The battle of bottle continues at Euro 2020 as French player Paul Pogba, a practicing Muslim, moved a Heineken beer bottle out of sight before the start of a news conference.
The French player took the lead from Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo who had removed the Coca-Cola bottle before a presser.
Pogba was named man of the match as France defeated Germany 1-0 in Tuesday’s game.
Paul Pogba removed a bottle of Heineken beer placed in front of him at a Euro 2020 news conference. pic.twitter.com/mQyuQOX1hw
— Usama Virk (@UsamaVirkk) June 16, 2021
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The French central midfielder, a Muslim by faith, picked up a bottle of non-alcoholic Heineken beer from the table and kept it on the ground.
Heineken, like Coca-Cola, is the official sponsor of Euro 2020.
The social media users are questioning if Pogba’s act would have the same impact on the alcohol brand as Ronaldo’s.
Notably, the Portuguese snubbing Coke and preferring water caused a loss of $4 billion in the share price to the beverage brand.
Notably, the French footballer embraced Islam in 2019 and he has performed both Umrah and Hajj pilgrimages.
In a 2017 Tweet, he had disclosed about non-consumption of alcohol.
I don’t drink alcohol man, but happy birthday
— Paul Pogba (@paulpogba) August 5, 2017