In EnglandMuslim players and officials in the country’s soccer championships will be able to break their fast in the middle of a match during the Ramadan. As a reminder, this month of abstinence between sunrise and sunset begins this Thursday in France and ends on April 21. Therefore, at the request of the arbitration bodies, a break will be established during the meetings organized in the afternoon, it indicates sky sports.

Nutrition and hydration

The measure affects the Premier League but also the other English leagues. N’Golo Kanté, Riyad Mahrez and Mohamed Salah are among the many players who will be allowed to eat and hydrate quickly during football matches. soccer. Match organizers will need to agree with interested players on the best time to break the fast once the sun has set, explains the Huffington Post.

In 2021, after a similar decision, the match between Leicester and Crystal Palace was interrupted in the 30th minute to allow Frenchman Wesley Fofana and Senegalese Cheikhou Kouyate to drink and eat. The two players had gone to the edge of the field to take energy gels.

The Crystal Palace goalkeeper had waited until they finished to clear the ball. “This is what makes football wonderful,” Wesley Fofana wrote on Twitter at the time. Happy to have been able to benefit from this deal, the player recently called up the French national team and later thanked the Premier League and opposing team Crystal Palace.

20 Minutes with agency