Father of Manchester United midfielder is dead

Fassou Antoine Pogba, a Guinean who moved to Paris at the age of 30 is the father to Pogba and his older twin brothers.

According to , the Pogba family confirmed the death of the 79-year-old on Friday night although the Manchester United midfielder has not made any personal statement.

Fassou was pictured supporting Pogba in the stands at Euro 2016 but due to his illness he has barely been sighted publicly attending games like Pogba's mum Yeo.

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In March, Pogba shared a photo of his dad in a hospital bed on his 79th birthday. "Happy birthday dear Dad, I feel blessed to be your son #pogdaddy #fighter #pogbance," he wrote alongside the post.

He was a former footballer with a career which began in Guinea. He however dumped it to became a coach to his three boys as well as other local lads in Roissy-en-Brie.

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"I wanted my boys to play at the highest possible level. I was really hard on them when they were kids and that meant that they learned quickly," Fassou told in February 2016.

"It got to the point where I was coaching other kids so they could give Paul a game when he was four, five, six years old. I was trying to bring them up to his level."

His two other sons, Florentin who plays for French club Saint-Étienne and Mathias who plays for Dutch club Sparta Rotterdam chose to represent their parents' country.