

{"id":78858,"date":"2020-10-26T22:34:07","date_gmt":"2020-10-26T17:04:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=78858"},"modified":"2020-10-26T22:34:07","modified_gmt":"2020-10-26T17:04:07","slug":"paul-pogba-did-not-quit-french-football-team-after-pres-macrons-remarks-on-islam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/paul-pogba-did-not-quit-french-football-team-after-pres-macrons-remarks-on-islam\/","title":{"rendered":"Paul Pogba did not quit French football team after Pres Macron&#8217;s remarks on Islam"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Media reports that French footballer Paul Pogba has retired from international football came pouring in on October 26. According to UK-based The Sun, the news was first reported by several middle eastern news outlets, however, neither the 27-year-old footballer nor the French Football Association had given an official statement. One such report was by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.195sports.com\/%D8%A8%D9%88%D9%84-%D8%A8%D9%88%D8%AC%D8%A8%D8%A7-%D9%8A%D8%B9%D8%AA%D8%B2%D9%84-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%A8-%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%8B%D8%A7-%D8%A8%D8%B9%D8%AF-%D9%85%D8%A7-%D8%AD%D8%AF%D8%AB\/?utm_campaign=nabdapp.com&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_source=nabdapp.com&amp;ocid=Nabd_App\">195sports.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-78860 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/10\/word-image-7-4-e1603723555521.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"916\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/10\/word-image-7-4-e1603723555521.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/10\/word-image-7-4-e1603723555521-300x143.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/10\/word-image-7-4-e1603723555521-1024x489.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/10\/word-image-7-4-e1603723555521-768x366.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/10\/word-image-7-4-e1603723555521-1536x733.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>According to 195Sports, Pogba announced his retirement after French President Emmanuel Macron\u2019s comments on the gruesome murder of Samuel Paty by 18-year-old Abdoulakh Anzorov.<\/p>\n<p>Paty was beheaded in suburban Paris for showing cartoons of Muhammed, the Prophet of Islam, in class during a debate on free speech. The French government posthumously awarded him the country&#8217;s highest civilian award French Legion d&#8217;honneur. Macron, who has been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2020\/10\/26\/french-president-comments-over-islam-keep-sparking-outrage\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">critical of Islam<\/a>, deepened his condemnation after Paty&#8217;s beheading. He publicly backed Muhammed&#8217;s caricatures, which were also projected onto government buildings in France, the country with the highest Muslim population in Western Europe. Visual depictions of the Prophet is a contentious issue in Islam.<\/p>\n<p>195Sports alleged that Pogba, who plays for Manchester United and the French national team, retired from international football in response to Macron&#8217;s attack on the Islamic religion.<\/p>\n<p>Even though the story was first reported by Middle eastern outlets, it gained popularity after <a href=\"http:\/\/archive.vn\/yk7aN\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Sun<\/a> picked it up.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-78871 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/10\/ccb5a585-f6d7-4016-8ef8-51b28e961928.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"596\" height=\"557\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/10\/ccb5a585-f6d7-4016-8ef8-51b28e961928.jpg 596w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/10\/ccb5a585-f6d7-4016-8ef8-51b28e961928-300x280.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 596px) 100vw, 596px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It soon reached Indian media outlets. <a href=\"http:\/\/archive.today\/OtKpy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Republic<\/a> cited &#8216;reports&#8217; to claim that Pogba quit the French football team after Macron&#8217;s &#8220;Islamist terrorism&#8221; statement.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-78890 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/10\/7e99d0a9-f4fd-4614-8ddb-c0f2aa31ed00.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"577\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/10\/7e99d0a9-f4fd-4614-8ddb-c0f2aa31ed00.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/10\/7e99d0a9-f4fd-4614-8ddb-c0f2aa31ed00-300x240.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The same was reported by <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/ZosIB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">WION<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-78887 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/10\/8b4a7420-cb7f-4003-b3ba-0196dbd9f205.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"711\" height=\"635\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/10\/8b4a7420-cb7f-4003-b3ba-0196dbd9f205.jpg 711w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/10\/8b4a7420-cb7f-4003-b3ba-0196dbd9f205-300x268.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 711px) 100vw, 711px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The claim was also <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheManUtdWay\/status\/1320498134242496512\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">viral<\/a> on social media.<\/p>\n<h4>Fact check<\/h4>\n<p>Soon after the rumours began circulating, Paul Pogba took to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CGzneJhDINP\/\">Instagram<\/a> to dispel them \u2014 \u201cSo The Sun did it again&#8230; absolutely 100% unfounded news about me is going around, stating things I have never said or thought. I am appalled, angry, shocked and frustrated some \u201cmedia\u201d 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\u2019t 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\u2019s lives and my life.