By l0gikal on Sports and Recreation from www.goal.com
To be tremendously fit is a must for all professional footballers: a demand that leads some Muslim players to forgo the duty of fasting during Ramadan, preferring to fulfill their obligation when the football season ends. However, for Sevilla’s Freddie Kanoute, this is not the case. 
By l0gikal on Sports and Recreation from www.thenational.ae
Muslims angered at the prospect of rowdy revelers descending onto Qatar for the 2022 World Cup games have been told to make a pilgrimage to Mecca during the tournament. 
By elan on Sports and Recreation from www.elanthemag.com
Nicolas Anelka, one of the top Muslim soccer players in the world, was recently kicked off the French team after a disagreement with coach Raymond Domenech. The situation started when Anelka, after a poor initial performance, was benched for the second half of Thursday’s Mexico-France matchup. He did not react well to this benching, supposedly embarking upon a profanity-laced tirade against his coach. It’s unclear just how audible Anelka’s tirade was - initial reports suggested that Anelka was shouting at Domenech, while subsequent reports have suggested that Anelka was speaking quietly and under his breath.
By elan on Sports and Recreation from www.elanthemag.com
As the Holy Month of Ramadan approaches, many Muslims soccer players are faced with a dilemma. Naturally, fasting takes a toll on the body, fatiguing it and lowering its performance level. Thus, footballers are faced with a tough decision, sacrificing their work performance or their religious obligations. Last year, the club team FSV Frankfurt gave three players a warning for fasting, as their contracts contained a clause stating that fasting was not permitted without permission from the club. 
By l0gikal on Sports and Recreation from azstarnet.com
The physical demands of an NFL training camp, which entail two practices on some days, can tax even the best-hydrated and well-fed players. Yet Abdullah, 25, and his brother Hamza, a 27-year-old defensive back for the Cardinals, are committed to fasting throughout Ramadan, which ends at sundown Thursday - the night the Vikings open the season in New Orleans. 
By l0gikal on Sports and Recreation from www.101greatgoals.com
The following quote has been attributed to Mesut Ozil on various internet sites (including Football.fr – but now removed) and on Twitter today: “I did this because I was defending my religion because David Villa insulted Islam.”
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