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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Fabrizio Romano

Paul Pogba: Juventus midfielder’s B sample confirms positive drugs test

Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba
Paul Pogba was an unused Juventus substitute on the day of his random drugs test. Photograph: Marco Bertorello/AFP/Getty Images

Paul Pogba has tested positive in his B sample and could be banned for between two and four years if found guilty of doping. Juventus are deciding how to proceed regarding the midfielder’s contract, which runs to 2026.

Pogba was provisionally suspended after a random drugs test taken after his club’s 3-0 win at Udinese on 20 August, at which he was an unused substitute. His B sample was then tested.

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