MILAN, Aug 25 (Reuters) - Inter Milan coach Jose Mourinho was criticised by an Italian Muslim leader on Tuesday for comments the Portuguese made about Ramadan.

Inter midfielder Sulley Muntari was substituted in the first half of Sunday’s 1-1 Serie A draw with Bari and Mourinho said the Ghanaian was possibly lacking energy because of the fast he is observing for the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.

“I think Mourinho could talk a little less,” Mohamed Nour Dachan, president of the Union of the Islamic community and organisations in Italy, told Sky television.

http://sports.yahoo.com/sow/news?slug=reu-italymourinhomuslims&prov=reuters&type=lgns


http://edition.cnn.com/2009/SPORT/football/08/26/football.mourinho.ramadan.muntari/


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:Poops sorry wrong thread

/I can't believe I'm actually supporting Mourinho, but the doctrinal aspect of Islam constantly sets off an almost juvenile protest every time there is even a neutral comment made on the subject .Top level sports physiology is a science. Fasting for 15 hours is a faith belief system . A rational comment on energy levels due to catabolic metabolism is not an attack on Islam. It is a rational analysis. Perhps some (not all) supporters of Islam should engage their rational brain more often; and speak in knee jerk jingoism less often.

mystikal:

/I can't believe I'm actually supporting Mourinho, but the doctrinal aspect of Islam constantly sets off an almost juvenile protest every time there is even a neutral comment made on the subject .Top level sports physiology is a science. Fasting for 15 hours is a faith belief system . A rational comment on energy levels due to catabolic metabolism is not an attack on Islam. It is a rational analysis. Perhps some (not all) supporters of Islam should engage their rational brain more often; and speak in knee jerk jingoism less often.

Amen to that.

Mourinho is just a stupid fellow, fasting has been in existence long ago why da hell is he complaining about it that it's affecting players (Sulley Muntari), that guy Mourinho just like being in the news thats it!!!

My advise for JM is not to[i] 'try'[/i] these guys.
If he does, e dey play with fire
If they issue 'fatwa' on his head, FIFA no fit save am ooh
If u sabi am, make u warn am OOH

u no hate Mourinho pass me, buh d guy no talk anything bad na. the Muntari guy can't tell he was 100% fit, after going without food for some time. Is he even supposed 2 be fasting and playing at the same time? _{Foe & Jarqui comes 2 mind, lol}