Germany: Play stopped during Bundesliga football match to allow Muslim player to break Ramadan fast
Augsburg (Germany): History was made in the Bundesliga as the game was halted during a match between Augsburg vs. Mainz 05 to allow Augsburg’s player Moussa Niakhate to break his Ramadan fast.
The video of the incident has since been doing rounds on social media platforms with users lauding the move by the referee who allowed the halt in the game briefly.
In the 65th minute, the sunset and the referee for the game, Matthias Jöllenbeck, was asked to halt play so Niakhate could break his fast.
And the referee obliged, marking the first time ever that a Bundesliga game had been stopped to allow a player to break their fast for Ramadan.
Moussa Niakhate was seen drinking some fluids before shaking hands with the referee and returning to play.
There were more examples of referees allowing players to break their fast in the Bundesliga this weekend.
In RB Leipzig’s 3-0 victory over Hoffenheim on Sunday, referee Bastian Dankert allowed Mohamed Siamakan a few minutes to hydrate.
These decisions from referees have been met by approval from the German Football Federation.
Lutz Michael Fröhlich, director general of communications for the German Referee Committee, said on Monday: “There is no general instruction in this regard, but of course, we support our referees allowing such drinking breaks during Ramadan at the request of the players.”
Play was stopped during Augsburg vs. Mainz 05 so Moussa Niakhaté could have a moment to break his Ramadan fast just after sunset 👏 pic.twitter.com/TwfbcpBfn7
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Barber held for beating man to death over 'bidi' in east Delhi
New Delhi (PTI): A 32-year-old barber was arrested on Wednesday for allegedly beating a man to death following an altercation over a 'bidi' in east Delhi's Pandav Nagar area, police said.
A call regarding the incident that occurred near the bus stand road in Shashi Garden was received at 1.24 am, they said.
The victim was identified as Deepak (28), while the accused was Manoj, he added.
According to the police, during an argument, the accused picked up a wooden stick lying nearby and struck the victim repeatedly on the head. Multiple injuries and bruise marks were also found on the victim's forehead.
"Deepak was taken to Lal Bahadur Shastri Hospital, but doctors declared him brought dead," an officer said.
An FIR has been registered and further investigation is underway, the officer added.
