Mathias Pogba Sentenced in High-Profile Extortion Case Against Brother Paul Pogba

The elder Pogba received a three-year sentence, two suspended, for attempting to extort €13 million from the football star, alongside five other convicted defendants.

Mathias Pogba was sentenced to three years in prison, with two years suspended, and will serve the remaining year under house arrest with an electronic bracelet.
Five other men, including childhood friends of Paul Pogba, were convicted of extortion, kidnapping, and criminal conspiracy, receiving sentences ranging from four to eight years.
The extortion plot involved holding Paul Pogba at gunpoint in March 2022, demanding €13 million, of which Pogba paid €100,000 to the group.
The case became public after Mathias Pogba posted videos on social media in 2022, threatening to reveal damaging information about his brother.
Paul Pogba, who did not attend the trial, expressed relief at the verdict and stated his intention to focus on returning to professional football in March 2025 following a doping suspension.