LONDON: For a football league that prides itself on its worldwide popularity, it was a gesture that embodied the English Premier League’s global appeal.
The African-born, Muslim mayor of America’s most famed city performing Eid Al-Adha prayers wearing a specially designed Arsenal kurta.
New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani wore the item to celebrate his team recently winning the English Premier League during an Eid service in the city’s Bronx borough on Wednesday.
The images of the mayor performing prayers in the traditional kurta, made in Arsenal’s blue and red away colors, of course went viral.
That he donned the garment just weeks before the United States hosts the FIFA World Cup, along with Mexico and Canada, made the images all the more powerful.
