The Muslim Premier League | BBC Documentary
To mark the start of Ramadan the programme, narrated by Colin Murray,
speaks to star players and top managers to find out what impact Muslims
are having on the Premier League. Twenty years ago there were no Muslims
in the Premier League. Now there are nearly forty- enough for three
football teams.
But how has a profession, with a reputation for nightclub brawls, boozing and excess, dealt with teetotal players who value prayer and fasting?
But how has a profession, with a reputation for nightclub brawls, boozing and excess, dealt with teetotal players who value prayer and fasting?
Managers and football
commentators including Arsene Wenger, Sam Allardyce and Henry Winter
explain how clubs have adapted to accommodate a diversity of faiths. And
fans share what they really think of fasting – including what inspired
40,000 Newcastle supporters to start singing about Ramadan.
