What do you see in the photo? Where do you think it was taken, what is the story here?
The photo shows screens last week at the Man City v Leeds match at Elland Road in Leeds.
What is Ramadan? What is a fast? Why did the game stop so players could "break their fast" - what does that mean?
In the 13th minute as the sun set at 5:42 there was a short break in the game so that players who were taking part in daily fasting could take food and drink on the touchline.
Why didn't they wait till half time?
How long do you think the play stopped for?
The play stopped for 78 seconds.
What do you think happened when the game stopped?
When the game stopped, some members of the crowd at Elland Rd booed loudly.
Why do you think they did that?
What does that show about some people in the UK today?
What do you think is the impact on the players and on other supporters when they hear boos?
The Man City boss Pep Guardiola spoke about the break in the play after the game. He said, "It's the modern world, right?"
What does he mean by that?
Pep continued; "Respect the religion, respect the diversity. That's the point. It's the rule. We didn't say that, it was the Premier League who said: for the fasting, you can spend one or two minutes in the game to do that, for the players to do it. So yeah, it is what it is. Unfortunate."
What do you think of Pep Guardiola's response? (interesting, for example that he implies it's not their rule, it's the premier League rule. also "It is what it is" - Is he saying "It's not my fault"?)
Leeds Assistant manager Daniel Farke also commented after the game; "I was focused on the game. Disappointed with some supporters and we learn from it"
What do you think of these responses? Are they strong enough?
How do you think a manager should respond to racism? (is this racism?)
Is there a law about this in the UK?
Kick It Out is a charity campaigning against discrimination in football. They said,
"It is massively disappointing that some Leeds United fans jeered when Manchester City's players broke their fast during the first half of the match at Elland Road this evening. Pausing the game to allow Muslim players to break their fast during Ramadan has been an agreed protocol for several years now. It's an important and visible part of making the game visible for Muslim players and communities."
Why do you think Kick It Out want Muslim players and communities to feel they are visible in football?
"But as tonight's reaction shows, football still has a long way to go in terms of education and acceptance"
Why use the words education and acceptance?
How does this response differ to the responses from the two managers?
What advice would you give to the managers on responding to this behaviour if it happened again?
If you were at the match and the person next to you started booing when the players stopped for 78 seconds, if you felt safe enough to speak up, what could you say to the person booing?
If you don't say anything, what will the person booing assume?
How do we stop this happening in the future? Should we cancel all football games during religious festivals?
What do we say at our school about respecting different religion and belief?
Why is this about No Outsiders?
Which British Value is this about?
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