Former Man United midfielder Paul Pogba receives 'boost' ahead of doping ban hearing
manchestereveningnews.co.ukFormer Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba is reportedly set to begin his battle to overturn a four-year doping ban at the Court of Arbitration for Sport next week.
The 31-year-old, who cost United a world-record £89m in 2016, was slapped with a four-year ban earlier this year after failing a drugs test following Juventus' 3-0 win against Udinese last August.
Pogba's suspension came after Italy's anti-doping tribunal, NADO, found elevated levels of testosterone in his system. The positive test was later confirmed after a second sample was tested in October and resulted in Pogba being slapped with a four-year suspension from the game. ALSO READ: United are starting to copy Man City trick to beat FFP concerns ALSO READ: United include 16-year-old in first-team training after wonder goals According to the Daily Mail, Pogba's appeal is set to be heard by CAS next week just days after the midfielder was provided with fresh hope that he could reverse his career-ending ban.
That's after world No.1 tennis player Jannik Sinner escaped a ban despite failing two anti-doping tests back in March. The Italian was initially slapped with a suspension but later saw it overturned after he claimed that his positive test for the banned anabolic steroid clostebol was a result of contamination through his physiotherapist.
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