NO BEER BOTTLES AT MUSLIM PLAYERS’ PRESS CONFERENCES AT EURO 2020

Sun 27 June 2021:

If Muslim players make such a request while facing the media, UEFA will, from now on, remove the bottles of beer from Euro 2020 press conferences, European football’s governing body confirmed on Friday.

This time #Pogba removed the #BEER bottle. 😍#Euro2021 #EURO2020 #CristianoRonaldo #Khudro #French #CR7 pic.twitter.com/XV6TLVIPg9

— khudro manush (@KhudroM) June 16, 2021

France midfielder Paul Pogba, a Muslim who does not consume alcohol in line with his religion, removed a bottle of non-alcoholic beer from the view of the cameras when he answered reporters’ questions earlier in the tournament.

“We ask Muslim players if they agree to have (bottles) or not,” a UEFA spokesperson told Agence France-Presse (AFP).

The spokesperson added that Heineken, one of the main sponsors of Euro 2020, “agrees with this approach.”

Pogba’s gesture came after Portugal star Cristiano Ronaldo moved a bottle of Coca-Cola out of view at one of his press conferences at the tournament and indicated that people should drink water instead.

-AFP

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