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LAUSANNE, Switzerland — The judges who cut Paul Pogba's ban in a doping case suggested the 2018 World Cup winner should have taken more care about his treatment in Florida. The Court of Arbitration for Sport has published a statement giving the first details of an appeal verdict revealed Friday. The France midfielder's initial 4-year ban was cut to 18 months. Pogba tested positive last year for a steroid precursor DHEA. The court says Pogba's doping "was the result of erroneously taking a supplement prescribed to him by a medical doctor in Florida". The court added that Pogba "should have paid greater care in the circumstances".
