France's World Cup champion, Paul Pogba, has been handed a four-year ban from football due to doping violations, effectively halting his career as he approaches his 31st birthday in March. The ban comes after Pogba was suspended since September last year following a doping test conducted in August, which revealed elevated levels of testosterone—a hormone known to enhance athletes' endurance. The tribunal found Pogba guilty of violating anti-doping regulations after detecting "non-endogenous testosterone metabolites," further emphasizing the seriousness of the offence. Following the analysis of a second test sample, the former Manchester United midfielder has been met with the severe penalty of a four-year ban, marking one of the most stringent punishments for doping in sports.