8 World famous footballers who embraced Islam (+Photos)

7. Robin van Persie

A lot of people believe van Persie, a Dutch professional footballer who plays for Turkish club Fenerbahçe and is the captain of the Netherlands national team, is a Muslim. However, this is far from the truth. He is married to a Moroccan-Dutch wife, Bouchra van Persie, who has embraced Islam, BUT he has once said: “I am not a Muslim nor a Christian, nor a Jew.”