French authorities are investigating claims that Paul Pogba, the World Cup winner and Juventus midfielder, has been the victim of threats and extortion attempts by his older brother, Mathias, and childhood friends.
The story broke Sunday after a bizarre video appeared on Mathias' social media accounts. In the two-minute, 41-second video, Mathias spoke four languages and read a pre-written message promising "big revelations" about Paul, Paul's representative Rafaela Pimenta and fellow French star Kylian Mbappé.
Paul Pogba's camp responded, saying in a statement that his brother's threats "are unfortunately no surprise," and "are in addition to threats and extortion attempts by an organized gang against Paul Pogba.