Paul Pogba: Where They Stand on Israel

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Documented record

• May 18, 2021: On May 18, 2021, amid that month's Israel-Gaza fighting, Manchester United's Paul Pogba and teammate Amad Diallo raised and carried a Palestinian flag on the Old Trafford pitch during the post-match lap of honour following United's 1-1 draw with Fulham, and Pogba posted a photo of the moment to Instagram. Let's keep our world safe and free from violence. Pray for Palestine. Source 1 Source 2

Context and response

The caption itself uses general peace-and-safety phrasing ("keep our world safe and free from violence") rather than naming Israel as an aggressor or using inflammatory language; Man United's manager at the time publicly defended players' right to express such views.

Where Galil stands

Our opinion: We serve coffee, not causes — a gesture that stands with only one side of a war, with no room for Israeli victims, isn't one we'll toast to.

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Sources manually reviewed 2026-07-27. Corrections and later context will be appended to this page.