Paul Pogba's brother detained over alleged extortion, says lawyer

Mathias Pogba, the brother of France's World Cup-winning footballer Paul Pogba, has been put under temporary detention by a Paris court as it investigates allegations of extortion, his lawyer has confirmed to CNN.

According to Mathias' lawyer Yassine Bouzrou, Mathias Pogba, 32, has been in prison since Saturday night.

"We will challenge this decision and ask for him to be released," Bouzrou told CNN on Sunday.