France and Juventus superstar Paul Pogba has been provisionally suspended and could face a four-year ban following a positive test for testosterone.
Pogba has yet to start a game this season but has made two substitute appearances, last playing in the 2-0 win at Empoli.Credit:Apart from injury troubles, Pogba said last year he was the target of extortion attempts and threats from an organised gang, with his brother MathiasPaul told the Paris prosecution office that he had been the target of extortion by childhood friends since March 2022 and had paid €100,000 euros to that group in the spring.
In an interview with Al Jazeera published on Monday, Paul said he had considered retiring from the sport having been worn down by the alleged extortion attempts and threats. “Sometimes I was just by myself thinking, ‘I don’t want to have money any more. I just don’t want to play any more. I just want to be with normal people, so they will love me for me - not for the fame, not for the money,’” he said.
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