French footballer Pogba's brother charged and detained in extortion case

France national team player Paul Pogba and his brother Mathias Pogba walk on the pitch prior to a football match at the Vallee du Cher Stadium in Tours, central France. December 29, 2019. © Guillaume Souvant, AFP

The elder brother of Paul Pogba has been charged and detained over the alleged extortion of the French football star, a source close to the case said Saturday.

"We are going to challenge this decision," Mathias Pogba's lawyer, Yassine Bouzrou, told French broadcaster BFMTV, insisting that his client had committed no criminal offence.