Breaks during evening matches played over Ramadan

[Bedfordblue]

Surely the sensible thing here is to not schedule night games for the period?

Ramadan: Match officials asked to provide opportunity for Muslim players across Premier League and EFL to break fast

Match officials issued with guidance ahead of holy period of Ramadan and encouraged to find natural pause in play during evening matches to allow any Muslim player or match official to break their fast before resuming the action; Ramadan begins this week and lasts around a month

www.skysports.com

 

[Huyton Layne]

Will this make footy Halal? If so I'm done. None of that muck in my house.

 

[DanB90]

 

[kev]

Surely just ask the pope not to declare Ramadan on match nights.

 

[chrismpw]

Why must the rational world bend to accommodate the superstitious?

 

[Rita_Poon]

Why must the rational world bend to accommodate the superstitious?

writings been on the wall for years...

 

[chrismpw]

writings been on the wall for years...

So a precident has been set ... they've coped in the past and will cope in the future.

 

[chicoazul]

I agree with breaks for Ramadan. It’s respectful and inclusive for such a small inconvenience to the game itself.

 

[chicoazul]

SAY IT.

 

[Daveysgingerlovechild]

Surely the sensible thing here is to not schedule night games for the period?

Ramadan: Match officials asked to provide opportunity for Muslim players across Premier League and EFL to break fast

Match officials issued with guidance ahead of holy period of Ramadan and encouraged to find natural pause in play during evening matches to allow any Muslim player or match official to break their fast before resuming the action; Ramadan begins this week and lasts around a month

www.skysports.com

It must be pretty challenging for a top level athelete to manage nutritional intake during Ramadan. Tricky one, if the players are happy with it and it helps them then why not?

In some respects evening games might be better for players provided sundown occurs far enough of the game to let them eat and digest food. I'm guessing not though, with the clocks changing etc.

 

[Rita_Poon]

So a precident has been set ... they've coped in the past and will cope in the future.

 

[COYBL25]

@ForeverBlue92 get in here now, the floor is all yours.

 

[Rita_Poon]

@ForeverBlue92 get in here now, the floor is all yours.

 

[DanB90]

So a precident has been set ... they've coped in the past and will cope in the future.

Imagine if we carried this attitude towards everything…

 

[Daveysgingerlovechild]

@ForeverBlue92 get in here now, the floor is all yours.