Football Christians

[New York Red]

Are there any footballers who are notoriously religious Christians? Like real bible-thumpers? Peter Knowles from decades back was the best example of that; he actually packed in his career. I think Carlos Roa did also.

[floyd]

Remi Moses, Jesus Navas and Robbie Fowler

[Coyler]

Kaká is into all that to the max, isn't he?

 

El-Zhar always blesses himself when he's coming on the pitch as well.

[Red Kent]

Not the players but the son of God was often found at our matches last season, many times I heard fans say "Jesus Christ what's he doing there".

[stressederic]

I think Jermaine Defoe is. I remember seeing him interviewed about it on Football Focus.

[Buttles]

Linvoy Primus from Portsmouth

[muleskinner]

Kaká is into all that to the max, isn't he?

 

El-Zhar always blesses himself when he's coming on the pitch as well.

 

Him and almost every European mainland player.

[sean]

Kaká is into all that to the max, isn't he?

El-Zhar always blesses himself when he's coming on the pitch as well.

 

 

And so he damn well should!!

[dorgie]

Glenn Hoddle.

 

Wasn't there a guy who used to refuse to play on Sunday (or was it Saturday? ) because it was the holy day of his religion ?

 

Edit : just googled that and it was actually the Scottish rugby player Euan Murray ( http://anotherking.com/2009/12/16/rugby-star-refuses-to-play-on-sabbath/ )

Edited May 14, 2010 by dorgie

[New York Red]

Kaká is into all that to the max, isn't he?

 

El-Zhar always blesses himself when he's coming on the pitch as well.

 

I see the Christians do that, but isn't EZ a Muslim?

Edited May 15, 2010 by New York Red

[Stevie H]

lucio is a big mad evangelical christian.

 

think taribo west was a priest of some sort wasn't he?

[anfield11]

lucio is a big mad evangelical christian.

 

think taribo west was a priest of some sort wasn't he?

 

 

Witch Doctor wasn't it?!

[Ramón Benítez Hernández]

I see the Christians do that, but isn't EZ a Muslim?

 

He is. He doesn't cross himself but opens his palms towards his face and says a prayer.

 

"Oh Allah thank you for saving me from splinters I'd have sustained had I sat any longer on the bench."

[Stevie H]

Witch Doctor wasn't it?!

nah was definitely christian of some kidney. he had his own flock some place in nigeria.

[Benzo-13]

I think Jermaine Defoe is. I remember seeing him interviewed about it on Football Focus.

I saw that and it annoyed me as at the time he was nailing any Zoo/Nuts model that moved.

Unless he was using the mags as a Littlewoods catalouge he had to be on the raz to pull these girls.

[Coyler]

Glenn Hoddle.

 

Wasn't there a guy who used to refuse to play on Sunday (or was it Saturday? ) because it was the holy day of his religion ?

 

Edit : just googled that and it was actually the Scottish rugby player Euan Murray ( http://anotherking.c...lay-on-sabbath/ )

Our own devout/staunch Andrew Trimble used to use some very, em, 'jesuitical' arguments about playing rugby on the Sabbath as well.

 

I see the Christians do that, but isn't EZ a Muslim?

Yes.

[Bootser]

Gavin Peacock went off to be a vicar or something.

[cymrococh]

Most of the Brazilians are Pentecostal evangelists aren't they?

 

"I Belong to Jesus" and all that.

 

Basically there's absolutely loads.

[Gunga Din]

St. John

[Nerik]

Legrottaglie of Juventus is a very religious guy and is always talking about the importance of religion in his life.

[allawee]

Didn't Carlos Roa decide to quit just before the year 2000 when he was 29 years old to prepare for the apocalypse? He was devout Seventh-day Adventis (is that Christian?)

 

And I am sure that Kezman, the former Chelsea player quit to become a Monk

 

[Benzo-13]

Kezman's still playing though a bit mediocre at PSG.

[Hassony]

Gavin Peacock

[Spike]

Ken Monk, How?

[fyds]

Him and almost every European mainland player.*

* more often when from a South American or other latin background. The French, Dutch, Germans etc are no more religious then we are on the whole.

 

Didn't Carlos Roa decide to quit just before the year 2000 when he was 29 years old to prepare for the apocalypse? He was devout Seventh-day Adventis (is that Christian?)

 

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No - that's a whole other level of looney.