Paul Pogba ‘shocked and heartbroken’ at four-year ban for positive drugs test

Paul Pogba tested positive for testosterone, a banned substance, after Juventus’ game against Udinese last August. Photograph: Jonathan Moscrop/Getty Images

The France and Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba has said he is “sad, shocked and heartbroken” after being handed a four-year ban from football for a doping offence that could signal the end of his career.

Pogba, who will be almost 35 when the ban ends, said he would appeal to the court of arbitration for sport over what he called an “incorrect” verdict and that the “full story” was not known.