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The second doping test for testosterone also showed a positive result, and therefore Pogba remains disqualified from 2 to 4 years. First, he missed the whole season due to injuries, and now this doping scandal.

There are rumors that if he admits his guilt, the disqualification may be reduced by 50% of the prosecutor's sentence, that is, if he is disqualified for 2 years, then he may miss one year. Juventus also has the right to terminate his contract or suspend payments, I even read about 39k per year. Pogba has a contract with Juventus until 2026, but now nothing is clear for him.

Based on information gathered from the World Anti-Doping Code, Paul Pogba might face a four-year ban. But he could get lesser suspensions if he proves that he is not at fault or he didn't use it to upgrade or improve his performance. The French midfielder has to show that he took the drugs for other purposes besides helping on the pitch. The footballer is facing the darkest days of his football career. His annual salary which is worth 8 million euros ($8.4 million) has been suspended by Juventus and the Italian side will consider terminating his contract if he is found guilty. He has seven days to present his defense to the National Anti-Doping Tribunal and get set for the legal battle.

But indeed the punishment that he gets regardless of whether it is long or short will definitely have a big impact on his professional career I think.
With him being punished in the end this will be a condition where Pogba also indirectly loses his contract at Juventus and I have never seen an athlete's career return after getting into trouble of this magnitude.
He is still very young and his performance is still quite good, but this case seems to indicate that his professional career is almost finished.

This can be a good lesson even for all soccer athletes not to trust too much with doctors that we do not know so that what happened to Poga does not happen to other players.