In Lederhosen, a traditional German garment, every member of the Bayern Munich first squad was photographed while arranged in sitting and standing poses.
The majority notably Sadio Mane, all 31 players in the team photoshoot were each holding a large glass of Paulaner beer.
Seven players were seated in front of Mane, but the Senegalese forward had his hands clasped together instead of holding up his beer glass like the other six could be seen doing.
Team photo by Paulaner for Bayern Munich
The unwavering smiler Mane is an outspoken Muslim, and according to his religion, drinking alcohol in any form is not permitted. This is probably why he was missing a beer from the photo.
One of two openly Muslim players now playing for Bayern Munich is the latest addition; the other is Moroccan defender Noussair Mazraoui, who similarly came up empty-handed.
Openly practicing Islam, Sadio Mane
Mazraoui was posing with his hands behind his back in the second row of the photo shoot.
One of the six breweries that provides beer for Oktoberfest, an annual German celebration in which Bayern Munich is strongly involved, is Paulaner, a German brewery that was founded in Munich in 1634.
The unwavering smiler Mane is an outspoken Muslim, and according to his religion, drinking alcohol in any form is not permitted. This is probably why he was missing a beer from the photo.
One of two openly Muslim players now playing for Bayern Munich is the latest addition; the other is Moroccan defender Noussair Mazraoui, who similarly came up empty-handed.
In the Bayern Munich team photo, Sadio Mane declines to hold up a beer.
Mazraoui was posing with his hands behind his back in the second row of the photo shoot.
Over the years, both Munich-based institutions have developed a partnership, and the yearly photo shoot
Over the years, the two Munich-based institutions have developed a bond, and one of the ways they acknowledge their partnership is through the yearly picture session.
Over time, Bayern Munich's history has grown to include the fabled 3-litre beer glasses.
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