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Muslim preacher in Kuwait has said that Egyptian soccer star Mohammed Salah’s injury in the Champions League final on Saturday was a divine punishment.
Posting on social media, Mubarak al-Bathali said that Salah, who plays for the United Kingdom's Liverpool Football Club, was injured as a punishment from God for breaking his Ramadan fast early. Although Al-Bathali said Salah is religiously permitted to break his fast due to travel, doing so for the game was a sin.
At the same time, the preacher praised Salah for being an ambassador for Islam in the West, saying he hopes he will learn from God's lesson, Al Arabiya reported.
"The player Mohammed Salah decided to play for Liverpool, as he said so, God punished him ... No thoughtful man thinks, especially not a Muslim, that life is managed by reason and effort, but life in the hand of God comes to whom he wants, whether he strives hard or not... May God guide you, Muhammad Salah, and perhaps it is good for you in all aspects of life..."
The star athlete was injured just 31 minutes into the championship game. In a collision with rival Spanish player Sergio Ramos, from opposing Real Madrid, Salah dislocated his shoulder sidelining him for the remainder of the game.
On social media, many fans seemed to disagree with the preacher's judgment.