Chelsea Football Club Hosted First Ever Iftar At a Premier League Stadium

The Emirates and Etihad stadium have seen their fair share of concerts but community-centric events? Football clubs aren’t known for organising community events at their stadiums due to matters of security.

However, popular London club Chelsea recently hosted an Open Iftar at the side part of the pitch in their stadium, Stamford Bridge.

The event was in collaboration with the Ramadan Tent Project, an award-winning charity project established in 2013 to foster unity among communities and develop a deeper understanding of Ramadan.

Chelsea FC and Chelsea Foundation will acknowledge Ramadan as a component of their club-wide program called “No To Hate”, which is dedicated to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion as well as combating hatred and discrimination.

In attendance were Muslims in London and neighbouring cities including Malaysians residing in the UK together with non-Muslim allies and Chelsea legend Paul Canoville.