https://howitunfolded.com/court-cases/paul-pogba-doping-ban/Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba tested positive after a Serie A match in August 2023 and was provisionally suspended by Italy's anti-doping tribunal. The tribunal imposed a four-year ban in February 2024 for the substance DHEA, which the Court of Arbitration for Sport cut to 18 months in October 2024 after finding the ingestion unintentional. Juventus and Pogba agreed to end his contract, and he returned with AS Monaco in 2025 before he and the club agreed in August 2026 to end that contract early.enhttps://howitunfolded.com/court-cases/paul-pogba-doping-ban/#e16paul-pogba-doping-ban-d14f6ac683Wed, 19 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000Pogba and Monaco agreed to end his contract, which had been due to run to June 2027, by mutual consent, Reuters reported. AFP reported that Monaco said the objectives set for him had been only partially achieved.https://howitunfolded.com/court-cases/paul-pogba-doping-ban/#e15paul-pogba-doping-ban-29898cbe2fTue, 11 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000Pogba injured his left thigh on the first day of Monaco's training camp at St George's Park in England, soon after returning to group training from right knee problems, AFP reported. It said he had played six Ligue 1 matches totalling 115 minutes the previous season.https://howitunfolded.com/court-cases/paul-pogba-doping-ban/#e14paul-pogba-doping-ban-c0513594cbWed, 04 Feb 2026 12:00:00 +0000Monaco left Pogba out of its squad for the Champions League playoff against Paris Saint-Germain, Fox Sports reported, citing RMC Sport. Fox Sports said he had made three Ligue 1 appearances totalling about 30 minutes that season after calf, thigh and ankle problems.https://howitunfolded.com/court-cases/paul-pogba-doping-ban/#e13paul-pogba-doping-ban-1b6b0dfb6fSat, 22 Nov 2025 12:00:00 +0000Pogba came on in the 85th minute of Monaco's 4-1 Ligue 1 defeat at Rennes, his first competitive match since September 2023, the Associated Press and Al Jazeera reported.https://howitunfolded.com/court-cases/paul-pogba-doping-ban/#e12paul-pogba-doping-ban-3d65209073Wed, 01 Oct 2025 12:00:00 +0000Pogba suffered a right ankle injury in October 2025 as he neared a return to play, Al Jazeera reported, citing news agencies. The Associated Press reported that he had overcome a minor ankle injury before his debut.https://howitunfolded.com/court-cases/paul-pogba-doping-ban/#e11paul-pogba-doping-ban-c70c7830b4Sat, 28 Jun 2025 12:00:00 +0000Monaco announced that Pogba had joined on a free transfer after signing a two-year contract, Reuters reported.https://howitunfolded.com/court-cases/paul-pogba-doping-ban/#e10paul-pogba-doping-ban-bdee68a772Tue, 11 Mar 2025 12:00:00 +0000The 18 month ban, counted from 11 September 2023, ended, and AFP had reported that Pogba could return to competitive football from 11 March 2025.https://howitunfolded.com/court-cases/paul-pogba-doping-ban/#e9paul-pogba-doping-ban-52b86d3e94Sat, 30 Nov 2024 12:00:00 +0000The termination took effect, leaving Pogba without a club while serving the remainder of his ban, according to the Associated Press.https://howitunfolded.com/court-cases/paul-pogba-doping-ban/#e8paul-pogba-doping-ban-5f71edb744Fri, 15 Nov 2024 12:00:00 +0000Juventus announced a mutual agreement to terminate Pogba's contract, which had been due to run until June 2026, effective 30 November 2024, the Associated Press reported. He had made eight Serie A appearances in his second spell at the club.https://howitunfolded.com/court-cases/paul-pogba-doping-ban/#e7paul-pogba-doping-ban-98f37e7391Mon, 07 Oct 2024 12:00:00 +0000In a statement dated 7 October 2024, CAS said it confirmed the violation but reduced the ban to 18 months and cancelled the fine, finding that Pogba's ingestion of DHEA was not intentional and came from a supplement prescribed by a medical doctor in Florida, after he had been given assurances the doctor was knowledgeable. It said a professional player should have taken greater care. NADO Italia had argued for four years and Pogba for 12 months.https://howitunfolded.com/court-cases/paul-pogba-doping-ban/#e5paul-pogba-doping-ban-b8725b53abFri, 04 Oct 2024 12:00:00 +0000A CAS spokesperson confirmed that the panel had reduced Pogba's ban to 18 months from 11 September 2023, with reasons to follow, AFP reported. Reuters reported the same decision, and AFP said he could return to competitive football from 11 March 2025.https://howitunfolded.com/court-cases/paul-pogba-doping-ban/#e6paul-pogba-doping-ban-a01cba16d9Fri, 04 Oct 2024 12:00:00 +0000Pogba reacted to the reduction in a statement saying the nightmare was over, Reuters reported.https://howitunfolded.com/court-cases/paul-pogba-doping-ban/#e4paul-pogba-doping-ban-dd122a61dcThu, 29 Feb 2024 12:00:00 +0000Pogba said he was sad, shocked and heartbroken, denied wrongdoing and said he would appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, Reuters reported. Juventus did not comment publicly.https://howitunfolded.com/court-cases/paul-pogba-doping-ban/#e3paul-pogba-doping-ban-569c62eb79Wed, 28 Feb 2024 12:00:00 +0000Italy's National Anti-Doping Tribunal found an anti-doping rule violation for DHEA and imposed a four-year ban and a EUR 5,000 fine, according to the CAS statement as reported by Football Italia. Reuters reported the ban the following day.https://howitunfolded.com/court-cases/paul-pogba-doping-ban/#e2paul-pogba-doping-ban-8554470f9bFri, 06 Oct 2023 12:00:00 +0000Reuters reported that Sky Sports and the ANSA news agency said, without citing a source, that a counter-analysis of a second sample was also positive. NADO Italia and Juventus declined to comment. Reuters later reported in February 2024 that the October counter-analysis had confirmed the result.https://howitunfolded.com/court-cases/paul-pogba-doping-ban/#e1paul-pogba-doping-ban-a8cd138b9fMon, 11 Sep 2023 12:00:00 +0000NADO Italia's tribunal accepted the national anti-doping prosecutor's request for a provisional suspension, saying the sample contained non-endogenous testosterone metabolites, Reuters reported. Juventus said it was evaluating next steps. His later ban was counted from this date.https://howitunfolded.com/court-cases/paul-pogba-doping-ban/#e0paul-pogba-doping-ban-93914bb4d9Sun, 20 Aug 2023 12:00:00 +0000Pogba was tested after Juventus's 3-0 Serie A opening win at Udinese, a match in which he was an unused substitute, Reuters reported.