French midfielder Paul Pogba, 25, has posted a video of himself at the holiest site of Islam in Saudi Arabia, as he prepares to join his French squad for the World Cup in Russia next month.
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&ldquo;Only the person that comes here can understand the feeling,&rdquo; the Manchester United star said in an Instagram video from the holy city of Mecca. &ldquo;This a beautiful place &mdash; beautiful, beautiful, beautiful. And the feeling... I cannot even explain to you.&rdquo;
The Frenchman posted the video of himself standing in front of the Kaaba, a black cube towards which Muslims turn for their five daily prayers. Pogba, who will be a key member of France&rsquo;s World Cup team in Moscow, made a similar pilgrimage last year during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
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