Paul Pogba blackmail trial set to open in Paris

Six men linked to Juventus and France midfielder Paul Pogba go on trial Tuesday, accused of blackmail, attempted extortion of millions of euros and holding the player at gunpoint.

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(FILES) Juventus' French midfielder Paul Pogba looks on ahead of the Italian Cup semi-final second leg football match between Inter Milan and Juventus at the Giuseppe-Meazza (San Siro) stadium in Milan, on April 26, 2023. From November 26, 2024 to December 3, 2024, six men will stand trial in Paris in a kidnap and extortion case involving French footballer Paul Pogba, with the star's brother Mathias one of the accused. (Photo by Isabella BONOTTO / AFP)

2024-11-26 13:41:53

Six men linked to Juventus and France midfielder Paul Pogba go on trial Tuesday, accused of blackmail, attempted extortion of millions of euros and holding the player at gunpoint.

The case at the Paris criminal court has shocked the French football world -- all the more so because the perpetrators include three childhood friends and Pogba's own brother Mathias.

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