Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba's offer of shorts instead of his shirt was rejected by a young France football team fan following the national team's Euro 2016 qualifier against Armenia on Tuesday.
The boy ran up to the France international to ask for his jersey after the 3-0 win, but appeared to be told by the midfielder that he had promised to hand his shirt to someone else, Metro.co.uk reported.
As the midfielder described why he couldn't give his shirt, the boy continued to plead with Pogba by holding his hands together.
Pogba refused one last time, but to his credit, offered his shorts to the keen France fan instead, before the supporter ran away after flatly denying the item of clothing, the report added.
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