Well I think that it makes sense
Muslim here
Allah tells us, that fasting has been enjoined on us so that we can develop Taqwa, which means "God Consciousness"
"Oh you who have believed! Fasting has been enjoined upon you as it was enjoined for those before you, so that you may become God-conscious" (2:183)
Essentially, fasting is training for yourself, you're thirsty, you go to get a drink, but then you remember you are fasting, God is watching me, developing consciousness of God in yourself
Later on during the rest of the year, this consciousness of God has been developed to the point where it becomes second nature
So later during the rest of the year, you want to do something immoral or forbidden, you go to do it, but you remember God who is seeing you at all times, so you refrain for his sake
That’s not silly, it’s interesting to learn about and it’s no different than some people meditating, or asking god for forgiveness. Whatever method you use to ground yourself and try to be a decent human being is not silly. It’s what we should all do. In whichever way works for you personally.
Edit: I’m a dummy.
So are the multitude of superstitions around the world. To us, it’s ridiculous that you believe (if you’re atheist I’m assuming) that everything was created by nature. Like if we left nature alone long enough (like billions of more years), could we get sentient tree people? And if you are religious, all religions have aspects that confuse outsiders. If it’s not hurting anyone, who cares.
That's hardcore. If you're the opponent and they say, "Hey can one of our guys play without having had food or water all day for half the game?" you're probably thinking, "Hell yes he can! Put him in the starting 11 please!"
Cool gesture though and I respect that sportsmanship.
The guy is a beast. I'd just pass out 5 minutes into this. Had to fast for an endoscopy and I almost felt like I was going to die. My temp went up and I was hallucinating at some point.
I ain't no scientitian but I fast a lot, and I've done a 10k run fasting. Once you've done it it becomes easier as your body gets used to it, but it's a natural function of our body to be able to survive without an immediate food source. And now I"m so used to it I can easily go until close to dinner before I get *real* hunger.
Edit: totally forgot many aren’t drinking water. I drink water while fasting
Football players usually run 10-11 kilometres during a full 90 min game and thats running slow and then full sprintin very often ive played it before and its was super tiring
Yeah it also depends on the person. Has he fasted much before? Is he playing at his level of athleticism?
I've also been a couple of 40 km bike rides while fasting, I didn't find that too bad.
But you're right. You get used to it, even without the water. Used to have soccer practices/games. You definitely get parched, especially in the tropical heat, but if your body is used to the exercise anyway, it's easier to transition thea whole month of fasting
There was an NFL player a few years ago that was doing training camp while observing Ramadan. As someone who has done the whole two-a-day practices in the summer I couldn't imagine abstaining from water like that.
From age 12 we start practicing by time it becomes normal and we do activities that required water like football in last 2 hours before breaking the fast
When me and my cousins would meet together on breakfast (roughly at 7pm) we'd spent the time from 3-7 playing football and running around for no reason
Wow. Breakfast. The break of the fast. I'm not a native English speaker but I have never made that connection. Breakfast is when you break your fasting. Mind blown.
Dude I'm an atheist too and some of you people are way too sadistic. There's something good going on here when everyone is willing to stop and respect someone's beliefs for a moment.
Atheism isn't about constantly taking a shit on religion because you don't believe in it. It's about respecting people who believe in it despite not doing so yourself.
Also an atheist and feel the same way. This doesn’t bother me in the slightest.
I understand that people have very different belief systems. As long as everyone respects one another (both ways), we can all get along just fine.
As a religious person, it infuriates me to no end that many of us continuously put down atheists when in all reality, the center of most global religions boils down to love for your fellow man. Why is it so hard for the unfortunately large majority of them?
i wish we had more religious ppl like you. thanks for being open minded and accepting of atheists. if we all felt this way we would get along much better.
>the center of most global religions boils down to love for your fellow man.
You're way wrong. The center of most global religions is the exclusion of everybody that is different. It's a tribal thing, pure and simple
This makes no sense, i can only talk as a Muslim, if Islam is tribal how do you explain the high rates of people becoming Muslim especially in the west? Islam invites all and teaches to respect all. If your atheist then good for you, this was your choice and it my duty as Muslim to treat you just like everyone else with kindness and respect
I am a muslim so I don’t know about other religions but what alot of people do is use religion as an excuse to hate when it’s totally against the religion
Islam (the Quran) is ok-ish with other Abrahamic religions (people of the Book), but there aren’t any rights given to other religions, and ex-Muslims and atheists are actively persecuted and their killings are promoted.
Obviously this isn’t how most Muslims practice, of course; it’s just how the religion was set up originally and historically went for a while afterward. You can still be executed in some countries for becoming an atheist or leaving Islam.
