Arsenal midfielder Mesut Özil did an unexpected thing during Arsenal’s Europa League game with Atletico Madrid, reported IlmFeed.
As he was preparing to take a corner, fans from the opposing team threw pieces of bread at him.
Instead of kicking the piece of bread away, he picked it up, kissed it and placed it on his forehead as a sign of respect for food before placing it on the side.
FANS EXPLAINED OZIL’S ACTION:
Hadi Karim said he did it because he is a Muslim and Islam discourages wasting food and encourages people to be grateful for food as it is a blessing from God.
What this? @MesutOzil1088 please explain? @Arsenal @afcstuff @ArsenalFanTV pic.twitter.com/X9cLjtOcDT
— Gerard Yee (@geeyee17) April 26, 2018
Atl. Madrid fans threw bread at Mesut Ozil.He picked it up,touched it to his forehead and laid it to the side as it’s against islam and culture to waste any kind of food.
Massive Respect ? pic.twitter.com/g9tQ2LIp1j— D.E.A.D ? (@Saeen_RaFay) April 27, 2018