evidence: Egyptian Islamic scholar Younes Makhioun, the chairman of the Al-Nour Party, said, in a lecture posted to his Facebook account on November 26, 2022, that Muslims who watch soccer and the World Cup matches are wasting their time, and that sports are only useful to Muslims to the extent that they make them stronger for worshipping Allah and waging Jihad. He also criticized people for admiring soccer stars who are "infidels," "heretics," and "deviants," such as Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. In addition, he said that in accordance with the Islamic principle of "allegiance and disavowal," Muslims should only hate and love other people based on faith and adherence to Allah, rather than based on which soccer team they support. He added that there is no need to be proud of an Arab country (i.e., Qatar) for hosting the World Cup, since Muslims should be proud of other things. He elaborated: "For example, they could have produced a nuclear bomb, like Iran has." [...] "You should play sports to strengthen your body, because Allah loves strong believers more than weak ones. You should do it so you can worship Allah and wage Jihad against the enemies.