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France coach Deschamps on Pogba: I don't believe it; he would NOT do it

France coach Didier Deschamps remains hopeful of Paul Pogba being found innocent of doping.

The Juventus midfielder has been provisionally suspended after testing positive for testosterone.

However, Deschamps is backing the former Manchester United midfielder and said: "Obviously I am very surprised but I have no elements to judge the matter.

"A lot of things are accumulating for him, it is a very difficult moment. I will have time to speak to him in the next few days, I wrote him a message.

"He has consciously taken of the products? I can't imagine it, knowing him he wouldn't do it. With everything he has in his head, then... I remember the discussions with him about the vaccine and Covid. But that substance is in his body, we don't know how it got there."

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