Paul Pogba DENIES quitting international football after Macron's comments on Islam

Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba has rubbished rumours that he is ready to quit French national team over comments about Islam’s role in terrorism by  president of France, Emmanuel Macron. On Sunday, several reports from Middle East claimed that Pogba, who played a pivotal role in guiding France to success during  2018 FIFA World Cup, would never play for his country again. However, just a day after reports claimed that Pogba would quit playing for France, 27-year-old took to Instagram and labelled story of him retiring from international duty as "fake news". 

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Paul Pogba retirement? Man United midfielder slams Sun over "fake news" 

Earlier on Sunday, several reports claimed that Paul Pogba would be stepping down from national duties over Macron’s description of murder of French school teacher Samuel Paty as an “Islamic terrorist attack”. Paty was targeted for showing cartoons of Prophet Muhammad to his students and was brutally murdered by an 18-year-old named Abdullakh Anzorov.

French police questioned at least seven people in relation to Paty's killing. However, Paul Pogba has w slammed Sun for publishing "fake news" as Man United star rejected reports of quitting national team. 

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Is Pogba retiring from French national team? United star dismisses rumours

Earlier today on his Instagram profile, Pogba uploaded a headline from  Sun's story about him quitting French national team over President Macron's comments on "Islamist Terrorism". Pogba, who converted to Islam in 2011, explained that he was "angry, shocked and frustrated" over recent reports of himself in news. Pogba went on to write: "I am against all forms of terror and violence but some press people don’t act responsibly when writing news, abusing ir press freedom, t verifying if what y write is true, creating a gossip chain without caring if it affects people’s lives and my life."

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Pogba went on to reveal that he "couldn't care less" about what tabloids publish but when went on to state that this was much more of a "serious issue". Pogba previously claimed that it was his "dream" to play for France and he always felt houred while donning Les Bleus' jersey.  Pogba last played for France during ir 2-1 win over Croatia in Nations League on October 15.

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