Football for friendship

Amsterdam - A Muslim team played a soccer match against a gay side on Tuesday in a Dutch event intended to counter growing homophobia often blamed on immigrants.

"There is tension between the gay and Muslim communities and a lot of this tension comes from ignorance," Frank van Dalen, chairman of an umbrella organization of Dutch gay groups, said on the touchline.

"We want to show we can live with each other."

The soccer tournament was organized as part of a conference on fighting discrimination against immigrants who come out as gay - particularly, against gay Muslims by other Muslims.

See also here. Oh, and the Muslims won 4-0.