The English Premier League decided to change the prize offered to the man of the match in case a Muslims player receives it from champagne to a non-alcoholic drink; with a bottle of waard – a combination of rosewater and pomegranate seen as a more 'culturally appropriate' token of their achievement.
Earlier this year, Premier League sponsor Barclays considered scrapping the award altogether after one of Manchester City's star players, Yaya Toure, a Muslim from the Ivory Coast, turned down his prize on live TV, telling a teammate: 'I don't drink because I am a Muslim, so you keep it.'
It is worth mentioning that the English Premier League includes several Muslim players, such as Yaya Toure and his brother, Kolo Toure, the French player, Samir Nasri, the Omani goalkeeper for Wigan, Ali Al-Habsi, and Ahmad Al-Muhammadi, Sunderland defender, and others…
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