EXCLUSIVE | “I'm not a cheater” – Paul Pogba speaks for the first time since his doping ban
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Paul first of all thank you very much for your time um you know at the the cast hearing you asked for your band to be reduced to 12 months yes and does that mean that you accept some responsibility for what happened yes for sure for sure that means that um I takes responsibility of yes I’ve took the the supplement and I didn’t triple check let’s say it like that I didn’t triple check even if it came he came from a professional but if I have to be punished let’s say it like that I’m fine with it okay but you will NE should never be uh for years that’s the the thing that’s why I’m like okay I will be punished and they give me four four years and um I will accept to to have to to get 12 months you know do you think people should have sympathy for you people should look in your situation and think he he’s made a mistake uh you know let’s not be too hard on him or because some people will say you broke the rules it it’s your responsibility what you put in your body and if it’s a four-year ban it should be a four-year ban I mean I think people should get the truth and what the the Tas uh the result what they say the document it says everything in there and I guess and I believe um that if I had less years that n n gave me I would I would probably get less uh than than 18 month and why did you take the supplement was it because you were injured or you you were trying to regain your Fitness or or you trusted somebody you shouldn’t have trusted you know I would tell you the whole story but I think the easier way is I will get you the document and you can see it from yourself you explain everything um that’s that’s the only thing that I would say you get the do the document with all the response that uh of your question and it and it was because you were injured and you and you wanted to come back fit was it to do with your Fitness no no no at all at all is um I mean it’s like me to to tell you you have all the seriously you have all the answer and it was just a general stuff so he has nothing to do with the injury he had nothing to do with the injury and he had nothing to do with the performance this is for sure and you you would see you you can see it in the document it was to do with vitamins was it just is supplements exactly exactly supplements like you would take like uh I mean you would take probably you would take it you go to the pharmacy and you get a supplement but in my case which was totally uh different because it was given by a professional for just having a supplement not to help just for for the normal Health but it was a mistake there that you could see on the document again and I think it’s better because me talk telling you the story uh from my part and the task telling you exactly what happened because the task reduced it because they know that it was the truth and the explanation was right so I think this is even better for you to see than me telling you because I will tell you my opinion and it’s better for you to see exactly um what the task why the task reduced it because they saw the truth and they said oh of course he doesn’t deserve that you’ve obviously got so many fans all over the world you’re such a high-profile footballer can you just reassure them 100% that you have never taken any performance enhancing drugs and and when we see you playing football on the pitch that is you that that is 100% the truth there’s nothing else going on I mean when you you will see me you know me people know me so even when then all the things happened they were like no for sure we know Paul he will never take that if he did it was not uh he didn’t know I wasn’t on purpose and this is totally the truth and I’m an honest person I would say it at the end I would say it yes I did because I felt like uh I need it but that’s not the case and this is not me I am not a cheater I’m someone that love my sport I’m I love the game and I would never ever I don’t like to cheat I like to win fairly and people know that and you see it I mean you see me I’m someone I’m I’m a bad loser but I’m not a cheater that’s for sure what what about the The Experience what was it like for you from from the moment that you found out that you had failed the test I was it was uh shocking moment definitely because I really didn’t know what caused that I was like what is going on why what did I do wrong and I start having the movie bag you know I start thinking oh what did I eat something did I put the cream or something you know I was thinking I was in the in the shadow after obviously everything that happened in the past I’m like man this is a lot this is too much you know why you know start talking to to God and ask him for help because right now he the only one that would help me you know nobody else was there anybody there to help you apart from your family were were people in football for instance uh reaching out to you offering you some support so yeah mentally definitely L I had messages uh friends obviously the family obviously my wife because I spent many a lot of times with my wife that I wasn’t used to it and my kids so I’d say that was a good part of that of being a a real dad at home and being close to being close to my kids see seeing seeing them grow you know every day uh and I really enjoyed it and he helped me also to to get through it day by day spending time with my family and my kids that helped me to to stood up for sure but it was for sure it was a tough moment Sometimes some days I was really down and thinking of what what really happened and say why why all that you know I wish you know sometime you wish that it didn’t happen but he helped me also to grow to grow as a man and uh to learn also the lesson of life you know know about trusting let’s say um and I see life differently was there a point during this whole period where you thought your career was finished that you wouldn’t play football again yes yeah it came to my mind and as soon as it came to my mind I took it and I threw it away that’s for sure you know I didn’t want to think about that I said no we’re going to go and and push it and my wife was like sit down sitting me down you’re going to go you’re going to get through this and you’re going to go and play again you know so because I was like if it happens what we going to do I might stop maybe you know I have to put this this option also there she set me down and say he you’re going to play You’re going to play again you’re going to get through this okay and that also helped me and push me truly talking so family was big big part of my uh mental strength for sure and uh obviously obviously the faith in uh in God uh that kept me kept me like like keep this positive mind that I always have and life goes on you’re still a dad you’re still a husband you know you’re still a son to my mother and you have to be around them and you have to share good time with them good energy you know want bad energy there so yeah I took the negative part away from my family and my surrending to to be also a normal person you know what’s going to happen with you next where would you like to play because it looks like you won’t be playing for Juventus where would I like to play on the pitch I would just love to be on the pitch pitch in which country man any pitch first it’s for sure Juventus you know I I want to start training with teammates you know it’s tough to be alone you know doing pass for yourself on the wall so but um you know I try to adapt but the main my main focus right now is to to get back training to get fit and uh and to be and um and be on the pitch and do what I love do you think we could see you back in the Premier League first of all like I said I’m atent I’m still on contract this is where I am I will see with the with them what they what they thinking what their Vision you know my vision is to come back train and show that I’m I’m a football player and I’m a new Paul Pogba but Paul Pogba with the same qualities and I’m still there I’m still ready that’s all I’m thinking of you know and what kind of player would be coming back what what kind of shape are you in how long would it it take you to get match fit again um that will come with we will see with the training it obviously uh it’s always it’s always tough you know after a long time to train by yourself and uh and then join you don’t want to to kill yourself obviously but I have to be ready and I trained for that and I kept training for for this moment to be ready so I’m not uh in a big gap with the with the other guys but knowing that the other guys been playing and training uh for a long period so I will obviously take time and I know that I realize it but you you know I’m I always motivate myself and I want to be ready and play play man what about what level you think you can return at because I know there’s been lots of talk that maybe you’ll be playing in Saudi Arabia or maybe you’ll be playing in the United States do you think those options are for later in your career what do you mean level I mean do you think you could still be playing um you know for a for a top side in the Premier League for instance could you could you play for Manchester United now yeah I hope so I hope so this is the the truth is I hope so but you know you have to you would really go back to Manchester United no no you’re twisting the question now you’re twisting the question you can I tell you I’m Wiser I’ve changed you can’t trick me anymore but no um meaning the the level that I want to be is obviously ly I don’t want to lose the level that I’m at and I want to if I can um surpass it that would be that would be for sure that’s is this is what I want but my My Level I don’t want my level to change still the same player um with a different hanger I’m more motivated uh more I’m more hungry and I I will for sure appreciate appreciate more the game than than before because the game been taken away from me and I I really realized how important it is for me and um and I kind of tasted what is life after the career kind of so he would definitely be another Paul Pogba you know but um same same even more determination and motivation to be on the pitch and and play until the end of my career and you think you’ll be back playing for France as well yeah that’s what I hope that’s what I hope of course is is in my mind for sure but um I have to be ready for that there’s players there that deserve to play deserve to be a national team and uh I have to um e on my like win my my my place also in the in the national team again and you’re ready to fight of course I’m ready to fight you know you have to it’s the competition [Music]
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