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• Ramadan came to an end in mid-April, and it was not without controversy in the world of professional football.
• On the other hand, some point to the stellar performances of players like Karim Benzema who claim to observe the fast.
• Earlier in April, allegations of racism by Paris Saint-Germain’s coach, Christophe Galtier, also added oil to the fire.
• As academics researching religious expression in the workplace, we find these events typical of contemporary French attitudes.

Religious expression in the workplace: generally peaceful regulation

• Religious expression in the workplace refers to the demonstration of individuals’ faith in their professional context.
• Some elements are more diffuse because their religious character is not explicitly mentioned, but they can still be identified as such by colleagues.
• In spite of France’s culture of secularism, known in French as laïcité, religious expression in the workplace does not tend to stir controversy.

Religion in professional football: nothing new!

• For many years, including in the French championship, teams have been multicultural, multi-faith, and simply very diverse.
• This is especially true as players have all the characteristics of what we call “high performers” or “talents”.
• There are even sports media outlets that create all-star teams based on religion.

A complex phenomenon

• Different case studies recall some well-known elements in the management of religious practices in the workplace.
• First, it is important to define a rule, communicate it, ensure it is correctly carried out, and own up to it.
• Second, the management of religious behaviour at work raises the question of the relationship between common rules and individual rules.
• Stopping the game for everyone, for example, changes the common rules of the game in favour of an individual religious rule.

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