A Paris court has convicted Mathias Pogba for being the mastermind behind the attempted kidnapping and extortion of his junior brother Paul.
Mathias Pogba has been sentenced to prison for three years, with two suspended.
He will serve the remaining 1 year of his sentence under house arrest with an ankle monitor.
The court also imposed a 20,000-euro fine for his role in attempting to extort 13 million euros (US$13.5 million) from Paul Pogba in 2022, pressuring the player, his family, and business contacts.
The case, which shocked the French football community, involved six men close to Paul Pogba, including three childhood friends and his own brother.
The other defendants received sentences ranging from 20,000 to 40,000 euros in fines, with prison terms of up to eight years.
Mathias Pogba’s lawyer plans to appeal, calling the ruling “extremely harsh.”
