According to RMC, after Mendy auctioned his 2018 World Cup medal, Pascal Dupraz expressed his disbelief as to why the French international would dispose of "such an important trophy."

"Selling a trophy is like selling your soul to the devil." Pascal Dupraz learned that Mendy had put his replica 2018 World Cup trophy up for auction and still couldn't understand why the former Marseille player would sell it. Regarding this move, the former Ligue 1 coach, speaking on RMC's "Big Mouth Sports" this Sunday, stated that he "couldn't see any other reason besides financial ones."

In Dupraz's view, this is completely incomprehensible. "He can do whatever he wants. But you won the World Cup, and you have a replica trophy, and then you sell it? To be so dismissive of such an important trophy... How many people in France have won the World Cup? Only 46 people have won two World Cups. That's definitely the last thing I would ever sell." He continued.

"I don't think I would display the trophy at home"

However, Pascal Dupraz also admitted: "If I had won the World Cup, I don't think I would display the trophy at home. I would keep it in my office. That would be too 'showy'."

After achieving some success in his coaching or playing career, the Haute-Savoie native also kept a few precious items to remember those moments. "I'm not materialistic, but I am sentimental. I kept my first jersey from the French youth team. But it's not on display, it's put away. Occasionally, I open the memory box, and that reminds me of the wonderful moments I experienced then."

The same goes for the championship trophies he won while coaching Évian Thonon Gaillard, whether in the National League or Ligue 2. "I also kept the French championship trophies I won with ETG. But they are not on display because I feel they belong to me, and I'm proud of them. When I come home, what I need to see more are pictures of my family, not trophies," he concluded.

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