- The ‘Share Ramadan’ event was organized by the LFC Foundation and featured speakers including MP Ian Byrne and British boxer Natasha Jonas.
- Chelsea became the first Premier League club to host an Iftar event last year.
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Liverpool hosted its first Iftar event at Anfield on Sunday night with 2,800 people from various communities across the Liverpool city region gathering to break their fast inside the stadium.
The ‘Share Ramadan’ event was organized by the club’s official charity, the LFC Foundation, in conjunction with the Liverpool Region Mosque Network with a range of local speakers including Ian Byrne MP, co-founder of the Fans Supporting Foodbanks initiative, and the British boxer Natasha Jonas. .
‘Without the melting pot that is the city of Liverpool, none of us would be where we are now. “It’s something I grew up with in Toxteth,” Jonas said.
“The mix of cultures we have and our unity and solidarity is emulated in events like this where everyone is welcome, regardless of their faith,” added the two-time world champion.
LFC Foundation chief executive Matt Parish said: “This is one of the most diverse cities in the UK and football clubs are a big part of that.”
Liverpool hosted its first Iftar event at Anfield on Sunday night with 2,800 people gathering to break the fast inside the stadium.
Prayers are said on the Anfield concourse at the Iftar event held on Sunday night.
The ‘Share Ramadan’ event was organized by the club’s official charity, the LFC Foundation, in conjunction with the Liverpool Region Mosque Network.
British boxer Natasha Jonas spoke of the city of Liverpool as a true ‘melting pot’
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‘We’re not the first football club to do it, but as we’re Liverpool FC we wanted to do it as best we could and do it properly. It’s been a few years in the making and it’s beautiful.’
Last year, Chelsea became the first Premier League club to hold an Iftar event, while pauses in matches have occurred across the country in recent weeks, in line with PGMOL guidance to officials to allow Muslim players to break their fast, when there is a natural stoppage of play.
On Thursday, Ibrahima Konate greeted the Anfield crowd after breaking his fast amid Liverpool’s victory over Sheffield United.
Rishi Jain, LFC’s Chief Impact Officer, said: “I am excited and proud. The events of the past week have shown what this football club is all about.
‘We had Konate applauding The Kop after breaking his fast and vice versa. I felt goosebumps. And this is another historic moment in the history of this football club.
Liverpool midfielder Konate breaks his fast during Thursday’s match against Sheffield United
Konate and Mohamed Salah bring food and drinks aboard at sunset on Thursday night
‘We were the first football club to take part in the UK Pride March in 2012 and we still talk about it now. I think we will talk about this Iftar event as we do about all the other milestones in our history.’
The LFC Foundation has worked alongside the Liverpool Region Mosque Network for five years, helping to tackle food poverty and supporting local individuals and families struggling with the cost of living crisis over Eid and Christmas, providing food boxes.
