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World Cup Ramadan: How Salah, Pogba & more are preparing for Russia 2018

With Ramadan set to end the day the World Cup begins, how are Muslim footballers preparing for the tournament when fasting?

For Muslims around the world, Ramadan is a month dedicated for fasting and abstaining from eating and drinking between sunset and sunrise. It is a month where Muslims are able to purify both their body and soul and practice self-discipline.

Liverpool's Mohamed Salah has won the hearts of the Anfield faithful through his affable nature, prolific goal-scoring ability and the way that he shows his love and respect for his religion openly.

The Liverpool faithful have already written their own chant in honour of the Egyptian – affectionately titled "I'll be Muslim, too" – and Salah's trademark celebration of kneeling down onto the pitch immediately after scoring and pointing up at the sky in shahadah is as memorable as it gets.