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Paul Pogba has strongly come out to defend Dele Alli weeks after the former Tottenham Hotspur star revealed some disturbing details about his career.
Alli made the shocking revelations in an interview with Gary Neville, where he stated that he was abused as a minor, his addiction to sleeping pills, among other issues.
The 27-year-old fell off rapidly despite being one of the most sought-after English talents when he made he first made headlines under Mauricio Pochettino.
His fall from grace to grass coincided with Pochettino's sacking as Spurs boss before he was shipped to Everton after a tumultuous time under Jose Mourinho.
Pogba takes swipe at mediaA couple of figures led by his former strike partner at Spurs, Harry Kane, sent messages of support. Pogba took a different approach, with the French World Cup-winning midfielder slamming the media for not showing compassion.
The interview aired before news broke out that the Juventus midfielder had been out under provisional suspension after he was found to have flouted doping rules, as captured by the BBC.
The news is set to be another setback for him after fitness issues prevented him from getting his second stint at Juventusgoing.
Longest bans in football's historyThe French star now faces a ban of up to four years if found guilty of the offence. Such bans, though rare in football, have happened in the past.
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