After the doping accusation, the French midfielder is warming up his engines in view of his imminent return to the field.
Paul Pogba was born on March 15, 1993 in Lagny-sur-Marne, France, to parents originally from Guinea. From a young age he showed extraordinary talent in football, starting to play for local teams before joining the academy of Le Havre. Here he attracted the attention of major European clubs, moving in 2009 to Manchester United. Pogba is a versatile midfielder, known for his physicality, superb technique and ability to score spectacular goals.
The professional career of Pogba he had a turning point in 2012, when he left Manchester United to join the Juventus. In Italy, Pogba became a star, winning four consecutive Serie A championships and two Italian Cups. His outstanding performances earned him the award Golden Boy in 2013 and recognition as one of the best midfielders in the world. In 2016, Pogba returned to Manchester United for a record fee of €105 million, helping them win the Europa League and English League Cup in his first season.
With the French national team, Pogba reached the pinnacle of his career in 2018, winning the World Cup. During the tournament, he played a crucial role, even scoring an important goal in the final against Croatia. His leadership and personality made him a point of reference for Les Bleus, confirming him among the most iconic players of his generation.
In 2023, Pogba’s career was marked by a serious scandal: the doping accusations. After a positive anti-doping testPogba was temporarily suspended. The footballer declared that he was uninvolved in the facts but was initially sentenced to a 4-year ban, a disqualification which was later reduced to a year and a half and therefore in the first months of 2025 he will be able to return to the football pitches.
Threats and extortion
However, it is not just football-related problems that fill Pogba’s days, who was the bitter protagonist of an affair that ended in Paris court. Six men are involved in the affair, including the brother Mathias.
The brother and his childhood friends they have blackmailed Paul for years, both at the time of Man Utd and Juventus, asking for money, gifts, tickets and coming to squeeze it to the bone. Only recently has the hell that the midfielder had to endure come to light.
Pogba was also kidnapped
Childhood friends, moved by his brother Mathias, continually asked for gifts and sums of money ranging from 5 to 15 thousand euros. But the negative peak of the story comes in 2022 when Pogba was really kidnapped.
While on his way to the national team retreat, two hooded men they took him and asked his family 15 million euro ransom. It will only be discovered later that the men were two of his friends and that his brother Mathias was once again pulling the strings.
