Tottenham target Sulley Muntari and Inter manager Jose Mourinho are at the centre of a row in Italy about sports and religios abstenance, possibly (hopefully) bringing Muntari’s move to Spurs a step closer.
Muslims abstain from eating or drinking during daylight hours in the Islamic holy month of Ramadan.
And Muntari, a practicing Muslim, is sticking to his guns on the matter, despite protestations from Mourinho, who subbed Muntari after just 30 mins of Inter’s last match against Bari.
Mourinho said: ‘Muntari had some problems related to Ramadan, perhaps with this heat it’s not good for him to be doing this (fasting). Ramadan has not arrived at the ideal moment for a player to play a football match.’
Mourinho has upset the Union of Islamic Communities and Organisations in Italy whose president, Nour Dachan had this to say:
COYS
Islam was founded by a paedophile who said that the end of the world would not come until his followers killed all the Jews. He said this despite claiming to be a prophet of the Jewish God. Clearly intelligence was not his strong point, nor is it for any of his followers.
you sir are a bilious,ignorant buffoon.are there any religeous types who aren’t rabid nutcases without critical faculties? just a thought.
lmao!
well mourinho should leat the muntari practise his religious belief…its not his fault after all he is a good player
charles
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