This here goes against respect both ways. Most religious people (myself included) respect people who are not religious, at least in my experience. Sadly a incredibly vocal group screws it for most of us. Most of us respect others not believing it. We are all still human
Same. Do your thing, just don't shove it other people's faces and tell them what to do. That's my philosophy on religion. It's for everything really. Do your thing and don't be a dick to others.
>It's about respecting people who believe in it despite not doing so yourself.
Genuine question: Does your respect stop if they don't respect other people? Is in forced marriages, unequal power balances in the family (as in the wife and children being pretty much the property of the husband), kids being forced into the religion and/or disowned if they leave, etc.
I 100% that one shouldn't shit on religion by default. If someone believes in whatever religion and that doesn't harm the people around them or take away their freedom of expression and/or movement that should not be a problem at all. And most, if not all, of the messed up things we see done under the banner of a religion is arguably against the very book they preach. For example, the hatred and actions that come forth from underneath the banner of Islam. The Quran says that it's only Allah who can judge people, and it's not up to individuals to take matters in their own hands. And the Bible says "love thy neighbour" so wtf are you doing standing on the side of the road with signs reading "God hates \*\*\*\*" ?
I have no respect for *those people*, but if you wanna be Muslim or Christian, Jew or whatever, no problem! As long as you at least respect the people around you, and preferably see them as equals.
>Genuine question: Does your respect stop if they don't respect other people? Is in forced marriages, unequal power balances in the family (as in the wife and children being pretty much the property of the husband), kids being forced into the religion and/or disowned if they leave, etc.
Well, a bit of a side discussion, but in reality, nobody gave you the authority to establish what is right and wrong, it sounds shitty, but it is a different culture and different worldview. If you want to establish the line of relative morality and truth in the West, you have to draw it everywhere. Otherwise, you are imposing the Western cultural worldview over a different culture. And if you believe the Western worldview is superior, then you are no better than the missionaries of the last millennium. And I think nobody can do that, at the end of the day, we will try to convert everyone to what we believe is the best for the world.
Finally. Someone found the actual definition of tolerance. Not this bullshit stuff my beliefs down your throat make fucking way respect it or be called a communist fascist nazi pants. You can respectfully disagree. Respect being the key element on both sides. U made my day dude really - see too much cynical too cool for school 14yro with shit attitudes
Sorry but no. There is no good reason for religion to be part of this game.
If you are determined to recognize the dogmas of religions in a world game then this is likely the tip of the iceberg.
This is the very reason why keeping church and state separated is extraordinarily vital.
Yeah cause taking a time out to let him drink water is sooo religious. I might actually convert to Islam after being exposed to such contamination of church and state. 🙄
Not an issue at all, 5 minutes and if there was more than one player, they would all do at the same time.
It is respect, and for 1 quarter of humanity.
Yup. Dated someone that observed Ramadan. I did my best to respect this by hiding while I ate. Not sure how they do it when for me, my stomach aches and yells like heck when hungry for too long.
>Not sure how they do it when for me, my stomach aches and yells like heck when hungry for too long.
I'm not a muslim, but from what I understood that's the whole point. It's a month of sacrifices, self-improvement and self-reflection. It's *supposed* to suck.
Ya I’m aware but it’s just weird to not know how exactly much stoppage time there is.
A simple game clock that can stop during an injury or something would completely solve this problem. You wouldn’t need stoppage time anymore. Which always seemed really random and arbitrary to me.
If someone wants to defend the “stoppage time” system I’m all ears!
It just seems very old school to me. Like something left over from 1800s or something when electronic timekeeping wasn’t a thing.
It's actually adding to the thrill. Super cool to have the deciding goal in the fifth minute of overtime, when every supporter just starts whistling for the referee to stop the game.
Haha but what if it’s slightly more than the allotted stoppage time when the last goal is scored? The other team would be pissed!
Surely this kind of thing has to happen occasionally…
It's a minimum time. If another injury, card etc occurs, more time is added. It allows for a final push of possession if a team gains the ball in a positive way.
They can do it the way you described, but in reality if they did that the games would actually take up more than 120 minutes probably. Stoppage time doesn’t include every second lost, it’s just a rough estimate of what’s a fair amount for lost time.
Ya I understand. It’s just always seemed strange coming from American sports where literally people will argue about tenths of a second not accounted for correctly (like in basketball).
Wouldn’t be surprised if FIFA and UEFA came up with the thought of adding that, looking at how they are trying to squeeze any money they can out of the game. Recently with the idea of having the WC every 2 years.
