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Paul Pogba to pay for NBA-style rings for France World Cup winners - sources

Paul Pogba will pay for NBA-style World Cup winning diamond-encrusted rings for France's World Cup-winning squad, sources have told ESPN FC.

French FA president Noel Le Graet said on Tuesday that it will pick up the bill of around €10,000 for the transportation of the rings from Los Angeles to Paris.

The price of each piece has not been confirmed yet but they will be made of 11 carat diamonds with blue sapphires and red rubies.

The idea was pitched to the squad by Antoine Griezmann and Pogba, who are both NBA fans and want to emulate the tradition in U.