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Paul Pogba Defends Zlatan Ibrahimovic Over Romelu Lukaku Racism Row

Paul Pogba Defends Zlatan Ibrahimovic Over Romelu Lukaku Racism Row

Zlatan Ibrahimovic & Paul Pogba

Paul Pogba has defended his former teammate Zlatan Ibrahimovic after the Swede was alleged to have shouted racial slurs towards Romelu Lukaku during the Milan derby this week.

Read: Zlatan Breaks Silence On Lukaku Spat, Denies Racial Slur

Ibrahimovic and Lukaku locked heads and exchanged some heated words before being separated just before half-time during the Coppa Italia tie between AC Milan and Inter Milan on Tuesday.

The former Sweden talisman is alleged to have shouted "Go do your voodoo s***, little donkey" at Lukaku, with some claiming his words were racist in nature.

You can see some images of Ibrahimovic and Lukaku's clash below:

After Ibrahimovic denied the accusations of racism on Twitter, Pogba, who played with both forwards at Manchester United, took to social media to defend his former teammate.

Lukaku and the two Milan clubs are yet to comment on the incident, while the Italian Football Association is reportedly investigating the matter.

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