LONDON: Mohamed Elneny is the living, breathing, smiling proof that observing Ramadan can be compatible with the life of a Premier League footballer.
Despite operating in the most physically demanding league in the world, Arsenal’s longest-serving player is fasting through the holy month as he always does.
On one level the two are incompatible — you would not run a Formula One car on an empty fuel tank — but Elneny would have it no other way.
Balancing faith with football works for him, even if it leaves his teammates perplexed at times.
