The case involving Pogba (right), which emerged from his brother Mathias (left), is ongoingīut there are so many layers to this family feud that is has run far deeper and worryingly has seeped into the rest of the group. Pogba's brother, Mathias, has subsequently been charged for his alleged involvement in the extortion plot, and is currently being held in police custody. Four other men, who are alleged to be his accomplices, have also been placed under formal investigation for extortion and criminal association. The incident, which Pogba relived to police, and were published by French publication Le Monde, is believed to have taken place on March 19 in the suburbs of Paris, and it has been reported that Pogba paid £85,000 to the extortionists, despite them demanding £11million from him. The Juventus midfielder responded by claiming that he was unsurprised by Mathias' threat, as he revealed he had been held hostage by men with assault rifles as part of a long-running blackmail plot that involved his brother. It arrived as a distraction Deschamps didn't need. The barely believable story came to light last month when his brother Mathias threatened to share 'explosive' revelations about the former Manchester United star to the public. Let's start with Paul Pogba and the story of a witchdoctor, alleged extortion and masked men holding him at gunpoint.
With the World Cup in Qatar less than nine weeks away, shades of 2010 are beginning to haunt the halls of France's Clairefontaine base. Paul Pogba is out injured and is still reeling from, as he detailed to police in a statement, being held at gunpoint in an alleged extortion, 12 senior players have been ruled out through injury and star man Kylian Mbappe is at war with the French Football Federation over players' image rights. The rugby team only just seems to have shaken off their habit of being sucked into drama.īut heading into Nations League matches this week with Austria and Denmark, Deschamps' brow is more than furrowed. It is never too far from the tip of the tongue when it comes to French national teams and sport. The French national team is never far from controversy, as they found at the 2010 World Cup when players refused to train in protest after Nicolas Anelka was sent home from tournamentĭeschamps will not need reminding of how sour things developed at the end of Domenech's reign.
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