The secrets of Paul Pogba's fight to save his name: A four-year drug ban. A World Cup winner on the scrapheap at 31. When SAMI MOKBEL was given unique access to his inner circle, he expected to find a

This is Paul Pogba’s side of the story. French star and World Cup winner Paul Pogba has been accused of being flash, arrogant and cocky, but the one accusation he won't stand for is being labelled as a drugs cheat The midfielder was given a four-hear ban by the Tribunale Nazionale Anti-doping earlier this month in relation to a positive test for DHEA, a banned substance that boosts testosterone Pogba is now fighting for his career as the four-year ban would take him to the age of 35 It threw Pogba — only his trusted inner circle were party to his travel arrangements. Pogba knows achieving that goal won’t be easy but he’ll have taken solace from the news that tennis player Simona Halep had her four-year suspension for testing positive for roxadustat reduced to nine months. A source close to Pogba insists the player expressed his concerns about doping regulations and was assured anything he’d be given would comply with the rules. Pogba's talents were enough for Pep Guardiola to consider him as a Fernandinho replacement The passing of his his long-term agent Mino Raiola took its toll on the French midfielder ‘Juventus don’t communicate with Paul.