To permit gamers to interrupt their quick throughout Ramadan, referees within the Premier League and English Football League have been requested to cease night matches, in accordance with Sky Sports.
The holy interval of Ramadan, which is the ninth month within the Islamic calendar, begins on Wednesday and can finish on the night of Friday, April 21.
Match officers have been suggested to permit members to interrupt their quick by consuming drinks, vitality gels or dietary supplements throughout pauses in play.
Referees have additionally been requested to establish gamers who might want to break their quick throughout play previous to kickoff and, the place attainable, agree on a tough time for this to occur.
Several Muslim gamers, together with Liverpool ahead Mohamed Salah, Chelsea midfielder N’Golo Kante and Manchester City winger Riyad Mahrez, are amongst gamers who’re anticipated to abstain from consuming and consuming throughout daytime.
However, this isn’t the primary time matches have been stopped within the Premier League for gamers to interrupt their quick. Two years earlier, Leicester City’s recreation towards Crystal Palace was halted to permit the gamers to interrupt their quick, and is believed to be a Premier League first.
Meanwhile, the Chelsea Foundation will maintain an unprecedented pitchside open iftar on the iconic Stamford Bridge stadium on Sunday, 26 March, marking an thrilling milestone for the membership and your complete Premier League. ,
Speaking about the identical, Simon Taylor, Head of the Chelsea Foundation, stated: ‘I’m delighted to announce our Open Iftar at Stamford Bridge and we’re extraordinarily proud to be the primary Premier League membership to take action. Recognizing Ramadan and our Muslim neighborhood is a key facet of our work in selling non secular tolerance and I look ahead to welcoming everybody on Sunday, 26 March.’
(With Reuters inputs)
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
