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 đź‘Ź pic.twitter.com/TwfbcpBfn7
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Israel officials, media reports claim Khamenei killed in airstrike
Tel Aviv/Tehran: Conflicting claims have emerged over the status of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei following recent US-Israeli strikes.
The developments come after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke of “growing signs” that Iran’s supreme leader may be “gone.” His remarks triggered a wave of unverified reports suggesting that Khamenei had been killed in the strikes.
Several Israeli media outlets, including News 12 and The Times of Israel, cited officials claiming that the Iranian leader had died.
Israeli media reports also quoted officials adding that the dead body of the Iran's Supreme Leader was found. It also stated that the photo of Khamenei's dead body was shown to US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
However, Iranian media and officials have rejected these claims. According to reports from Tehran, authorities said Khamenei is “safe and sound” and dismissed the reports as false.
There has been no independent confirmation of either claim so far.
