Chelsea have announced plans to host an Open Iftar at Stamford Bridge in partnership with the Ramadan Tent project.
Part of Ramadan, an important month of the Islamic calendar where Muslims worldwide engage in fasting, prayer, and reflection, Iftar is when those practising break their fasts during the evening and come together to pray.
Chelsea will host their Open Iftar at the side of their pitch on March 26, during the upcoming international break, in a first for a Premier League stadium.
“Ramadan is not a strict thing, it is open,” Chelsea defender and practising Muslim Kalidou Koulibaly said.
“In the night, everybody is happy to be together and everybody is happy to eat together.
“It can be a big community and this is the beautiful part of Ramadan.”
Wesley Fofana, who joined Chelsea from Leicester City last summer, is also a Muslim and spoke about what the holy month means to him.
He said: “When it is Ramadan, you must be together with your friends.
“I have friends that are not Muslim, but they still come and eat and stay the night with me.
“We stay together and it is beautiful.”
The Ramadan Tent Project is a charity that was set up in 2013, that aims to bring communities together and spread the spirit of Ramadan through various initiatives.