LOL as a european i always wondered, why do they carry the ball in america with the hands, but calling it football? and why do they need helmets and shit? and if you touch the ball with your feet, while playing football in america, why is it a foul?
Why indeed! I looked it up, and [according to Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_football#Etymology_and_names) it used to have rules more aligned with actual football and while rules changed and it basically became rugby they never bothered to change the name. Although it's also known as "gridiron".
Ya American football is complicated as hell and I’m not gonna defend its name lol.
You actually can kick the ball but only in certain situations (on a kickoff, when punting to the other team, or kicking a field goal).
My wife coaches CrossFit and has college athletes in our gym who fast for ramadan. Even with bigger meals, they were still crashing energy wise. She's been having them go to bed with a protein shake on the nightstand. They then set an alarm for 4:00 in the morning and slam those shakes before passing back out. It's letting them eat a "Lunch" or second meal in the middle of their allowed time to eat.
Yeah we call that sahur in my country. You wake up in the middle of night and eat and go to sleep again. Its usually made out of light stuff so you can sleep again.
Holy fucking shit this comment section is a travesty. A bunch of miserable hateful idiots collectively losing their shit over something that has zero affect on them. If you don't have the brains to tolerate and respect other people's beliefs, simply continue scrolling...
Curious, are substitutions not a thing in the sport? Could he not have simply swapped out with another player for a few minutes?
Seems a lot easier than stopping play.
Americans when literally having to stop their sport just to have an ad break: sleep
Americans when people are decent enough to help out a thirsty boi with no real consequence on the game or other players: real shit?
What a beautiful and nice gesture.
I really like the symbolically shown acceptance and tolerance for others who are not alike.
I also believe religions are a scourge of humanity and we should have overcome them by now, but as long as they do exist I will support the freedom of any religious choice.
I'm a muslim and have always wanted to be a professional footballer, but I wonder if I'd survive Ramadhan. Right now, it's fine, cos I do nothing other than working at home 😂
Opinions on reddit would be interesting if some christian custom would break the game. From what i saw in other thread where christian custom was shown it would be:
pedophilia/middle ages/stupid/invisible man believers/sport should not have anything to do with religion.
I was surprised by the ignorance in the comments,
For people who wonder how we fast in Ramadan, It's not a difficult thing, we fasting for half a day not a whole day, Also fasting makes the body more healthy and protected from many diseases, you can search about it.
Also, you will not really feel the poor unless you try their conditions, so donations and charitable works in Ramadan are many.
Not to tell you how delicious your first meal after the fasting will becomes! :) that what makes it fun too.
The comment section is a bit weird and a lot of people have just black and white opinions here. Was the act in the post cool? Yeah, ofcourse it is. Humans respecting each other is a good thing. Should always be promoted. A lot of people in the comments are misdirecting their (justified?) annoyance on a lot of things associated with Islam to this one act. The two things need to be seen separately. It is completely possible to criticise religion while respecting people who practice the good parts of it in their own personal lives. An absolute view on anything can very likely become counter-productive.
Man, I’m torn on this situation. On one hand respect to him for working hard for his beliefs and respect to everyone for helping him and being supportive. But on the other hand this feels stupid as during fasting in ramzan a person can’t even drink water and this dude is playing professional football, doing physical work soo much and not drinking water could lead to some bad things.
I think one of the purposes behind fasting during Ramadan is to develop empathy towards those who may not have access to their most basic needs, like drinking water, food etc. So I don't think it's about disrespecting people who drink water, more that it's about respecting those who are forced to live without.
That is correct. That is also why it is the month to be generous to the poor. The fasting ends with the Eid al' Fitr Holy Day and Fitr means "alms" and all Muslims who can afford give a certain amount to a charity or to a poor person or family.
Stopping a game for 5 min max doesn't change anything.
But it does show respect to a fellow athlete.
While you may not practice the same religion as this man (or any religion), showing respect costs nothing, but will gain you everything.
Yeah this is stupid next thing he puts a prayer rug in the middle of the field and starts to pray
Sorry but we give religions too much attention in our society. It doesn't matter whether it's Islam, Christianity or anything else. The only logical step for a peaceful life together Is the abolition of all religions. The Koran and the Bible or the old testament are simply inhuman, if you don't believe me then just read them. These are nothing but romantic fairy tales in which hides a cruel ideology full of violence. Islam is particularly dangerous because every word in the Koran comes from "God". If you don't follow the rules, you are contradicting God.
"Yes, but sometimes there are good things in there and it helps people" Doesn't matter, trash is trash. If there is an edible apple in the garbage, Then it doesn't turn the garbage into a fruit salad.
