Soccer star Paul Pogba talks about his conversion to Islam
Paul Pogba isn’t just one of the best soccer players in the world. He is one of the best athletes in the world across all sports. While the 26-year-old has […]
Muslim soccer stars featured on world’s top 100 list
The international soccer magazine FourFourTwo unveiled its annual list of the world’s top 100 players, and more than a few Muslim stars made the cut. The highest-ranking of the group […]
Riyad Mahrez named African Footballer of the Year
Riyad Mahrez began his breakout pro soccer season by scoring two goals in one match. He ended the season by helping Leicester City win the club’s first-ever championship in England’s […]
Soccer star Mesut Ozil makes pilgrimage to Mecca
The fifth pillar of Islam is Hajj, a pilgrimage to the holy city of Mecca that every able-bodied and financially capable Muslim is supposed to make at least once in […]
Video: Andre Ayew highlights
The 2015-16 season has been something of a breakout campaign for Andre Ayew. The 26-year-old winger for Swansea City of England’s Premier League — who had spent the previous five […]
Video: Yaya Toure highlights
If you’re as good at soccer as Yaya Toure, a year that is far from your best work still ends with you being named the best player on one continent […]
Adebayor lists 13 reasons why he converted to Islam
By the end of soccer’s 2015 summer transfer window, Emmanuel Adebayor may have a new professional home. The 31-year-old from Togo, considered one of the elite scoring forwards in England’s […]
Islamophobia and antisemitism in soccer
While there is a lot of truth to the modern adage that “sports is the great equalizer” when it comes to social and cross-cultural understanding, our playing fields have also […]
Soccer star Emmanuel Adebayor converts to Islam
Emmanuel Adebayor, a forward for Tottenham Hotspur in England’s Premier League, recently converted to Islam. The 31-year-old from Togo has scored 35 goals for Tottenham since joining the club in […]
Ozil’s charity epitomizes the spirit of Ramadan
Charitable giving has always been a basic tenet of Islam; the third of the five pillars of the religion. The Most Gracious and Merciful Allah [swt] says in the Quran, […]
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