Paul Pogba Won't Quit International Football

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27th October 2020

Paul Pogba Won't Quit International Football

Paul Pogba denies circulating claims(GettyImages).

The Claim

French World Cup-winning Muslim player Paul Pogba retired from the French national team.

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Following President Emmanuel Macron's comments towards the Islamic religion claims that Paul Pogba has retired is doing rounds on social media. Users claimed that Pogba won’t play with France's international team football after Macron’s statements. The claim was shared with Pagba’s pictures using different hashtags.

Misbar’s Analysis

Misbar's investigative team found the circulating claims false. Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba has denied claims tweeting “Unacceptable fake news” sticker on a screenshot of the headline from The Sun.

Pogba shared the same picture on Instagram describing his frustration and shock.

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So The Sun did it again... absolutely 100% unfounded news about me are going around, stating things I have never said or thought. I am appalled, angry, shocked and frustrated some “media” sources use me to make total fake headlines in the sensible subject of French current events and adding my religion and the French National Team to the pot. I am against any and all forms of terror and violence. My religion is one of peace and love and must be respected. 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 it affects people’s lives and my life. I am taking legal action against the publishers and spreaders of these 100% Fake News. In a quick shout out to The Sun, who normally could not care less: some of you guys probably went to school and will remember how your teacher said to always check your sources, don’t write without making sure. But hey, seems you did it again and on a very serious topic this time, shame on you! #fakenews #AllezLesBleus @equipedefrance

A post shared by Paul Labile Pogba (@paulpogba) on Oct 26, 2020 at 5:20am PDT

Writing on Instagram, Pogba said: “Absolutely 100 percent unfounded news about me (is) going around, stating things I have never said or thought. “I am appalled, angry, shocked and frustrated some ‘media’ sources use me to make total fake headlines in the sensible subject of French current events and adding the French national team and my religion to the pot.
After spreading false news, The Sun reported that Pogba rubbished the circulating rumors.
Pogba added that he was taking legal action against the publishers. The Sun apologized for spreading misinformation.
Despite Pogba's denial social media users are still tweeting and spreading rumors.