Wednesday saw Paul Pogba join Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi in the effort launch UEFA’s new “Respect” campaign, an effort to promote greater inclusion, diversity and accessibility in football. The Manchester United midfielder was in Monaco today to attend the rollout of the #EqualGame campaign, which follows up on UEFA’s ‘No to Racism’ initiative, which combats bigotry in the beautiful game.
Earlier this summer, Pogba, a practicing Muslim, spoke out against Islamophobia and global terrorism.
He made the remarks in a very detailed and revealing interview with Details magazine. Pogba now denounced hatred and prejudice of a different sort as he conveyed the overall aims of the organization.
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“It’s all about respect, all about equality everywhere in the world. We’re all equal when we play football,” Pogba said. “This campaign, I’m really honoured to do it. We do what we love on the pitch and that’s the message we want to give to everyone.
“Outside the pitch you’re just you, I’m just Paul, normal Paul. We’re human beings. We’re not gods. We’re just normal people who should respect each other because we’re all equal.”
“The message we can give on the pitch and outside the pitch can help the world.”
The Frenchman attended the event with a hashtag of “Equal” in his hair.
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