India, Jan. 16 -- Paul Pogba is still hoping to play at this year's World Cup, but it's not looking good for the former France star. The 32-year-old midfielder, whose former clubs include Manchester United and Juventus, joined Monaco on a two-year contract last summer in a bid to relaunch a career derailed by injuries and a doping ban. Pogba has been hampered by a left calf injury he sustained during training and which has kept him sidelined for a month.

That injury was the latest in a series of physical issues and Pogba has only played about 30 minutes since making his Monaco debut at the end of November. "The programme and the plan for Paul is not working the way we expected in the beginning," Monaco CEO Thiago Scuro said on Wednesday....