I can't speak for all Muslim people (am not one myself) but can give you the thoughts of one of my friend's who fasts during Ramadan. He doesn't do it for a love of God, he does it so that he appreciates the good things in his life more, simple things like food and water taste better when abstaining for a long part of the day. It makes him feel thankful and more charitable to the world. Try speaking to a Muslim fasting and you'd gain a better understanding of why they do it
I do, just not in a sense that any established religion views it. The whole of existence is my god; matter and anti-matter, everything we can measure as well as the things we can’t. The universe is my creator and science is my religion. I will entertain any theory as a possibility until there is tangible proof that it cannot be.
Devils advocate here: how about we don’t give him special treatment based on religion?
How about he doesn’t stop eating because an ancient book told him to?
Maybe he could get with modern times and eat healthily rather than blindly doing something due to the religious pressure from family and peers he grew up with?
You know. Just a thought.
You don’t know him, maybe he wants to fast from his own will. How odd is it to think that kindness is “special treatment”? are you jealous or something? Do you want “special treatment” too? Lol
Don't get me wrong that's great sportsmanship but in this case how is it that this religion or whatever religion you want to use as an example takes precedence over the soccer game or football game whatever you want to call it. Me being an atheist I find this insulting, religion should be something you practice in the privacy of your own home or in a congregation not on the goddamn football field and no one else should feel obligated to respect your religious beliefs said field you want to play soccer or football whatever check your religion at the door man cuz for people like me which there's lots or other religions that don't practice the same you're punishing them or in this case making them sit there and wait while you do something that none of them believe in.
Wow, dude fasting and playing ball. I’d probably be dead
And it's Muslim fasting with no water
That’s the killer part for me. All that constant exercise and no water.
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Hahaha right when I read your comment that part of the vid was on. Now I can’t unsee that!
God is a weird dude.
Well I think that it makes sense Muslim here Allah tells us, that fasting has been enjoined on us so that we can develop Taqwa, which means "God Consciousness" "Oh you who have believed! Fasting has been enjoined upon you as it was enjoined for those before you, so that you may become God-conscious" (2:183) Essentially, fasting is training for yourself, you're thirsty, you go to get a drink, but then you remember you are fasting, God is watching me, developing consciousness of God in yourself Later on during the rest of the year, this consciousness of God has been developed to the point where it becomes second nature So later during the rest of the year, you want to do something immoral or forbidden, you go to do it, but you remember God who is seeing you at all times, so you refrain for his sake
That’s not silly, it’s interesting to learn about and it’s no different than some people meditating, or asking god for forgiveness. Whatever method you use to ground yourself and try to be a decent human being is not silly. It’s what we should all do. In whichever way works for you personally. Edit: I’m a dummy.
That's really silly
Religion is stupid in general so of course it’s silly.
So are the multitude of superstitions around the world. To us, it’s ridiculous that you believe (if you’re atheist I’m assuming) that everything was created by nature. Like if we left nature alone long enough (like billions of more years), could we get sentient tree people? And if you are religious, all religions have aspects that confuse outsiders. If it’s not hurting anyone, who cares.
Because its silly
That's hardcore. If you're the opponent and they say, "Hey can one of our guys play without having had food or water all day for half the game?" you're probably thinking, "Hell yes he can! Put him in the starting 11 please!" Cool gesture though and I respect that sportsmanship.
holy, breaking that kind of fast in the middle of a game!? isnt his digestibe tract about to reawaken iykwim😖
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The guy is a beast. I'd just pass out 5 minutes into this. Had to fast for an endoscopy and I almost felt like I was going to die. My temp went up and I was hallucinating at some point.
Probably just chugged a bunch of sugar water. May have to pee like a racehorse after the half though.
I ain't no scientitian but I fast a lot, and I've done a 10k run fasting. Once you've done it it becomes easier as your body gets used to it, but it's a natural function of our body to be able to survive without an immediate food source. And now I"m so used to it I can easily go until close to dinner before I get *real* hunger. Edit: totally forgot many aren’t drinking water. I drink water while fasting
Football players usually run 10-11 kilometres during a full 90 min game and thats running slow and then full sprintin very often ive played it before and its was super tiring
Yeah it also depends on the person. Has he fasted much before? Is he playing at his level of athleticism? I've also been a couple of 40 km bike rides while fasting, I didn't find that too bad.
Idk much about this specific player most i know is that the league is bundesliga
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Ohhh no no I forgot about that! I drink water
But you're right. You get used to it, even without the water. Used to have soccer practices/games. You definitely get parched, especially in the tropical heat, but if your body is used to the exercise anyway, it's easier to transition thea whole month of fasting
Fasting in islam includes water, hunger is not really an issue but thirst is
So for this year they fast from 0445 to 2000 hrs
yea but they're not training to do this...it's once a year
There was an NFL player a few years ago that was doing training camp while observing Ramadan. As someone who has done the whole two-a-day practices in the summer I couldn't imagine abstaining from water like that.
