Metropolis have a memorable historical past with a lot of Muslim gamers.

German midfielder Ilkay Gundogan captained the facet to the Treble in 2023, whereas Algeria winger Riyad Mahrez was additionally a part of that squad and received the PFA participant of the yr award with Leicester Metropolis in 2016.

Ivorian Yaya Toure scored the profitable objective within the 2011 FA Cup ultimate towards Stoke Metropolis to finish the membership’s 35-year await a serious trophy – a yr later he refused a bottle of champagne for man of the match on reside tv, stating his Islamic beliefs, with the Premier League subsequently altering the prize to a trophy.

Although Metropolis’s coaching equipment is sponsored by Japanese beer firm Asahi, its Tremendous Dry 0.0% model is printed on it, that means Muslim gamers are promoting a non-alcoholic product.

It’s topics like these that Metropolis gamers and workers are being educated about by the Muslim Chaplains in Sport (MCS) organisation, which has been working intently with the membership since 2016-17 from the under-8s all the best way as much as the primary workforce.

MCS founder Imam Ismail Bhamji explains to BBC Sport: “We go to golf equipment and sometimes lead prayers and we sit down and study a specific topic afterwards. I’m then accessible for membership workers and gamers.

“I stroll round membership coaching services and buildings, assembly folks and assist kind out any points that they could have and focus on in confidentiality.”

This month Guardiola spoke at a information convention in regards to the “damage” he feels for victims of world battle, together with the hundreds killed in Palestine.

Imam Ismail says it’s a topic that has struck a chord inside some golf equipment, including: “If assist is required, folks do attain out to me for steering on household issues and private points.

“One instance is being requested about the way to navigate the struggle in Gaza – in controlling their feelings and never be susceptible to shedding their jobs by posting one thing on social media.”