UK: Liverpool soccer team celebrates victory with non-alcoholic champagne to avoid offending 'peaceful' Muslim stars

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https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/13523175/liverpool-non-alcoholic-champagne-salah-mane/


LIVERPOOL sprayed non-alcoholic champagne during last season’s wild Premier League title celebrations.

Jordan Henderson revealed the change was made out of respect for Muslim stars Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane.

Liverpool celebrated their first league title in 30 years with a special ceremony at the Kop at Anfield.

Fireworks lit up the sky and champagne was sprayed as Henderson lifted the trophy into the air.

But the club captain has now revealed that they were not just any old bottles of bubbly.

Speaking to The Times, Henderson said: “The champagne was non-alcoholic with the trophy lift because of Mo and Sadio.

“Within the dressing rooms there none of that [intolerance] so why isn’t that the case in the outside world?”…
 
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