France ace Paul Pogba mirrored Cristiano Ronaldo’s Coca-Cola snub and removed a Heineken beer bottle during his press conference. The devout Muslim moved the beverage from the table in front of him following France’s 1-0 win against Germany in Euro 2020 on Tuesday night. Pogba, who made a religious pilgrimage to Mecca along with Kurt Zouma in 2018, refused to endorse one of Euro 2020’s official sponsors as some assumed the reason behind his act is that alcohol is forbidden for Muslims.
Pogba has become the latest star to make his stance against the Euros’ sponsors after Ronaldo removed bottles of Coca-Cola placed in front of him. Fans were left disgusted with tournament staff as they suggested the star moved the alcohol-free beer bottle due to his faith. One of his supporters said, “Putting an alcoholic beverage in front of a Muslim is straight disrespect. You can’t blame Pogba here.” Another tweeted, “He’s a Muslim. Why put beer in front of him? Sponsors must be rational.” A third added, “He is a Muslim you should respect his choice.”
Meanwhile, another stated, “Quite understandable that as a Muslim, Pogba wouldn’t want to be seen promoting beer.” One simply stated, “Should have removed the Heineken logo/name behind him too.”