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF;border: 0;border-radius: 3px;margin: 1px;max-width: 540px;min-width: 326px;padding: 0\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CGzneJhDINP\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"12\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"flex-direction: row;align-items: center\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4;border-radius: 50%;flex-grow: 0;height: 40px;margin-right: 14px;width: 40px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"flex-direction: column;flex-grow: 1;justify-content: center\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4;border-radius: 4px;flex-grow: 0;height: 14px;margin-bottom: 6px;width: 100px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4;border-radius: 4px;flex-grow: 0;height: 14px;width: 60px\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"height: 50px;margin: 0 auto 12px;width: 50px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0;font-family: Arial,sans-serif;font-size: 14px;font-style: normal;font-weight: 550;line-height: 18px\">View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"flex-direction: row;margin-bottom: 14px;align-items: center\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4;border-radius: 50%;height: 12.5px;width: 12.5px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4;height: 12.5px;width: 12.5px;flex-grow: 0;margin-right: 14px;margin-left: 2px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4;border-radius: 50%;height: 12.5px;width: 12.5px\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4;border-radius: 50%;flex-grow: 0;height: 20px;width: 20px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0;height: 0;border-top: 2px solid transparent;border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4;border-bottom: 2px solid transparent\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px;border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4;border-right: 8px solid transparent\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4;flex-grow: 0;height: 12px;width: 16px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0;height: 0;border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4;border-left: 8px solid transparent\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 8px 0 0 0;padding: 0 4px\"><a style=\"color: #000;font-family: Arial,sans-serif;font-size: 14px;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: 17px;text-decoration: none\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CGzneJhDINP\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">So The Sun did it again&#8230; 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 \u201cmedia\u201d sources use me to make total fake headlines in the sensible subject of French current events and adding my religion and the French National Team to the pot. I am against any and all forms of terror and violence. My religion is one of peace and love and must be respected. Unfortunately, some press people don\u2019t 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\u2019s lives and my life. 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\u2019t write without making sure. But hey, seems you did it again and on a very serious topic this time, shame on you! #fakenews #AllezLesBleus @equipedefrance<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd;font-family: Arial,sans-serif;font-size: 14px;line-height: 17px;margin-bottom: 0;margin-top: 8px;overflow: hidden;padding: 8px 0 7px;text-align: center\">A post shared by <a style=\"color: #c9c8cd;font-family: Arial,sans-serif;font-size: 14px;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: 17px\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/paulpogba\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Paul Labile Pogba<\/a> (@paulpogba) on Oct 26, 2020 at 5:20am PDT<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>He also tweeted about the misinformation.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"und\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/k6caKkUzid\">pic.twitter.com\/k6caKkUzid<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Paul Pogba (@paulpogba) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/paulpogba\/status\/1320694251743793152?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 26, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The Sun subsequently <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/sport\/13020178\/man-utd-paul-pogba-quits-france\/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_campaign=sunfootballtwitter&amp;utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1603662341\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">updated its report<\/a> and added a clarification. A spokesperson note was also tweeted by the organisation. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/sport\/football\/news\/breaking-man-utd-star-paul-22904740\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mirror<\/a> also provided an erratum in its initial report.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"und\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CHF4wPoA3b\">pic.twitter.com\/CHF4wPoA3b<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Sun Football \u26bd (@TheSunFootball) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheSunFootball\/status\/1320722030795362304?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 26, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>However, both <a href=\"https:\/\/www.republicworld.com\/sports-news\/football-news\/paul-pogba-quits-frances-football-team-after-president-macrons-remarks-on-islam-reports.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Republic<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wionews.com\/sports\/fake-news-paul-pogba-slams-reports-claiming-he-quit-national-team-after-macrons-remarks-338040\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">WION<\/a> did not provide any clarification in their altered reports. Republic also published a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.republicworld.com\/sports-news\/football-news\/did-pogba-retire-pogba-quits-france-rumours-circulate-after-president-macrons-comments.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">follow-up article<\/a> on Pogba denying the rumours but failed to mention that the channel had also fallen for the misinformation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Media reports that French footballer Paul Pogba has retired from international football came pouring in on October 26. According to UK-based The Sun, the news was first reported by several middle eastern news outlets, however, neither the 27-year-old footballer nor the French Football Association had given an official statement. One such report was by 195sports.com [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":61,"featured_media":78892,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[282],"tags":[],"an_content_type":[],"coauthors":[692],"class_list":["post-78858","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-media-analysis","fact_checks_claim_type-news"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Paul Pogba did not quit French football team after Pres Macron&#039;s remarks on Islam - Alt News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Paul Pogba did not quit French football team after Pres Macron&#039;s remarks on Islam - Alt News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Media reports that French footballer Paul Pogba has retired from international football came pouring in on October 26. 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