Tag: Paul Pogba

Paul Pogba and Zlatan Ibrahimovic are already football’s greatest comedy duo

When two superstars with giant personalities are brought together in a new team, there are always concerns about how they will get along both on and off the pitch. Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Paul Pogba have been quick to dispel these concerns at Man United, though. And they’ve already established themselves as football’s greatest comedy team.

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Paul Pogba’s agent named his company after Jerry Maguire

The undisputed king of this transfer window is agent Mino Raiola. He represents three of Man United’s four signings (Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Henrikh Mkhitaryan, and Paul Pogba), including the largest deal in the history of football. And the name of the Dutch firm raking in his cut of all this action? Maguire Tax & Legal. As in the 1996 Tom Cruise film about a sports agent.

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Jose Mourinho wins Community Shield, signs Pogba, and burns Juan Mata all in the same day

The day of Jose Mourinho’s first competitive match with Manchester United was pretty much the perfect Jose Mourinho day. He signed Paul Pogba, he matched David Moyes’ achievements as Man United manager by winning the Community Shield on a late Zlatan Ibrahimovic goal, and he got to crush Juan Mata’s will to live in the cruelest way yet.

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Paul Pogba is trolling the world about his potential Man United move

The transfer saga of the summer is Paul Pogba potential move back to Manchester United, which could bring a new world record fee, and he’s milking this spotlight for all its worth.

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A definitive answer to whether Gonzalo Higuain and every other player is worth their transfer fee

Juventus paid €90 million for Gonzalo Higuain — the 28-year-old destroyer of Lionel Messi’s dreams and Serie A’s top scorer last season. This is a lot of money for any player, let alone one who is closing in on 30 years old. And so it has prompted the indignant question raised every time there is a transfer fee larger than what is currently accepted to be within the always rising range of normality: Is he worth it?

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Paul Pogba makes being stuck in a hotel for a month seem fun

Before France’s 2-0 win over Germany in the Euro 2016 semifinals, Paul Pogba gave the France Football Federation’s YouTube channel a look at what he does on tournament off days. After being cooped up in the team hotel for about a month straight already, you’d think there would be a lot of boredom and misery, but for Pogba it’s a lot music, dancing, and massages.

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DTotD: Paul Pogba taken down by champagne slicked floor

Juventus sealed their record fifth consecutive Serie A title with Roma’s 1-0 win over Napoli, prompting the usual celebrations of bouncing around while spraying champagne. But since the players were in a room with a hardwood floor instead of the dressing room, this created hazardous conditions. And Paul Pogba fell victim to them.

While attempting to take a selfie while moshing around, Pogba slipped on the wet floor, then looked like he was trying to walk on ice as he attempted to get back to his feet.

This is a video that likely gave France manager Didier Deschamps a heart attack so close to Euro 2016, but Pogba appeared to survive the ordeal without any ill effects.

This has been the Dirty Tackle of the Day: a chronicling of unfortunate events. 

Carlos Tevez has an impressive Bombonera foosball table

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We know Carlos Tevez loves Boca Juniors since he left Europe to return to the club where his career began, but it goes even farther than that. Tevez is now the proud owner of a La Bombonera foosball table that is serious business. All this thing is missing is a tiny Maradona jumping around in the stands.

Meanwhile, in a completely unrelated development, Tevez’s former teammate at Juventus, Paul Pogba, now has Pokemon hair.

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