HOW do you practice Ramadan as a footballer?

What is it like to fast during Ramadan as a pro footballer? Players and devout muslims like Mo Salah, Riyad Mahrez and Sadio Mané have done much to elevate the visibility of Islam in modern football. But during the holy month of Ramadan competing at the elite level can get difficult. How is it possible? We talk to Dynamo Dresden’s Ahmet Arslan who has been banging in goals for fun in German football. He tells us about the challenges of practicing his faith and how to stay away from drinking water during daylight hours. Arslan feels support from his club and finds inner peace through fasting, though Ramadan is not without its attendant difficulties in Europe and Germany…

Report & editing: Tom Gennoy
Camera: Joe Wright

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[armaan_]

As a Muslim, respect to DW for making a documentary about this. Hope to see more tolerance like at Dynamo Dresden in all other clubs and leagues in Europe and around the world.

[kroosbah]

Karim Benzema in Ramadan is the perfect example!

[BALHAM]

Nice watch
Thank you DW
Keep up your good work

Please make a video on Borussia Dortmund ii in three Liga and reserve teams B teams in Germany football league system 😮

[ix_edits]

hakimi or amrabat are muslims too so they play football while fasting

[frankrautenperle]

Nicht zu trinken is einfach nur sowas von schwachsinnig, vor allem als Sportler!

[KnarfStein]

No one cares. That's an entire self-inflicted problem.

[dmnd]

As an atheist I don’t respect DW for making this not eating during the day because some dead guy 1000k years ago said you shouldn’t eat isn’t just unhealthy it’s dumb do better.

[matthewhayden]

Stop being a follower of ☪️ancer and you won’t have this problem

[madapratama]

"... telling me that i'm in Germany and should obey their values." said ppl who forced their LGBT agenda in Qatar 😂