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https://twistislamophobia.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/EID_ROVERS.jpg19201080Blackburn Rovers have become the first UK football club to host Eid prayers on their pitch. Hundreds of people congregated at Ewood Park on Monday to mark the end of the holy month of Ramadan. Aerial footage tweeted by the club showed about half the pitch covered with prayer mats and a sermon being delivered. A message from the club read: “Eid Mubarak from everyone at Blackburn Rovers. This morning #Rovers became the first football club in the country to host Eid prayers on the pitch.” 🌙 Eid Mubarak from everyone at Blackburn Rovers. This morning #Rovers became the first football club in the country to host Eid prayers on the pitch. 💙#EidMubarak 🔵⚪️ pic.twitter.com/Pw0LHkqjg5 — Blackburn Rovers (@Rovers) May 2, 2022 A positive social impact Sudan-born Ahmed Khalifa, 37, who moved to Blackburn from the United Arab Emirates about four months ago, described how happy he was to see so many people at the stadium. “Eid for Muslims is something very special, gathering all the relatives together,” he said. “This time, for us especially, we miss our relatives so much. “So it was a very big deal for us to have this group of people. So happy to see all these people there. The ...