For the primary time within the historical past of the German Bundesliga, a match between Mainz and Augsburg was paused final week when the referee allowed a participant to interrupt his Ramadan quick.
In the sixty fifth minute of the match, referee Matthias Jollenbeck halted the sport in order that Mainz defender Moussa Niakhate may hydrate himself.
Ramadan began in the beginning of April, throughout which, these partaking should not eat or drink something throughout daylight.
Niakhate would drink water from two bottles earlier than continuing to thank the referee with a handshake.
For the primary time in historical past, a Bundesliga recreation was stopped for thus {that a} Muslim participant may break his quick through the match.
In the sport between Augsburg and Mainz 05, the referee stopped the sport at sundown so Moussa Nikhaté may take some fluids.
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This gesture could be replicated on Sunday when referee Bastian Dankert would briefly pause RB Leipzig vs Hoffenheim to permit Leipzig’s Mohamed Simakan to rehydrate.
In the Premier League, final season’s match between Leicester City and Crystal Palace was additionally halted by referee Graham Scott to permit the Foxes’ Wesley Fofana and Palace’s Cheikhou Kouyate to interrupt their quick.
As per the Daily Mail, the director of communications for the German Referee Committee, Lutz Michael Frohlich mentioned, “There is not any basic instruction on this regard. But ofcourse, we assist our referees permitting such ingesting breaks throughout Ramadan on the request of the gamers.”
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
