against him involving his brother.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The 30-year-old was threatened by a gang of masked, armed men in a Paris apartment who demanded millions for &#8216;protection services.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>The ongoing probe has seen several individuals investigated over allegations of armed extortion, kidnapping and criminal conspiracy against Pogba.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/06\/13\/61813215-12602123-Last_year_Pogba_released_a_statement_admitting_that_Mathias_vide-a-52_1696596017450.jpg\" height=\"543\" width=\"306\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/06\/13\/61803169-12602123-Mathias_Pogba_said_he_would_share_information_on_his_brother_in_-a-53_1696596017512.jpg\" height=\"543\" width=\"306\"><\/p>\n<p>Pogba (left) revealed he was a target of an \u00a311million extortion from a gang after his brother Matias bizarrely released a video vowing to share information on him<\/p>\n<p>Pogba&#8217;s brother Mathias spent three months in prison\u00a0between September and December last year while police investigated his role in the extortion attempt, while four others were also placed under formal investigation.<\/p>\n<p>Pogba opened up on the episode last month &#8211; revealing how it made him contemplate retirement in addition to causing &#8216;war&#8217; in his family and ruining his physical and mental health.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Money changes people. \u2026 It can break up a family. It can create a war,&#8217; said Pogba.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Sometimes I was just by myself thinking, &#8216;I don&#8217;t want to have money anymore. I just don&#8217;t want to play anymore.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I just want to be with normal people, so they will love me for me \u2013 not for the fame, not for the money.&#8217; Sometimes it&#8217;s tough.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The previous year he was quoted by\u00a0L&#8217;Equipe as telling judges about the impact the affair had on his playing career.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I kept all of this to myself for a long time and then I revealed it. This case has had a big impact on my body, especially on my injuries,&#8217; he said.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12602123\/Paul-Pogba-positive-drug-test-Juventus-four-year-ban.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Paul Pogba is facing four-year ban after &#8216;B sample CONFIRMS positive drugs test&#8230; as Juventus consider terminating the French star&#8217;s contract&#8217; Juventus star Paul Pogba <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/soccer\/paul-pogbas-b-sample-for-testosterone-confirms-positive-result\/\" title=\"Paul Pogba&amp;apos;s B-sample for testosterone &amp;apos;confirms positive result&amp;apos;\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":291430,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Paul Pogba&amp;apos;s B-sample for testosterone &amp;apos;confirms positive result&amp;apos; 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