Paul Pogba's doping suspension was cut from four years to 18 months after experts supported the French soccer player's claims of having unintentionally ingested a banned substance, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) said on Monday.

The judges who cut Paul Pogba’s ban in a doping case suggested the World Cup winner should have taken more care about his treatment in Florida.

Paul Pogba's doping ban was reduced to 18 months after Cas accepted his argument that his ingestion of the banned substance "was not intentional".

"The CAS Panel in charge of the matter partially-upheld the appeal filed by Paul Pogba. It has confirmed the ADRV but reduced the sanction imposed on the Player to an 18-month period of ineligibility, commencing on September 11, 2023, and cancelled the fine."

Juventus does not seem overly enthusiastic about welcoming Paul Pogba back. Pogba had his four-year ban for doping reduced to 18 months on Friday after appealing to the Court of Arbitration for Sport,

France coach Didier Deschamps on Monday welcomed the news that there was light at the end of the tunnel for midfielder Paul Pogba after a doping ban.

The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) published its decision on the Paul Pogba doping case on Monday, after the French footballer had already said on Friday that his initial four-year ban has been cut to 18 months.