{"id":51133,"date":"2026-05-01T23:14:58","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T17:44:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/?p=51133"},"modified":"2026-05-01T23:15:38","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T17:45:38","slug":"paul-pogba-set-to-start-for-as-monaco-against-metz-this-weekend-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/football\/paul-pogba-set-to-start-for-as-monaco-against-metz-this-weekend-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Paul Pogba set to start for AS Monaco against Metz this weekend: Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"auto\">Football fans are buzzing with excitement as <strong>Paul Pogba<\/strong> is reportedly in line to make his first official start in nearly three years. According to reports from <em>Nice-Matin<\/em>, the French midfielder is expected to feature in AS Monaco\u2019s starting lineup this weekend against FC Metz in Ligue 1.<\/p>\n<h3 dir=\"auto\">A Long-Awaited Comeback<\/h3>\n<p dir=\"auto\">The last time Pogba started an official competitive match was in September 2023 while playing for Juventus. A doping ban and subsequent injuries have kept the 2018 FIFA World Cup winner off the pitch for an extended period, making this potential start a major milestone in his career.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\">Pogba joined <strong>AS Monaco<\/strong> in the summer of 2025 on a deal until June 2027. He made his debut for the club as a substitute in November 2025 and has had limited appearances since, including a brief return from a calf injury earlier in 2026. Now, at 33, the dynamic central midfielder appears ready for a more prominent role as Monaco looks to push higher in the Ligue 1 table.<\/p>\n<h3 dir=\"auto\">Pogba\u2019s Career Journey So Far<\/h3>\n<ul dir=\"auto\">\n<li><strong>Early promise & Manchester United<\/strong>: Broke through at Old Trafford before moving to Juventus.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Record return to United<\/strong>: Became the world\u2019s most expensive player in 2016.<\/li>\n<li><strong>World Cup glory<\/strong>: Key member of France\u2019s 2018 winning squad.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Return to Juventus & ban<\/strong>: Released after a doping violation (later reduced), paving the way for his Monaco move.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"auto\">Many supporters still believe that a fully fit Paul Pogba remains one of the most talented midfielders in world football.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Football fans are buzzing with excitement as Paul Pogba is reportedly in line to make his first official start in\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":217,"featured_media":51134,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[613],"class_list":["post-51133","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-football","tag-paul-pogba"],"reading_time":"2 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51133","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/217"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=51133"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51133\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":51137,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51133\/revisions\/51137"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/51134"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51133"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=51133"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=51133"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}