Saudi Cleric Urges FIFA to Ban Soccer Players from
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A Saudi cleric named Mohamed Alarefe has tried to spur FIFA towards imposing an official ban on players who make the sign of the cross during games.
Alarefe, a professor of religion at King Saud University in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, posted his call on Twitter. 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.’
Alarefe apparently has no such concern over the several different Muslim players who have been known to drop to their knees and perform Muslim prayer after they score a goal. A fact that Twitter users reminded Alarefe of: