British Imam on World Cup: Real Men Don’t Watch Other Men with Their Privates Exposed Kick a Ball

In a Friday, December 2, 2022 sermon at the Al-Rahma Faith Center in Leeds, UK, British imam Abu Usamah At-Thahabi warned his listeners against a Zionist plot purportedly described in the Protocols of the Elders of Zion to keep people distracted with sports and games. He said that watching “a few men running around and kicking a ball [with] their private parts showing” in the World Cup causes Muslims to disregard prayer times and to dishonor their parents. At-Tahahabi also said: “[Real] men do not sit around and watch people kick a ball.” At-Thahabi's sermon was posted to the Al-Rahma Faith Center's YouTube channel. For more about At-Thahabi, see MEMRI TV Clips Nos. 9894, 7521, 5706, and 4481.