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Paul Pogba breaks his silence after four-year doping ban was reduced

After appeal, Pogba's ban was shortened from four years to just 18 months, clearing the way for him to return to playing in March.

The former Manchester United midfielder took to social media soon after Mail Sport exclusively broke the news, and shared a cryptic post seemingly addressing the announcement.

Taking to his X (formerly Twitter) account, Pogba posted a sand timer emoji accompanied by a photo of himself in some football boots, seemingly pointing to time running down before he can play again.

His return date has been set for around five months' time after the ban was originally imposed in September 2023. He can return to training in January.

The midfielder will be able to return to training in January and playing in March after ban was shortened 

In the Court of Arbitration for Sport's final judgement it was confirmed that Pogba did inadvertently take DHEA, a substance that boosts testosterone that is on WADA's banned list.

Crucially, however, the ruling states that DHEA only has an affect on females.

Pogba's appeal took place at CAS' HQ in Switzerland at the end of August and the player has only recently been informed of the verdict.

The former Manchester United midfielder was hit with the ban after featuring for Juventus in their opening game of the 2023-24 season against Udinese on August 20.

Mail Sport revealed in May that an American clinic 10X Health Systems are at the centre of Pogba's ongoing fight to clear his name, with the company mentioned in the midfielder's appeal submissions.

It is understood there is photographic evidence of 10X Health Systems' name featuring on the label of at least one of pill bottles received by Pogba. 

Source: dailymail.co.uk

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