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A sports news drawing much attention at Meritkingnews is that of Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba, who was meted with a 4-year suspension from football last February 2024. As the French soccer player mentioned that asoon as he is free of legal restrictions to speak out, he has plans to bring his case to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).
The suspension was imposed by the Italian sports tribunal as Pogba’s punishment for failing the 2023 doping tests. The Italian court upheld findings that the Juventus midfielder tested positive for high levels of testosterone in his blood and urine samples. However, even his B Samples also tested positive after he contested the results,
In doping tests, a set of B Samples is taken at the same time as the A Samples. However, B samples are stored and will undergo another round of tests and analysis but only if an athlete wants to disprove the positive results of the A Samples testing
The Meritking news report carries a statement, which the 31-year old World Cup title holder posted in his Instagram account in relation to his plan of taking his doping case to CAS. In his IG post, Pogba said he will disclose the full details of the doping case filed against him by the Italian court to prove that he has never deliberately or knowingly violated the anti-doping regulations against taking testosterone supplements.
Although the Italian sports tribunal has yet to provide complete details on why they issued a ruling to suspend the French athlete, Paul Pogba confirmed reports that he looks forward to bringing his appeal at CAS in order to clear his name. In the meantime, he said he aims to stay fit since it will take a number of months before CAS arrives at a verdict.
Discussions Surrounding Paul Pogba’s Doping Case
Meritking News, the nascent online news platform launched by Michael Grant in a bid to provide stimulating news, has actually revived discussions over other related anti-doping cases. Cases have notably increased despite the harsh 4-year anti-doping suspension.
The dialogues now include the World Anti-Doping Agency’s (WADA) more lenient stance of letting the suspension be reduced or overturned if subsequent investigations present evidence that the athlete concerned was not totally at fault or deliberately responsible for the positive results of the tests.
Meritking’s sports news also stirred dialogues that mentioned the case of Lance Armstrong who proved that relying on the test results of urine and blood samples is not foolproof. WADA now seriously pursues investigations by collecting evidence to support the test results. Apparently, WADA learned its lessons from the case of the former world cycling champion who never failed a single anti-doping drug test,
However, the US Anti Doping Agency (USADA) investigators presented proof that the American Cyclist was a key figure in an international drug-peddling operation, and Armstrong was subsequently stripped of all his titles.