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Well i think its a good precaution to have. Do players need to pray ever time they score or win? No. Its more of a safety matter, if i was to have been a footballer i would have worn a t-shirt with "Atheism is the true path" on. I would like to see in certain countries that i was playing against if they would respect my freedom of expression/religion.

Why even bother risking the potential for religous tensions and potentially riots?

I am guessing that Brazil is a majority Christian country because otherwise i very much doubt Kaka would have taken the risk.