The French Football Federation has refused to allow fasting Muslim players to take breakfast breaks during matches. In a letter to ref...
The French Football Federation has refused to allow fasting Muslim players to take breakfast breaks during matches.
In a letter to referees in the French league, the French Football Federation requested that they refrain from pausing games to allow Muslim players to partake in Iftar during Ramadan. Due to a social media breach, this message has generated a lot of debate.
According to the letter, """"the Federation's attention was called to the phenomenon of matches being postponed so Muslim players might partake in Iftar during Ramadan. The rules of the Football Federation's legislation are broken by these disruptions. It also states that the French Republic must take action to avoid any discrimination and violations of anyone's dignity, particularly because of their political and religious convictions, and that the Federation and its decentralised entities defend fundamental values.
The English Football Association supported stopping games to allow players who were fasting to have breakfast, in contrast to the French Football Federation's position.