K-League Lingard Excited HERE WE GO Official Confirmation! Drug disciplinary → Injury, Return After 26 Months...Pogba is coming back

Nov 20, 2025

K-League Lingard Excited HERE WE GO Official Confirmation! Drug disciplinary → Injury, Return After 26 Months...Pogba is coming back
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K-League Lingard Excited HERE WE GO Official Confirmation! Drug disciplinary → Injury, Return After 26 Months...Pogba is coming back
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K-League Lingard Excited HERE WE GO Official Confirmation! Drug disciplinary → Injury, Return After 26 Months...Pogba is coming back
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Paul Pogba (32, Monaco), who was disciplined for taking banned drugs, will finally return to the ground.

Fabrizio Romano, a European transfer market expert who is synonymous with HERE WE GO, said on his SNS on the 20th (Korea time), 'Pogba will be able to return to the ground this weekend after 26 months. AS Monaco acknowledged Pogba's return to training and said he was ready to play against Rennes this Saturday.

And 'L'Equipe also reported that Pogba had recovered from his injuries. He is coming back from his drug-taking disciplinary action. Monaco will play Rennes in the 13th round of the French League 1 in the 2025-2026 season at 3 a.m. on the 23rd.




I've come a long way. Pogba began his new journey in Monaco on July 1. When he was in Juventus, Italy, testosterone was detected in a drug test conducted immediately after the opening match of Serie A home in the 2023-2024 season against Udinese in August 2023. Pogba asked to test B samples as well, but the results remained positive.

Testosterone, known as a male hormone, improves endurance. It is one of the leading banned drugs designated by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA). Pogba disappeared on September 3, 2023, after the match against Empoli.

K-League Lingard Excited HERE WE GO Official Confirmation! Drug disciplinary → Injury, Return After 26 Months...Pogba is coming back
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The Italian Anti-Doping Tribunal imposed a four-year suspension on Pogba. In a statement, Pogba was informed of the decision of the Italian Anti-Doping Tribunal. I believe the verdict is wrong.'"Everything I have built up in my professional career has disappeared. It's sad, shocking, and heartbreaking."




He continued "As a professional player, he did nothing to improve his performance using banned drugs. I have never ignored or deceived my fellow players and supporters of the team I played for," he appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).

CAS accepted Pogba's appeal. The disciplinary period has been reduced from four years to 18 months. Pogba's suspension was lifted in March. Pogba, a free agent, joined hands with Monaco.

Asked in an interview last year 'ESPN'Do you believe you can reach your prime again?' Pogba replied "Of course. It will certainly be the new Pogba. In a positive way, it will be so with greater hunger and greater determination.'




He even considered retiring before the CAS announcement, saying, `I'm like a kid who just wants to be a professional player again, never having a professional contract. The anger moves me again. I vowed to do everything to return to the previous level, no, to a better level.'

K-League Lingard Excited HERE WE GO Official Confirmation! Drug disciplinary → Injury, Return After 26 Months...Pogba is coming back
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Pogba's return was raised early last month, but his return match was delayed due to an ankle injury. A former Manchester United youth, he blossomed at Juventus. When he was held in Manchester United's arms in August 2016, the transfer fee was 89 million pounds (about 171 billion won). It was Manchester United's highest-ever ransom.

At the 2018 World Cup in Russia, it peaked by presenting the trophy to France. Pogba scored the winning goal in the final against Croatia. He returned to Juventus in July 2022, but failed to perform properly due to injuries and disciplinary actions.

Pogba was also rumored to return to the K-League through his best friend, FC Seoul's Jesse Lingard. Lingard made headlines last year when he was asked to select an overseas player he wanted to bring to the K-League, Pogba, his best friend who played with Manchester United. But it was not a reality.



This article was translated by Naver AI translator.