Lille (France): Juventus star Paul Pogba finds himself at the eye of a storm as Euro 2016 hosts France prepare to face Switzerland in their final Group A game in Lille today.
<img src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/2016/jun/e-pogbapaul.jpg" alt="" />France midfielder Paul Pogba (right) chats with forward Anthony Martial during a training session in Clairefontaine-en-Yvelines in Lille, France on Saturday. pic/AFP
Dropped for Wednesday&rsquo;s 2-0 win over Albania in Marseille, Pogba came on at half-time and helped set up the second goal for Dimtri Payet deep into stoppage time with a trademark crossfield pass.
reaction &mdash; an explicit pump of the arm, apparently directed at the press box &mdash; caused a scandal. The France players who have faced the press since have done their best to dilute the controversy, Pogba&rsquo;s midfield colleague N&rsquo;Golo Kante saying: &ldquo;I didn&rsquo;t see this gesture that everyone&rsquo;s talking about. I was celebrating the second goal.&rdquo; Centre-back Samuel Umtiti, meanwhile, protested: &ldquo;I&rsquo;m not someone who looks at the press.&rdquo;
With France already assured of a last 16 place, coach Didier Deschamps can expect the matter to be at the top of the agenda when he sits down to address the media .
The Swiss beat Albania 1-0 in their opening game before drawing 1-1 with Romania and require only a point to secure one of the two automatic qualifying positions. Meanwhile, Albania take on Romania in other Group A encounter today.

Juventus star Paul Pogba finds himself at the eye of a storm as Euro 2016 hosts France prepare to face Switzerland in their final Group A game in Lille today

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