Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba has reportedly purchased
and gave gift of rings to his world cup winning teammates in the French
national team for the 2018 world cup triumph.
The present has arrived,” said Paul Pogba on Wednesday,
confirming he had given all his France team-mates world champion rings modelled
on those in many American sports.
“We handed them out
to the players, the reaction was good, they thanked me,” Pogba told a press
conference at France’s training centre.
“It’s a small
gesture after winning a World Cup with great players. I consider them my
family. It’s a small gift from me.”
Earlier on
Wednesday France midfielder Blaise Matuidi tweeted a photo showing him and
Pogba holding the boxes containing the enormous rings.
“Unforgettable
present for an unforgettable memory. Thanks from the bottom of my heart to the
jewellery @paulpogba.” Matuidi wrote.
Pogba said he had
already made a similar gesture when he left Juventus, where he won four
straight Serie A titles, for Manchester United.
“I made a small
gift to the players when I left,” he said.
“It was a small
gesture to thank them for the trophies, because we do not play alone, we never
win on our own,” he added.
Pogba hatched the
plan with Antoine Griezmann, a fan of American basketball, where championship
rings, which originated in baseball, are common.
“A World Cup you do
not win it alone, the players were there behind me, they supported me” and
despite “criticism”, the group remained “bonded”, Pogba said.
“A small gesture
like that is nothing because a World Cup is for life, this ring you can lose,
but the World Cup you do not lose that,” he said.
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