'Salah's injuries were the punishment of God for the failure of the Ramadan fast,' said a famous Islamic preacher.

Kuwaiti Islamic preacher Mubarak al-Bathali claims that Liverpool's shoulder injury in the Champions League final was a punishment from God for a player who interrupted his Ramadan post before the match.

The preacher said that Liverpool's final in the Champions League against Real Madrid in Kiev was "an unjustified excuse for breakfast," and that this caused Salah's shoulder injury in the first half after being knocked down by Madrid defender Sergio Ramos, and that it was God's punishment.

Salah left the pitch in tears with what was later revealed as damage to the shoulder ligament and Liverpool lost the match 3-1, and the striker now faces a time race to perform at the World Cup this summer.Salah, a devout Muslim, is reportedly he interrupted his Ramazan before playing in Kiev while he traveled the days before the game. In general, Muslims are allowed to stop the post if they are on long journeys.

However, Kuwaiti preacher Mubarak al-Bathali said that Salah's travel arrangements were not a "legitimate excuse" for the cessation of fasting, and said that God had punished him as such. The Twitter announcement in the Arabic language that al-Bathali wrote wrote: "God he was punished, "adding," Unfortunately, he will bear his burden ". "Do not think that a Muslim believes that life is governed by reason and effort, but life is governed by God's hand that can decide whether it will be difficult or easy," said the preacher.

The cleric then wrote: "Maybe the injuries are good for him."

It is expected that Salah will be the ground for about three weeks. Yesterday it was reported that Salah would be able to face Russia on the World Cup on June 19, although he could miss the Egyptian opening against Uruguay four days earlier. Liverpool have scored 44 goals in a record season, and are regarded as the talisman of Egypt that goes to Russia in 2018. The attack on Ramos has caused a huge reaction against Spain, while an Egyptian lawyer has even filed a $ 1 billion lawsuit against Real Madrid defenders for causing "physical and psychological damage" to the country's biggest sports star.

The preacher Al-Bathal had, however, some words of comfort for Salah, saying that he was a "good, good and respected man" and an important ambassador for Muslims. "Do not grieve, the door of repentance is open," he said.

• 3 Jun, 2018
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