Guinea: Six On Trial for Blackmailing Pogba

The trial of six men linked to Juventus and France midfielder, Paul Pogba, (31) began yesterday, after being accused of blackmail, attempted extortion of millions of euros and holding the player at gunpoint.

The case at the Paris criminal court has shocked the French football world all the more so because the alleged perpetrators include three childhood friends and Pogba’s own brother, Mathias.

The trial comes on top of professional woes for Pogba, whose career has struggled since France’s…