In my personal opinion, if Pogba is proven to have used doping, his appeal will most likely not be successful. But even so, hopefully Pogba's case will be a valuable lesson for other footballers not to use doping.
I think that by being officially sentenced to 4 years by the Italian football authorities, it is certain that Pogba has been proven to have used doping and it seems that Pogba's appeal has been rejected previously and is trying to appeal again to get rid of the case, Pogba did doping in August 2023 and if not wrong, before this case came out to the public, Pogba and Juventus actually tried to appeal, I think doping abuse in football will only damage the game because basically football is a sport that is healthy and upholds the values of sportsmanship.
What Pogba has done is not something that should be imitated by other footballers, because even without doping, many footballers are able to play quite well and can even continue to achieve the highest levels of their careers so far such as Messi and Ronaldo, the shortcut to increasing stamina actually makes Pogba now have to end his career is faster and what's even funnier is that when I saw the news about this case, the response given by Pogba was as if he was shocked and as if he didn't know that doping was quite a serious violation for sports athletes all this time
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Yes, when Pogba consumed doping, he seemed to forget that football is a sport that is healthy for the body. So according to my assumption, Pogba wants to take a shortcut to have strong physical stamina, so that when competing on the field he can be fitter. But the path Pogba took was the wrong path. Because basically there are many ways to strengthen stamina so that when competing on the field you can be stronger. Namely by exercising regularly and managing nutritional intake in a balanced way. Even though the results are not instant, choosing this path is the right thing and does not carry any risks. Because if you choose to consume doping, sooner or later you will definitely experience side effects. Whether it's from side effects on the body or also side effects from breaking the rules. And all of this has now happened to Pogba and Pogba will definitely not be able to get away from this case.
Maybe all Pogba can do now is regret and reflect on the mistakes he has made. Apart from that, it is true, on his social media account Pogba admitted that he did not know that the doping he consumed was prohibited in the world of football. Because, he said, the doping he consumed was in the form of supplements. But in my opinion, it is impossible for him not to know the rules in the world of football. The reason is, Pogba's work in the world of football was not short. Therefore, he definitely knows what is prohibited in the world of football, including the prohibition on consuming doping. So I guess he was just doing personal defense.