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Paul Pogba suspended for doping: for the former France team doctor, “possible” but “not excusable” that the player ignored the composition of the products
Player Paul Pogba was sentenced to four years’ ban for doping on Thursday February 29. Reaction in the 19/20 info from Dr. Jean-Pierre Paclet, former doctor of the France team.
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Player Paul Pogba was sentenced to four years’ ban for doping on Thursday February 29. Reaction in the 19/20 info from Dr. Jean-Pierre Paclet, former doctor of the France team.
Dr. Jean-Pierre Paclet was doctor for the French team from 1992 to 2008. Can he imagine that Paul Pogba would have doped? “The problem in this case is that we always see doping as the possibility of improving a given performance. In this case, if we refer to what has been published (…), it would have been treated in the United States by a doctor quickly”analyzes Jean-Pierre Paclet, who emphasizes that in the United States, “practitioners have easy prescribing”.
“Very serious” surveillance in France
Could a player of Paul Pogba’s level ignore the composition of the product? “It’s possible, that doesn’t mean it’s excusable. We’re used to having very, very serious, very detailed medical surveillance in France. (…) Abroad, it’s a lot less rigorous, and we are seeing practices appear that are very borderline”continues the doctor, who adds that no French doctor was involved “in a doping story”.
