The organization of the European Championship has taken measures in response to a statement by Paul Pogba to remove a bottle of Heineken beer at the press conference. From now on, there will be no more bottled beer at Muslim players’ press conferences, unless players and managers have no objection, reports said. The Telegraph Thursday. The discussion about the bottles of beer started after Pogba removed them from sight after the won group match against Germany (1-0).
From now on, teams, managers and players will be asked whether they object to the presence of Heineken 0.0 bottles during the press conference. Muslims generally do not drink alcohol for religious reasons. On Wednesday evening, it was noticeable that the drink had been removed from the podium for the first time, when Karim Benzema reported for the usual press talk after the game against Portugal (2-2). In the background of the players, Heineken’s name will continue to adorn the sponsor board, as will the Heineken-sponsored trophy for the man of the match.
according to Manchester Evening News Pogba converted to Islam in 2019. “It changed me,” the Manchester United midfielder said in the past. “I have started to put things in perspective in life. It has been a positive change in my life, because I was not born as a Muslim, even though my mother was. I just grew up that way. I respect everyone. Islam is not the image that everyone has of it. What we hear in the media is really something different, it is something beautiful. Everyone can discover that they feel connected to Islam.”
Valentijn Driessen: ‘Don’t participate or don’t come to that press conference’
Valentijn Driessen does not have a good word for the actions of Paul Pogba and Cristiano Ronaldo.
Pogba’s statement followed a joke by Cristiano Ronaldo to remove a bottle of Coca-Cola from the table early in the tournament. The Portuguese superstar pushed the coke bottles out of the picture and flashed a bottle of water. “Drink water!” the Portuguese attacker told his audience in the press room. An innocent action with a wink, but one with consequences for the multi-million dollar company. Ronaldo caused the value of the soft drink group to fall by almost 3.5 billion.
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