Pogba determined to play on

 Paul
Pogba
has
said
he
is
not
finished
as
a
professional
footballer
and
rejected
any
suggestion
he
could
retire
despite
a
four-year
ban
for
doping.

Pogba,
31,
has
not
played
since
August
2023
and
is
awaiting
a
date
for
his
hear­ing
in
front
of
the
Court
of
Arbitration
for
Sports
(CAS)
where
he
hopes
to
see
his
suspension
reduced
to
a
two-year
ban.
He
was
suspended
earlier
this
year
after
testing
positive
for
doping
twice
(the
A
sample
and
then
the
B
sample).

“If
you
haven’t
seen
an
interview
of
mine
in
which
I
say
that
I’m
retiring,
it
means
that
it’s
not
like
that,
because
I
still
feel
like
a
footballer,”
Pogba
told
Sky
Italia
in
Düsseldorf
on
Monday
where
he
was
at
France’s
1-0
win
against
Belgium
in
the
Euro
2024
round
of
16.

“I
want
to
fight
this,
for
me,
injustice.
An
inter­view
has
come
out,
I
don’t
know
if
you’ve
seen
it
all,
they
put
something
that

I
hadn’t
finished
talking.
Pogba
isn’t
finished,
Pogba
is
here
and
until
you
see
me
say
that
I’m
finished,
don’t
worry.
I
have
an
incredible
desire
to
come
back,
I
feel
like
a
child
who
wants
to
be
professional.
I
train,
I
do
everything
I
can
to
get
back
on
the
pitch.”

He
added:
“The
latest
news
is
I’m
still
a
Juve
play­er,
I
have
the
contract
but
I
haven’t
had
the
opportunity
to
speak
to
the
director
and
coach

there’s
silence.
I
think
they’re
waiting
for
the
outcome
of
the
appeal
but
you
have
to
ask
them.”

Pogba
can’t
play
football
professionally
or
train
with
Juventus,
but
he
has
been
working
every
day
on
his
own
in
his
Turin
mansion
with
a
fitness
coach
in
a
gym
and
with
a
personal
football
coach
on
the
pitch.

The
2018
World
Cup
winner
was
invited
to
France’s
game
against
Bel­gium
by
the
French
FA
and
head
coach,
Didier
Des­champs.
He
paid
a
visit
to
the
France
dressing
room
to
celebrate
the
win
with
his
former
teammates.-ES­PN