Benzema, Shaqiei, Ozil dan Fellaini Berpuasa di Brazil?
Muslim Stars such as Benzema, Shaqiri, Ozil and Fellaini to Juggle their Religious?
Editor : Ismail Gani
Translator : Novita Cahyadi
BEBERAPA bintang bola di Piala Dunia harus menjalani ibadah puasa sebagai komitmen keimanan terhadap Islam dan profesionalisme sebagai pesepakbola menjalani ibadah puasa pada 'Putaran Knock Out' hingga final mendatang.
Ini akan menjadi pertama kalinya sejak 1986 bahwa periode ibadah Islam jatuh selama turnamen Piala Dunia. Umat muslim sedunia akan berpuasa sejak fajar menyingsing hingga terbenamnya matahari selama Ramadan, dan wajib menahan lapar dan dahaga - dan dikhawatirkan mempengaruhi sejumlah pemain yang menjalani laga di Brazil saat ini, seperti dilansir MailOnline.
Ramadhan dimulai pada 28 Juni - hari pertama laga Putaran Kedua - dan berlangsung sampai 27 Juli. Apakah para pesepakbola dari Perancis yang lolos ke babak 16 Besar haruskah tetap menjalani ibadah puasa sesuai perintah Islam.
Bintang Prancis dan Real Madrid, Karim Benzema , Mamadou Sakho dari Liverpool, bek Arsenal Bacary Sagna dan Moussa Sissoko dari Newcastle dikenal sebagai Muslim yang taat. Begitu pula bintang Belgia di Premier League, Marouane Fellaini dan Moussa Dembele, pemain utama Swis Xherdan Shaqiri dan playmaker Arsenal dan Jerman Mesut Ozil adalah penganut agama Islam.
Salah satu kabar baik bagi para pemain adalah bahwa saat ini terdapat hanya 11 jam siang hari di Rio de Janeiro, dibandingkan dengan hampir 17 jam di Inggris.
Beberapa pemain Muslim telah meminta izin untuk tidak berpuasa selama Ramadhan.
SOME of the World Cup’s leading stars will have to juggle their religious and footballing commitments with the holy month of Ramadan set to begin during the finals.
It will be the first time since 1986 that the Islamic period of worship has fallen during the tournament.
Muslims fast from dawn until dusk during Ramadan and are supposed to refrain from all food and drink - and that could affect scores of players on show in Brazil this summer.
Ramadan begins on June 28 – the first day of Second Round matches - and runs until July 27. Were the likes of France to make the last 16 then several of their players would have to manage their religious duties.
France stars including Real Madrid’s Karim Benzema, Mamadou Sakho of Liverpool, Arsenal defender Bacary Sagna and Newcastle’s Moussa Sissoko are all practising Muslims. As are Belgium’s Premier League duo Marouane Fellaini and Moussa Dembele, Switzerland’s key man Xherdan Shaqiri and Arsenal and Germany playmaker Mesut Ozil.
One piece of good news for those players is that there are currently just 11 hours of daylight in Rio de Janeiro, compared to nearly 17 in the UK.
Some Muslim players have sought permission to eat and drink during Ramadan.
