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For the first time .. Deschamps calls on French players to postpone fasting during Ramadan

March 24, 2023

Press reports stated that French national team coach Didier Deschamps recommended his country’s Muslim players to postpone fasting until the end of the national team’s matches against the Netherlands and Ireland in Euro 2024.

newspaper said "L’Equipe" French, that the Muslim players in the ranks of the French national team camp will postpone their fast for a period of five days based on the recommendations of the French coach.

Deschamps had not previously forced his players to break their fast in the French national team, and it was reported that Deschamps’ Muslim players, headed by N’Golo Kante and Paul Pogba, had fasted before under the command of the French coach.

On the other hand, the English Premier League decided to observe the fasting of Muslim players while playing matches during the holy month of Ramadan.

Network reported "Sky Sports"According to Russia Today, the League asked the referees in all levels of the league to allow players to break their fast during the evening matches during the holy month of Ramadan.

Arab Desk

Arab Desk

The Arab Desk leads The Eastern Herald's reporting on the Middle East and North Africa. The desk has covered the Gaza-Israel war since October 2023, the Iran-Israel war of 2025-2026, the fall of the Assad government in Syria, Hezbollah's political and military shifts in Lebanon, the war in Yemen, and the diplomatic realignment of the Gulf states under the Abraham Accords and the Saudi-Iranian rapprochement.

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