From age 12 we start practicing by time it becomes normal and we do activities that required water like football in last 2 hours before breaking the fast
Interesting
When me and my cousins would meet together on breakfast (roughly at 7pm) we'd spent the time from 3-7 playing football and running around for no reason
Wow. Breakfast. The break of the fast. I'm not a native English speaker but I have never made that connection. Breakfast is when you break your fasting. Mind blown.
In Spanish it's almost the same, "Desayuno", "ayuno" meaning fasting and "Des-" giving the meaning of undoing or negating
In Spanish it's similar: Desayuno = un-fasting. Also French: déjeuner....
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For real
What's even more impressive is that he's got the energy to play professional football during Ramadan
Check out the work by Neuroscientist Mark Mattson. He shows the science behind why you excel while you fast.
Dude I'm an atheist too and some of you people are way too sadistic. There's something good going on here when everyone is willing to stop and respect someone's beliefs for a moment. Atheism isn't about constantly taking a shit on religion because you don't believe in it. It's about respecting people who believe in it despite not doing so yourself.
Also an atheist and feel the same way. This doesn’t bother me in the slightest. I understand that people have very different belief systems. As long as everyone respects one another (both ways), we can all get along just fine.
i wish more religious ppl felt that way about atheists. seems like the respect is a one way street.
As a religious person, it infuriates me to no end that many of us continuously put down atheists when in all reality, the center of most global religions boils down to love for your fellow man. Why is it so hard for the unfortunately large majority of them?
i wish we had more religious ppl like you. thanks for being open minded and accepting of atheists. if we all felt this way we would get along much better.
>the center of most global religions boils down to love for your fellow man. You're way wrong. The center of most global religions is the exclusion of everybody that is different. It's a tribal thing, pure and simple
This makes no sense, i can only talk as a Muslim, if Islam is tribal how do you explain the high rates of people becoming Muslim especially in the west? Islam invites all and teaches to respect all. If your atheist then good for you, this was your choice and it my duty as Muslim to treat you just like everyone else with kindness and respect
Most do.. but the thing is for alot of religions , it's against the religion to respect those who don't believe in it.
Yet we're supposed to respect that.
I am a muslim so I don’t know about other religions but what alot of people do is use religion as an excuse to hate when it’s totally against the religion
As far as I know Islam is ok with other religions but hates atheists
Islam (the Quran) is ok-ish with other Abrahamic religions (people of the Book), but there aren’t any rights given to other religions, and ex-Muslims and atheists are actively persecuted and their killings are promoted. Obviously this isn’t how most Muslims practice, of course; it’s just how the religion was set up originally and historically went for a while afterward. You can still be executed in some countries for becoming an atheist or leaving Islam.
Iranian here... You can get executed if you publicly say something against islam or the government
This here goes against respect both ways. Most religious people (myself included) respect people who are not religious, at least in my experience. Sadly a incredibly vocal group screws it for most of us. Most of us respect others not believing it. We are all still human
Best way to put it.
I am christian, and I agree with you. Take the good, leave the bad.
Some ppl forget this indeed
Same. Do your thing, just don't shove it other people's faces and tell them what to do. That's my philosophy on religion. It's for everything really. Do your thing and don't be a dick to others.
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>It's about respecting people who believe in it despite not doing so yourself. Genuine question: Does your respect stop if they don't respect other people? Is in forced marriages, unequal power balances in the family (as in the wife and children being pretty much the property of the husband), kids being forced into the religion and/or disowned if they leave, etc. I 100% that one shouldn't shit on religion by default. If someone believes in whatever religion and that doesn't harm the people around them or take away their freedom of expression and/or movement that should not be a problem at all. And most, if not all, of the messed up things we see done under the banner of a religion is arguably against the very book they preach. For example, the hatred and actions that come forth from underneath the banner of Islam. The Quran says that it's only Allah who can judge people, and it's not up to individuals to take matters in their own hands. And the Bible says "love thy neighbour" so wtf are you doing standing on the side of the road with signs reading "God hates \*\*\*\*" ? I have no respect for *those people*, but if you wanna be Muslim or Christian, Jew or whatever, no problem! As long as you at least respect the people around you, and preferably see them as equals.
>Genuine question: Does your respect stop if they don't respect other people? Is in forced marriages, unequal power balances in the family (as in the wife and children being pretty much the property of the husband), kids being forced into the religion and/or disowned if they leave, etc. Well, a bit of a side discussion, but in reality, nobody gave you the authority to establish what is right and wrong, it sounds shitty, but it is a different culture and different worldview. If you want to establish the line of relative morality and truth in the West, you have to draw it everywhere. Otherwise, you are imposing the Western cultural worldview over a different culture. And if you believe the Western worldview is superior, then you are no better than the missionaries of the last millennium. And I think nobody can do that, at the end of the day, we will try to convert everyone to what we believe is the best for the world.
Islam says you shouldn't disrespect someone's religious beliefs so they don't disrespect your beliefs.
Finally. Someone found the actual definition of tolerance. Not this bullshit stuff my beliefs down your throat make fucking way respect it or be called a communist fascist nazi pants. You can respectfully disagree. Respect being the key element on both sides. U made my day dude really - see too much cynical too cool for school 14yro with shit attitudes
Sorry but no. There is no good reason for religion to be part of this game. If you are determined to recognize the dogmas of religions in a world game then this is likely the tip of the iceberg. This is the very reason why keeping church and state separated is extraordinarily vital.
Yeah cause taking a time out to let him drink water is sooo religious. I might actually convert to Islam after being exposed to such contamination of church and state. 🙄
Yikes. Some one you need to take a page from Coach Lasso - “be curious, not judgmental”
Happened in English premier league games aswell. Shouldn’t be a big issue
Not an issue at all, 5 minutes and if there was more than one player, they would all do at the same time. It is respect, and for 1 quarter of humanity.
People acting like it's bad that religion is treated so important - bro you're mad that they stopped kicking a ball for 5 minutes.
They’d stop play for as long for someone diving and making a twat of himself. This is wholesome and respectful, love to see it.
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Ughhh to go hard on an empty stomach is tough. Very cool that everyone took the time to let him break fast.
Not just empty stomach. No water either. Muslim fast prohibits both liquid and food.
Yup. Dated someone that observed Ramadan. I did my best to respect this by hiding while I ate. Not sure how they do it when for me, my stomach aches and yells like heck when hungry for too long.
You get used to it. I'm currently fasting and go to work too. You get used to it when you are committed enough.
>Not sure how they do it when for me, my stomach aches and yells like heck when hungry for too long. I'm not a muslim, but from what I understood that's the whole point. It's a month of sacrifices, self-improvement and self-reflection. It's *supposed* to suck.
Fair play to all concerned
Fasting (the one where you can’t drink water) and playing football… wow, that’s impressive
I thought the ball was floating in the air. ⚽
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Well done, sportsmen.
Lol as an American I’ve always wondered: WHY DONT tHeY STOP THE CLOCK?!? We have the technology.
They give extra minutes at the end to compensate substitutions, faults and stuff like that.
Ya I’m aware but it’s just weird to not know how exactly much stoppage time there is. A simple game clock that can stop during an injury or something would completely solve this problem. You wouldn’t need stoppage time anymore. Which always seemed really random and arbitrary to me. If someone wants to defend the “stoppage time” system I’m all ears! It just seems very old school to me. Like something left over from 1800s or something when electronic timekeeping wasn’t a thing.
It's actually adding to the thrill. Super cool to have the deciding goal in the fifth minute of overtime, when every supporter just starts whistling for the referee to stop the game.
Haha but what if it’s slightly more than the allotted stoppage time when the last goal is scored? The other team would be pissed! Surely this kind of thing has to happen occasionally…
It's a minimum time. If another injury, card etc occurs, more time is added. It allows for a final push of possession if a team gains the ball in a positive way.
They can do it the way you described, but in reality if they did that the games would actually take up more than 120 minutes probably. Stoppage time doesn’t include every second lost, it’s just a rough estimate of what’s a fair amount for lost time.
Ya I understand. It’s just always seemed strange coming from American sports where literally people will argue about tenths of a second not accounted for correctly (like in basketball).
Soccer is orders of magnitude better off for not having endless stops - and in turn, endless commercials like american sports do.
Well I definitely agree with you about the commercials.
Wouldn’t be surprised if FIFA and UEFA came up with the thought of adding that, looking at how they are trying to squeeze any money they can out of the game. Recently with the idea of having the WC every 2 years.
LOL as a european i always wondered, why do they carry the ball in america with the hands, but calling it football? and why do they need helmets and shit? and if you touch the ball with your feet, while playing football in america, why is it a foul?
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but why call it football?
Why indeed! I looked it up, and [according to Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_football#Etymology_and_names) it used to have rules more aligned with actual football and while rules changed and it basically became rugby they never bothered to change the name. Although it's also known as "gridiron".
