Paul Pogba (31 years old) already back on the field. The French midfielder will participate in a Kings Cup exhibition match in Dubai at the end of November. This friendly encounter brings together old football legends between two teams, the Hedge & Sachs World Royals XI and the Kings XI. The official website of tourism in Dubai lists the French international (91 caps, 11 goals) among the list of participants.
Special rules for Pogba
He appears alongside John Terry, Roberto Carlos, David Villa, Michel Owen, Marouane Fellaini, Edgar Davids, Paul Scholes, Theo Walcott, Blaise Matuidi and David Silva. This match of football legends is scheduled for November 30 at Al Maktoum Stadium for its third edition, featuring an XXL cast of former World Cup and Champions League winners.
According to Daily MailPogba will only play 30 minutes (15 per half) during this meeting. Like Roberto Carlos, he will wear a special jersey and will be exempt from yellow cards, red cards and cannot be flagged offside. This great unofficial return to the field comes the day after the formalization of the reduction of his suspension for doping from four years to 18 months by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). The 2018 world champion was suspended in February 2024 by NADO (the equivalent in Italy of the French Anti-Doping Agency) for violations of anti-doping rules after a positive test for dehydroepiandrosterone (a steroid whose the effects on the body are similar to those produced by testosterone) in August 2023 after a match between Juventus and Udinese.
After the CAS decision, Pogba is now authorized to return to the field on March 11 or 12, 2025. In which club? According to Fabrizio Romano, the player and Juventus, with whom he is linked until 2026, would consider terminating the contract. Then free, Pogba could join the club of his choice and give a new start to his career. In the meantime, he will rediscover some sensations with legends of his sport on November 30 in Dubai.
Original article published on RMC Sport
