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Richard Fitzpatrick: Pogba falls to earth in latest doping scandal to blight the beautiful game

The Juventus star’s positive drugs test might not end his career as football authorities have long seemed reluctant to take a hard line on the issue

Paul Pogba in action for Juventus: Pogba’s reported €10m salary has been cut to a minimum wage of €42,117 per year. Picture: Getty

There was a time when Paul Pogba seemed to float on air. His 2016 transfer to Manchester United made him the most expensive footballer in history. Two years later, he was a World Cup winner with France.

In August, however, his football world crumbled. Pogba, 30, was selected for a random drugs test after his team Juventus played Udinese, in which he was an unused substitute.

A few weeks later, Juventus suspended him when his ...