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    1xCricket » FOOTBALL » Championships » Pogba follows up Ronaldo’s Coca-Cola stunt by removing Heineken bottle from press conference
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    Pogba follows up Ronaldo’s Coca-Cola stunt by removing Heineken bottle from press conference

    Akshat MehrishBy Akshat MehrishJune 17, 20212 Mins Read
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    Cristiano Ronaldo’s stunt in the press conference caught the eye of the world as the footballer removed sponsor Coca-Cola’s bottles from the shot. Paul Pogba has followed in his footsteps by doing the same with Heineken, albeit for markedly different reasons. 

    “Drink water!” – said Ronaldo in his press conference after removing two bottles of Coca-Cola, which were laid in front of him. Cristiano’s actions garnered worldwide attention, with reports soon claiming that the company lost 4 billion shortly after the stunt – a report which has been disproved by experts since.

    Ronaldo moves two bottles of Coke aside in a press conference and tells people to drink water instead

    Coca Cola fell ~1.6% soon afterwards, good for a today $4 billion drop in market cap

    pic.twitter.com/fbAXH2orxc

    — Morning Brew ☕️ (@MorningBrew) June 16, 2021

    Paul Pogba mirrored the Portugal captain in his press conference as he removed a bottle of Heineken paced in front of him. 

    First Ronaldo with the Coca-Cola…

    Now Paul Pogba wasn't happy with the Heineken in front of him at his press conference 🍺❌ pic.twitter.com/SU1ifQPGOP

    — Goal (@goal) June 16, 2021

    The Frenchman appeared before the media after his team beat Germany in their opening match of the 2020 UEFA Euro. While Pogba himself did not score, his actions were key to the only goal of the match. Despite being boxed by the opposition defenders, he found Lucas Hernadez rushing into the box with a superb outside-of-the-boot pass. Hernandez’s cross into the box was diverted into his own net by Mats Hummels. 

    See also  WATCH: second-string Italy thrash San Marino in pre-Euro friendly 

    As he sat down for his post-match comments, Pogba saw a bottle of Heineken – an alcoholic beverage – that had been placed in front of him. Following in the footsteps of Ronaldo, he too removed the bottle from the shot, albeit without offering any explanations. The prevailing theory is that his actions were motivated by his religious beliefs. Pogba is a devout Muslim, and the consumption of alcohol is forbidden in Islam. 

    However, Insider claims that the bottle which Pogba removed was that of a non-alcoholic drink from Heineken, although it featured similar packaging to the alcoholic ones. The report further states that it is unclear whether Pogbe knew about the same. 

    Italy's Manuel Locatelli is the latest footballer to remove branded drinks during a press conference. Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo started the trend by removing a cola bottle and was followed by France's Paul Pogba who removed the bottle of an alcoholic beverage company pic.twitter.com/oNR0R4Skkq

    — TRT World (@trtworld) June 17, 2021

    Surprisingly, Ronaldo and Pogba aren’t the only ones to have taken such pronounced actions in the 2020 Euro. Italy’s hero on Wednesday night, Manuel Locatelli, did the same in his post-match conference when he removed Coca-Cola bottles that had been placed in front of him. 

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