MANCHESTER – Midfielder Manchester United, Paul Pogba, reportedly resigned from the French National Team (Timnas). The news was first broadcast by media from the Middle East, 195sports.com, which was quoted again by British media, The Sun.
So, what made Pogba resign from the French national team? Still according to reports The SunThis was due to the words of French President Emmanuel Macron who allegedly denigrated Pogba’s religion, namely Islam.
(Pogba while undergoing Umrah worship)
“Unity of assertiveness is the only answer to the crimes of Islamic terrorism,” Macron quoted him as saying The Sun.
Macron issued the above statement after giving the Legion d’honneur award to a teacher who was beheaded, Samuel Paty, after presenting a caricature of the Prophet Muhammad as an example of a case when he was teaching.
For your information, the Legion d’honneur is the highest award given to someone by the French government. According to reports The Sun, Macron’s decision to honor Samuel Paty and issue words that allegedly insulted Islam, caused Pogba to withdraw from the squad Blues – French nickname.
As additional information, Emmanuel Macron recently issued a statement that made Muslims angry. He said the state’s secularism was France’s national identity. Limiting freedom of expression to safeguard the feelings of a people is called Macron can destroy the unity of the country.
Therefore, Macron campaigned to defend the value of secularism. However, this secularism is not necessarily applicable to all things, including making caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad as examples of lessons.
A French history teacher named Samuel Paty made caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad as an example of a case when teaching. It’s just that, the depiction of the Prophet Muhammad SAW is considered a serious offense for Muslims. This is because the Islamic tradition explicitly prohibits the image of Muhammad and Allah.
Samuel Paty came under fire in the end. A few days later Samuel Paty was found lifeless in Conflans-Sainte-Honorine, northwest of Paris.
In Macron’s view, the perpetrator in the murder of Samuel Paty was a domestic militant Islamic group or commonly known as Cheikh Yassine. Because of this, Macron asked the group to be disbanded for the common good.
(Pogba while defending the French national team)
In addition, Macron also asked the Pantin Mosque which is located on the northeastern outskirts of Paris to be closed. This is because one of the congregation members of the mosque is the guardian of the student where Samuel Paty taught.
Therefore, if it is true that leaving the French national team, this will be a major blow to Les Bleus. Because, since serving in the senior team on March 22, 2013, Pogba has been a mainstay, including scoring one of the goals in France’s 4-2 win over Croatia in the 2018 World Cup final.
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