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.

Sultan Alhusni replied mentioning an Egyptian footballer currently playing for Italian club Roma, and said: 'I can't lie. Mohamed Salah and others kneel to pray when they score a goal and no one punishes them. Leave the sport to those who deal with it.'

Another hit out at Alarefe, saying it was the typical views of somebody who was talking about an issue that they knew nothing about.





Many of the responses were of a sarcastic nature, including a Twitter user identifying himself as Capitano, who wrote: 'The ISIS regime forbids crossing oneself; when al-Baghdadi is elected president of FIFA, we'll discuss the respected sheikh's request.'

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how many Moslems are even playing football? ndi ara!

Attention seeking infidel

izzou:


Its because of opinions like this that makes me doubt if Islam is actually a religion of peace

It is a religion of pieces Not peace.

Islam-a-bad..... Of all the issues in this world na that one dem go see....


Religion of piss indeed..



Ndi uwa nmebi....

Definetly, this is a fake story

Just another fanatic, mtcheeeew

awon ode ni e shar

just look at that


do we stop arda turan or ozil from doing allahakbar when they score / wish?

Sometimes u wonder if these muslim. Guyz ve brain disorder..

Don't players bow their head E.g Ahmed Musa does that but who gives a fark

It's high time they make Shekau Fifa president...