US EditionFrance's Pogba partners with professional camel racing team
- On Dec 10, 2025, Paul Pogba, AS Monaco midfielder, became shareholder and ambassador of Saudi Arabia-based Al Haboob, becoming the first professional footballer to buy into camel racing.
- Al Haboob, based in Saudi Arabia, was formed alongside RedSea Camel Company and competes across the GCC, blending heritage with modern camel racing techniques.
- Pogba said `I am incredibly excited to be joining forces with Al Haboob` after researching races online as ambassador to bridge cultures and connect to legacy and storytelling.
- Organisers say Al Haboob aims to establish a professional league, laying foundations for the Camel Racing League to globalise and shape the sport's future with Paul Pogba.
- The move follows Pogba's return last month after an 18-month ban, when he made a substitute appearance in Monaco's 4-1 defeat by Rennes after an appeal at the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
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With his participation in Al-Haboob, Pogba seeks to pave the way for a sporting and cultural project that extends its influence beyond football,
On Tuesday, Paul Pogba announced a rather original investment. The French footballer is now a shareholder and ambassador of a Saudi camel racing team. "One day the most expensive camel in the world would be a magnificent achievement," he also said. - Paul Pogba becomes a shareholder of a Saudi team... of camel racing (Sports).
French footballer Paul Pogba announces investment in camel-racing team
Once the world's most expensive footballer, Paul Pogba is now on the lookout for the world's most expensive camel: the French midfielder just started investing in the camel racing team Al Haboob.
"A storm is coming," Paul Pogba announced these days. However, the Frenchman did not announce a change – but other plans.
Paul Pogba is currently under contract with AS Monaco, but besides football he is also involved in another remarkable sport: camel racing.
More than a million euros can win in camel races. A lucrative market in which Paul Pogba now wants to participate. He has acquired his knowledge of this sport via YouTube.
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