Paul Pogba breaks silence of doping ban reduced to 18 months by CAS

Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba said his “nightmare is over” after his four-year doping ban was reduced to 18 months by the Court of Arbitration for Sport.

The 31-year-old was sanctioned in March, having been provisionally suspended in September last year, after testing positive for dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA).

However, Pogba lodged an appeal and has been successful in getting his suspension reduced to allow him to start playing again from March next year.

“Finally the nightmare is over. I can look forward to the day when I can follow my dreams again,” the player said in a statement.

“I always stated that I never knowingly breached World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) regulations when I took a nutritional supplement prescribed to me by a doctor, which does not affect or enhance the performance of male athletes.”