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Paul Pogba’s brother sentenced to 3 years in extortion case

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The older brother of Paul Pogba, former Manchester United midfielder, has been sentenced to a 3 yr jail time period, two years suspended, after being convicted of making an attempt to extort the French footballer.

Mathias Pogba, who was additionally fined €20,000 (£16,500), will keep away from time behind bars and as a substitute serve one yr carrying an digital bracelet.

5 different males had been discovered responsible of extortion and different crimes, and acquired sentences between 4 and eight years in a Paris courtroom on Thursday.

Paul Pogba, 31, stated he had been “tricked by childhood pals” who held him at gunpoint in 2022 and demanded €13m (£10.8m). He stated he paid them €100,000 (£82,600).

Mathias Pogba’s lawyer Mbeko Tabula advised RMC Sport the sentencing was “extraordinarily harsh” and stated “I feel we’ll enchantment”.

The opposite 5 defendants had been handed the next sentences: Roushdane Okay acquired eight years, Boubacar C 4 years, two suspended, Adama C 5 years, Mamadou M 5 years, 12 months suspended, and Machikour Okay 4 years, three suspended.

Final yr, Paul Pogba advised Al Jazeera that he had thought-about retiring from soccer due to the extortion try.

“When there’s cash it’s important to watch out,” he stated. “Cash adjustments individuals. It could possibly break up a household. It could possibly create a conflict”.

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