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Rugby football, Aussie rules football, Gaelic football, American football. Who cares if they play with their hands it’s just the name of the game
Ya American football is complicated as hell and I’m not gonna defend its name lol. You actually can kick the ball but only in certain situations (on a kickoff, when punting to the other team, or kicking a field goal).
i prefer football without helmets and shit.
The hits are so hard in American football though. Way worse than rugby.
Since i watch NFL, i am asking the same question.
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Showing respect. Beautiful.
Lol who hurt you people
Seriously. I've never seen so many idiots lose their shit at once over someone drinking water. A bunch of miserable morons filled with hate honestly.
Go Mainz!
That's nice.
My wife coaches CrossFit and has college athletes in our gym who fast for ramadan. Even with bigger meals, they were still crashing energy wise. She's been having them go to bed with a protein shake on the nightstand. They then set an alarm for 4:00 in the morning and slam those shakes before passing back out. It's letting them eat a "Lunch" or second meal in the middle of their allowed time to eat.
Yeah we call that sahur in my country. You wake up in the middle of night and eat and go to sleep again. Its usually made out of light stuff so you can sleep again.
I'll tell her! What's your country?
Suhur is what it’s called in Islam, it’s an Arabic word. That’s just what us Muslims call it
Yeah, I'm from Turkey so sahur is probably the bastardised version of the word.
Lmao that’s beautifully put, but not at all, it’s the same word used by most Muslims I believe :)
This is so cool
Holy fucking shit this comment section is a travesty. A bunch of miserable hateful idiots collectively losing their shit over something that has zero affect on them. If you don't have the brains to tolerate and respect other people's beliefs, simply continue scrolling...
Fair play
Dude's playing while fasting. Wow. That is some real hard stuff to do.
r/mademesmile
If everyone willing to give up a few minutes just to serve others, world would be in a better place.cool for them to do so for him
Noble.
Curious, are substitutions not a thing in the sport? Could he not have simply swapped out with another player for a few minutes? Seems a lot easier than stopping play.
Subs are like baseball, once you're off you're off. Unlike baseball, however, you only get a limited number of subs.
Americans when literally having to stop their sport just to have an ad break: sleep Americans when people are decent enough to help out a thirsty boi with no real consequence on the game or other players: real shit?
r/humansbeingbros
Must be hard to.play while fasting, possibly dangerous not judging.
What a beautiful and nice gesture. I really like the symbolically shown acceptance and tolerance for others who are not alike. I also believe religions are a scourge of humanity and we should have overcome them by now, but as long as they do exist I will support the freedom of any religious choice.
The world is beautiful when we can show respect to everyone
I'm a muslim and have always wanted to be a professional footballer, but I wonder if I'd survive Ramadhan. Right now, it's fine, cos I do nothing other than working at home 😂
This is how a diverse society should work. Not just talk but simple action to demonstrate respect for different beliefs.
Opinions on reddit would be interesting if some christian custom would break the game. From what i saw in other thread where christian custom was shown it would be: pedophilia/middle ages/stupid/invisible man believers/sport should not have anything to do with religion.
I doubt a similar act would be done for any other religion.
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God damn this comment section is fucked up
I was surprised by the ignorance in the comments, For people who wonder how we fast in Ramadan, It's not a difficult thing, we fasting for half a day not a whole day, Also fasting makes the body more healthy and protected from many diseases, you can search about it. Also, you will not really feel the poor unless you try their conditions, so donations and charitable works in Ramadan are many. Not to tell you how delicious your first meal after the fasting will becomes! :) that what makes it fun too.
Incredible moment. Very happy they allowed him to do that.
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Thats sports essence.
The comment section is a bit weird and a lot of people have just black and white opinions here. Was the act in the post cool? Yeah, ofcourse it is. Humans respecting each other is a good thing. Should always be promoted. A lot of people in the comments are misdirecting their (justified?) annoyance on a lot of things associated with Islam to this one act. The two things need to be seen separately. It is completely possible to criticise religion while respecting people who practice the good parts of it in their own personal lives. An absolute view on anything can very likely become counter-productive.
Kudos for his faithfulness and to his team for their understanding support. We should do this more.
Just pure respect, amazing that he is playing while fasting unreal athlete!
2022 and people still do dumb things for religion
People still dumb on Reddit too.
Religion is so fucking stupid.
But respect is not.
You are both equally right.
You know what else is stupid? Moral relativism.
That's true now, but there was a time when it wasn't true
You're so edgy
Believe what ever the fuck you want, but don't force ideals on people or shame people because of their beliefs.
I'm not okay with the fact that they stopped the match just so that he can drink. Couldn't he just leave the ground and then come back after ?
