Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba has opened up about his conversion to Islam after the French footballer came back from the pilgrimage to Mecca.
Pogba, who wasn’t raised as a Muslim even after his mother practicing Islam, says he was ‘questioning myself over a lot of things’ before he converted.
The midfielder said:
‘It’s everything [being a Muslim]. That’s what makes me thankful for everything.
He added that turning to Islam changed him. “It made me change, realise things in life. I guess, maybe, it makes me more peaceful inside. It was a good change in my life because I wasn’t born a Muslim, even if my mum was. I just grew up like that, respect for everyone.”
The 26-year-old, who is being linked with a potential summer move to Spanish club Real Madrid, also defended Islam, saying the media portrays the religion wrongly.
