Paul Pogba slams The Sun for claiming he 'retired' from international football, promises legal action

Paul Pogba slams The Sun for claiming he 'retired' from international football, promises legal action

He added: “I am taking legal action against the publishers and spreaders of these 100% Fake News."

FPJ Web DeskUpdated: Monday, October 26, 2020, 06:24 PM IST
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On Monday, World Cup-winner Paul Labille Pogba denounced rumours that he had retired from the French national team.

An earlier FPJ Fact Check had busted the claim that Pogba had 'retired'.

He also wrote on Instagram: “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 the French National Team to the pot. 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 it affects people’s lives and my life.”

He added: “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 in a very serious topic this time, shame on you!”

A news report had claimed that Pogba - a devout Muslim - was going to retire after being angered by Macron's words.

France considers religious satire to be among the kinds of speech that fall under the freedom of expression, while many Muslims consider any perceived attack on their prophet as a grave offense.

An 18-year-old of Chechen origin beheaded near Paris on Oct. 16 a teacher who had shown caricatures of Muhammad in class.

While eulogizing the teacher on Wednesday, Macron said France would not renounce its freedoms.

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