Pogba Vs Pogba: Marabouts, extortion & fratricidal war
By Alexis Billebault
Posted on Tuesday, 6 September 2022 11:26

Ever since he posted a surreal video of himself, Mathias Pogba has been at odds with his younger brother Paul, who is a Juventus player and a French world champion. Their mother has already taken sides.

The great unravelling that has been taking place in the Pogba family over the past few days could no doubt serve as the inspiration for one of those documentaries about unglamorous events that streaming platforms make their money from.

On 27 August, an evening like any other on the footballing planet, 32-year-old Mathias Pogba, Paul’s older brother (30) posted a video in which he not only promised “great revelations” about his younger brother, but also about Rafaela Pimenta, the latter’s lawyer, while the European championships were taking place as usual. He also promised to say “very important things about Kylian Mbappé”.

Even though the attack seemed to come out of nowhere, Pogba’s lawyers are not surprised. “This is in addition to threats and attempts at extortion against Paul Pogba by organised crime. The relevant authorities in Italy and France have been alerted.”

In a nutshell, the French midfielder (91 caps) filed a complaint, which is said to have motivated Mathias’ spectacular outing. Paul Pogba is believed to have told French investigators that he was set up by childhood friends and accompanied by two hooded men armed with assault rifles last March. The friendly gang allegedly demanded a modest sum of €13m for services rendered in recent years, even threatening him recently at the Juventus Turin training centre. The problem is that the midfielder is said to have recognised Mathias among the suspects.
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