PAUL POGBA'S instrumentality to shot is disconnected aft his comeback lucifer was cancelled conscionable days earlier kick-off.
The erstwhile Manchester United and Juventus prima has not played since September past twelvemonth owed to a doping ban.
Pogba was initially deed with a four-year suspension for testing affirmative for performance-enhancing substance DHEA in August 2023.
But pursuing an appeal, the 31-year-old's prohibition was reduced to 18 months.
He has since had his contract astatine Juve terminated and is looking for a caller club, with his instrumentality acceptable for March.
To support fit, Pogba was allowed to vie successful the King's Cup.
The lawsuit was acceptable to spot football royalty spell head-to-head successful a one-off crippled successful Dubai tomorrow.
But the lucifer has been shockingly axed conscionable 4 days earlier owed to "unforeseen circumstances".
Fans that had tickets tin use for refunds and it has been rescheduled to February.
Supporters person been near devastated, with 1 saying: "You don't explicate wherefore it was cancelled and what happened. Just a refund doesn't marque thing better?"
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Another added: "This is not just astatine all."
Pogba was acceptable to tally retired for Hedge & Sachs Royals, who are captained by Chelsea and England fable John Terry.
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The Frenchman, alongside Roberto Carlos from the opponents, were going to deterioration the "King's Guard" shirts.
The relation limits the players to conscionable 15 infinitesimal appearances per fractional and they would beryllium exempt from offsides, arsenic good arsenic yellowish and reddish cards.
King's Cup Dubai line-up
King's XI (subject to change):
- Edgar Davids (C)
- Roberto Carlos
- Blaise Matuidi
- Loris Karius
- Robert Huth
- Bernard Mendy
- Danny Simpson
- Franck Ribery
- Yohan Cabaye
- Ryan Babel
- Jay Jay Okocha
- El Hadji Diouf
- Bobby Zamora
- Michael Owen
- David Villa
- Al Hussaini
Hedge & Sachs Royals XI (subject to change):
- John Terry (C)
- Paul Pogba
- Marouane Fellaini
- Paul Scholes
- Ciaran Clark
- Achraf Lazaar
- Marc Albrighton
- David Silva
- Clarence Seedorf
- Blaise Matuidi
- Keiren Westwood
- Stephen Ireland
- Theo Walcott*
- Emmanuel Adebayor*
*May play