Paul Pogba, the World Cup-winning midfielder, will be present at France’s Euro 2024 clash against Belgium despite serving a global football ban.
The 30-year-old Juventus player received a four-year suspension for doping offenses after testing positive for elevated testosterone levels in September 2023.
A subsequent B test confirmed the results, leading the National Anti-Doping Tribunal to impose the lengthy ban, sidelining Pogba until 2027.
However, the French Football Federation (FFF) has extended an invitation to Pogba, who boasts 91 caps and 11 goals for his national team, to join the squad as a spectator for the Euro 2024 round of 16 match at the Merkur Spiel-Arena in Dusseldorf on Monday.
Pogba, who insists on his innocence and plans to appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), will watch his team from the stands despite being banned from participating in any UEFA-sanctioned events.