Gauthier Delomez
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9:47 p.m., September 01, 2022
Exceptional guest of “Europe 1 Sport” this Thursday, the Minister of Sports Amélie Oudéa-Castéra spoke about the Pogba affair, in which the French footballer was the victim of an extortion attempt. “What pains me and worries me is if this has an impact on the France team,” reacted the minister, not wishing to interfere in this legal case.
Three months before the World Cup in Qatar, will the reigning world champion French team be turned upside down by the Pogba affair? The French midfielder was the victim of an extortion attempt, and an investigation has been opened. In a video, his brother Mathias had promised “big revelations” about his younger brother and “marabout” Kylian Mbappé.
“I’m not going to interfere in a case that becomes legal,” said the Minister of Sports Amélie Oudéa-Castéra, exceptional guest ofEurope 1 Sport, worrying rather about a possible fallout on the selection. “What scares me and worries me is if this has an impact on the France team”, she reacted to the microphone of Virginie Phulpin and Jacques Vendroux.
“I am counting on Didier Deschamps to manage this situation”
The Minister of Sports and the Olympic and Paralympic Games, however, confided that she was reassured by the presence of coach Didier Deschamps, “who, I am sure, will be able to recreate the binder, ease tensions, and I am counting on him to really manage at best this particular situation within this very fine team”.
To avoid such situations, should we be more vigilant about the entourage of the players? “I read the articles in The Team who reported a very close-knit sibling, strong ties with the mother, so I don’t think anyone could have expected that”, replied Amélie Oudéa-Castéra. “I hope that light can be shed in the serenity, and above all that our French team be as much as possible preserved from the impacts of this affair”, agreed the Minister of Sports on Europe 1.