SERIE A: DUE TO DOPING ACCUSATIONS, ITALIAN SPORTS PROSECUTORS HAVE RECOMMENDED A 4-YEAR BAN FOR PAUL POGBA.

Due to doping charges, Italian sports prosecutors have asked for a four-year suspension for Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba, according to reports published on Thursday by the sports daily Gazzetta dello Sport and other Italian media.

Following Juventus’ 3-0 Serie A season-opening victory against Udinese on August 20, Pogba was suspended in September following the discovery of testosterone, a hormone that boosts athletes’ endurance, in a test conducted by Italy’s national anti-doping organization.

In October, a counter-analysis conducted on a second sample verified his positive drug test results.