Muslim Footballers Share `Eid Al-Adha Wishes

LONDON – Sharing the holiday’s festivities with their fans, Muslim athletes worldwide have wished their followers on social media ‘`Eid Mubarak’.

Arsenal playmaker Mesut Özil used his Twitter account to mark the holy festival.

Manchester United’s star Paul Pogba and Bayern Munich wing Franck Ribery also shared their `Eid wishes.

Shkodran Mustafi and Ilkay Gundogan were also in cheerful spirits, wishing their fans a blessed `Eid.

??? Wishing all my Muslim brothers and sisters a happy Eid Al-Adha. ?? #EidMubarak #SM20 pic.twitter.com/lMpYcwsviO

Many clubs have also shared good wishes, with Manchester United, Manchester City and Arsenal sending messages to their Muslim supporters.

`Eid Al-Adha, or “Feast of Sacrifice”, marks the end of the Hajj season and is one of the two most important Islamic celebrations, together with `Eid Al-Fitr.

A financially-able Muslim sacrifices a single sheep or goat or shares with six others in sacrificing a camel or cow as an act of worship during the four-day `Eid Al-Adha celebrations.