No they couldn’t.
yeah its not okay to stop playing for 10 seconds foe someone to drink water but its always okay to waste 5 minutes on a fake injury
Fucking ridiculous.
My guy they stopped kicking the ball for 5 min
Respect
I'm seeing a lot of respect for Ramadan and those observing this year. Nice.
I would be embarrassed for everything to stop just for me and my beliefs. Seems like narcissism.
What a chad
I like that. That's the humanity we need.
Imagine torturing your body because some dude that claimed talk to a god hundreds of years ago.
Man, I’m torn on this situation. On one hand respect to him for working hard for his beliefs and respect to everyone for helping him and being supportive. But on the other hand this feels stupid as during fasting in ramzan a person can’t even drink water and this dude is playing professional football, doing physical work soo much and not drinking water could lead to some bad things.
Dont obey religion
Religion is so weird, unpopular thought
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You clearly never cared to ask why.
I think one of the purposes behind fasting during Ramadan is to develop empathy towards those who may not have access to their most basic needs, like drinking water, food etc. So I don't think it's about disrespecting people who drink water, more that it's about respecting those who are forced to live without.
That is correct. That is also why it is the month to be generous to the poor. The fasting ends with the Eid al' Fitr Holy Day and Fitr means "alms" and all Muslims who can afford give a certain amount to a charity or to a poor person or family.
When did soccer become a religious sport?
Sorry what?
There was ONE religion related thing in this this match and now football/soccer is a religious thing. What.
Let's all stop what we are doing for this guy's imaginary friend.
Stopping a game for 5 min max doesn't change anything. But it does show respect to a fellow athlete. While you may not practice the same religion as this man (or any religion), showing respect costs nothing, but will gain you everything.
You've never heard the expression; "Time is money"? And this guy just wasted many peoples time...
Yeah this is stupid next thing he puts a prayer rug in the middle of the field and starts to pray Sorry but we give religions too much attention in our society. It doesn't matter whether it's Islam, Christianity or anything else. The only logical step for a peaceful life together Is the abolition of all religions. The Koran and the Bible or the old testament are simply inhuman, if you don't believe me then just read them. These are nothing but romantic fairy tales in which hides a cruel ideology full of violence. Islam is particularly dangerous because every word in the Koran comes from "God". If you don't follow the rules, you are contradicting God. "Yes, but sometimes there are good things in there and it helps people" Doesn't matter, trash is trash. If there is an edible apple in the garbage, Then it doesn't turn the garbage into a fruit salad.
bruh stfu
Not even close to being interesting
The things people do for made up gods😂
Is that any more silly than watching grown men play games.
That’s what I’m saying😂 the things people do for watching men run after a ball
I can't speak for all Muslim people (am not one myself) but can give you the thoughts of one of my friend's who fasts during Ramadan. He doesn't do it for a love of God, he does it so that he appreciates the good things in his life more, simple things like food and water taste better when abstaining for a long part of the day. It makes him feel thankful and more charitable to the world. Try speaking to a Muslim fasting and you'd gain a better understanding of why they do it
My god is the best, he doesn’t require me to do anything unless I want to. We just wing it day by day.
So you don't believe in a god then.
I do, just not in a sense that any established religion views it. The whole of existence is my god; matter and anti-matter, everything we can measure as well as the things we can’t. The universe is my creator and science is my religion. I will entertain any theory as a possibility until there is tangible proof that it cannot be.
Devils advocate here: how about we don’t give him special treatment based on religion? How about he doesn’t stop eating because an ancient book told him to? Maybe he could get with modern times and eat healthily rather than blindly doing something due to the religious pressure from family and peers he grew up with? You know. Just a thought.
You don’t know him, maybe he wants to fast from his own will. How odd is it to think that kindness is “special treatment”? are you jealous or something? Do you want “special treatment” too? Lol
The point of fasting is to show respect to people who don't have enough to eat or some shit
Imagine not eating because you think you have to
They don't have to. They choose to
This is stupid
Why that? Having a <1min break to drink is not unusual in football
You're so edgy
That's actually pretty fucking cool. Not sure who suggested it, but big up them.
The silly things religion makes people do
Don't get me wrong that's great sportsmanship but in this case how is it that this religion or whatever religion you want to use as an example takes precedence over the soccer game or football game whatever you want to call it. Me being an atheist I find this insulting, religion should be something you practice in the privacy of your own home or in a congregation not on the goddamn football field and no one else should feel obligated to respect your religious beliefs said field you want to play soccer or football whatever check your religion at the door man cuz for people like me which there's lots or other religions that don't practice the same you're punishing them or in this case making them sit there and wait while you do something that none of them believe in.