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When Leicester finished the season as champions, Mahrez became the first Algerian to win a Premier League medal.
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Keep in mind that the transfer window is still open at the time of writing, so one or two players may still go. In January 2016, Mahrezs transfer value was said to have risen from £4.5 million to £30.1 million, ranking him among the top 50 most valuable players in Europe. Twitter/teofcelik The Premier League has 42 Muslim football players in total. Here are 50 of the more famous Muslim football players. About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy & Safety How YouTube works Test new features Press Copyright Contact us Creators. He was also nominated for the Premier League Player of the Month award. There were more than 50 by some counts in recent seasons.
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In England, there was one Muslim player at the start of the Premier League in 1992. The number of Muslim football players is growing in many European leagues. Former Ballon d’Or winner and current president of Liberia George Weah converted to Islam from Christianity before converting back to Christianity. Many notable players have converted to Islam, such as Franck Ribery. Many others are of Turkish descent, like many German players whose parents or grandparents immigrated to Central Europe after World War II. Many come from France, which for decades held control over areas of North Africa that are predominantly Muslim. While Christianity is the predominant religion in Western Europe, there are more Muslim football players in Europe’s top leagues than some might suspect - indeed there are far more Muslim football players who are public about their faith than agnostics, atheists or secular humanists. In 2012, FIFA finally changed its rules to allow women to wear a hijab at all levels of competition. Real Madrid once took the cross on the crown on its logo off to avoid the appearance of promoting Christianity over Islam, in part to finalize a $1 billion deal with a tourist resort in the United Arab Emirates.