Why I converted to Islam – Paul Pogba reveals

Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba has opened up on his decision to convert to Islam.

The star midfielder says he was ‘questioning himself over a lot of things’ before turning to Islam and becoming ‘more peaceful inside’.

Pogba, who made a pilgrimage to Mecca during the holy month of Ramadan, says that doing so has helped in making him become a better person.

Asked what being a Muslim meant to him in The Times’ new Life Times podcast , Pogba said: “It’s everything. That’s what makes me thankful for everything.

“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.

“Islam is not the image that everyone sees – terrorism… What we hear in the media is really something else, it’s something beautiful.

“You get to know it. Anybody can find that he feels connected with Islam.”

When asked what brought about his change in religion the World Cup winner admitted he did so in order to help him focus.

Pogba continued: “It came because I have a lot of friends who are Muslim. We always talk.

“I was questioning myself in a lot of things, then I started doing my own research. I prayed once with my friends and I felt something different. I felt really good.

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