FIFA has been urged to ban Christian players from making the sign of the cross after scoring a goal. A Muslim cleric from Saudi Arabia, Mohammed Alarefe called on football's governing body to write it into the game's laws that players be prohibited from tapping their stomach, chest, left shoulder then right shoulder to make a cross. Alarefe, who is professor of religion at King Saud University in Riyadh, posted the controversial call on Twitter to his 17.4million followers, but he was quickly flooded with messages disagreeing with him. A number of people pointed out to the Muslim scholar that a huge amount of players kneel on the ground and kiss the floor in celebration of a goal, mimicking the Islamic prayer. Alarefe wrote: 'I've seen video clips of athletes, soccer players running, shooting and when they win they make the symbol of the cross on their chests and my question is if FIFA's rules forbid this.' While people form all religious backgrounds, including Christianity and Islam responded to his views, many condemned the cleric, saying it incited division.
Posted: at 12-05-2017 02:07 PM (7 years ago) | Addicted Hero
christianity at 12-05-2017 02:10 PM (7 years ago) (m)
Ok,same way they should stop hitting their head on the ground when they score goals
Posted: at 12-05-2017 02:10 PM (7 years ago) | Gistmaniac
Spatacuss at 12-05-2017 02:19 PM (7 years ago) (m)
ONLY FROM ISLAM, I wonder the kind of spirit wey dey that their KURAN cus after them study the next thing is how to attack CHRISTIANS or anything CHRISTIANS do to glorify God ..... HYPOCRITES
Posted: at 12-05-2017 02:19 PM (7 years ago) | Upcoming
HUMANresurce at 12-05-2017 02:23 PM (7 years ago) (m)
THIS TERRORIST DON START AGAIN.. BUT I KNOW THAT THE MUSLIM WORLD WILL NEVER ACHIEVE THEIR GOAL TOWARD THE CHRISTIAN ESPECIALLY THE CHRISTIANS LIVING IN THE WESTERN WORLD.. ARABS, UNA NO REACH UNA NEVER BATHS..
Posted: at 12-05-2017 02:23 PM (7 years ago) | Upcoming
Afriqueenn at 12-05-2017 06:08 PM (7 years ago) (f)
Animalistic muslim. Wonder if your quran permits you to watch football at all, not to talk of seeing players making Cross sign, seeing that the game was developed by the same Christians you despise! Hypocritical terrorist that should be denied of existence!!!
Posted: at 12-05-2017 06:08 PM (7 years ago) | Upcoming
Topexcity at 13-05-2017 10:46 AM (7 years ago) (m)
THE WORLD WILL BE A BETTER PLACE WITHOUT ISLAMIC RELIGION... THEY ARE TAUGHT EVIL AND DEEP HATRED!!! JESUS RULES FOREVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted: at 13-05-2017 10:46 AM (7 years ago) | Upcoming
MAD MAN MIND UR BUSINESS SND RELIGION, THEY EACH PLAYER CAN GO INTO THE FIELD WIT WHT EVER TIN HE BELIEVE IN. IF HE BELIEVES IN HIS SHOE THT MAKES HIM SCORES GOALS LIVE HIM TO WORSHIP HIS SHOE. U BELIEVE IN WHT U LIKE AND LIVE OTHERS ALONE.MUSLIM LET YR GOD FIGHT FOR HIMSELF JST FOR ONCE , U PEOPLE HV FOUGHT FOR HIM ENOUGH. JESUS CHRIST ALWAYS CARRY MY BATTLES I DNT EVEN FIGHT ONE MYSELF.
Posted: at 18-05-2017 06:16 AM (7 years ago) | Upcoming
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