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Paul Pogba: Man Utd midfielder 'angry and appalled' over reports he quit France team

Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba also considering legal action against The Sun newspaper, which published the story; The Sun has since apologised and amended.


Posted Tuesday, October 27, 2020 by Skysports.com

Paul Pogba: Man Utd midfielder 'angry and appalled' over reports he quit France team
Paul Pogba made a lengthy post on social media reacting to reports he had quit international football

Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba has denied media reports that claimed he quit the France national team over comments made by the country's President Emmanuel Macron which were perceived to be against Islam.

The French leader this month declared war on "Islamist separatism", which he believes is taking over some Muslim communities in France.

The Sun newspaper alleged Pogba, a practising Muslim, reacted to Macron's comments by quitting the national team. The newspaper has since apologised and amended its story.

"Unacceptable," the 27-year-old wrote on an Instagram post along with a "fake news" sticker on a screenshot of the headline from The Sun.

"So The Sun did it again," he added. "Absolutely 100% unfounded news about me are going around, stating things I have never said or thought.

"I am against any and all forms of terror and violence. Unfortunately, some press people don't act responsibly when writing the news, abusing their press freedom, not verifying if what they write/reproduce is true, creating a gossip chain without caring (if) it affects people's lives and my life."

Pogba added that he was considering legal action against the publishers, while The Sun has issued an apology.

A spokesperson for The Sun said: "We reported on a story that Paul Pogba had taken the decision to quit the French national football team after it was published on a sports website.

"That story was also published on The Mirror, Mail Online and other websites.

"Subsequently, Paul Pogba has denied the claim and we have updated our story accordingly.

"We apologise for any upset caused."

The report came days after Macron paid tribute to a French history teacher who was murdered for using cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad in a class on freedom of expression for 13-year-olds.



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