The Johor Religious Council adviser and the Mufti of Perak both state that images of crosses, liquor brands and devils on football shirts are an insult to Allah and should not be worn by Muslims.

“There is no excuse for wearing such garments because it means, as a Muslim, you are idolising the symbol of another religion,” Datuk Nooh Gadot, the Mufti of Johor, said.

The Mufti of Perak, Tan Sri Harussani Zakaria, said that Muslims wearing such football shirts “leads to a path of sin” because displaying the symbol of another faith means the wearer is prioritising that faith over Islam.

Haha…

I don’t want to get emotional about this issue..but its quite sad(or funny maybe..??) when football has been mixed up with religion. If wearing red devil means encourage devil worshiping. Then.. how about wearing the image of moon?? Can we said…its encourage Moon worship?? or the image of animals that could encourage animal worship??? Or the the image of Prime Minister?? Emmm…

How about United just change their crest same as the old one??

Take a look at this.. Manutd badge – history;

1) City of Manchester Coat of Arms: Worn on United shirts in Cup Finals up until 1970′s. Still worn today on official the Manchester United team blazers. Got the images of antelope & lion… maybe cannot – animal worship??.

2) Before the Red Devil arrived this appeared in merchandise during the 1960′s. features the ship and lines from the Manchester Coat of Arms… but not in United jersey.

3) In 1970 the Manchester United badge featured it’s famous devil symbol for the first time, replacing the three yellow stripes.. This had been the team’s nickname ever since Matt Busby adopted it for the club a few years earlier. He wanted to strike fear into his opponents with a new nickname as he felt the Busby Babes would not do this. He actually got the name from the Salford City Reds rugby league team who were givien the nickname Les Diables Rouges (The Red Devils) by the French media after a tsuccessful tour of the country in 1934.

4) The badge pretty much remained unaltered for 28 years – United’s kit manufacturer in the mid-eighties adidas did briefly replace the curly bits on the top banner with a pair of football boots, but the club quickly returend to the more traditional banner soon after. In 1998 the badge lost the “Football Club” from the banner and replaced it with “United” which of course was taken from the top banner. The new design was created in an effort to turn Manchester United into brand, it seemed like the club no longer wanted to known as ‘just’ a football club, a school of thought that didn’t sit well with many United fans at the time.

So, make your choice and pass it to your Mufti for approval..then send it to Glazer..hehehhe..

Before that happen…. I will keep wearing Manchester United shirts with current logo and crest!!