Papiss Cissé refuses to wear Newcastle's Wonga-branded shirt
Guardian staff and agencies
guardian.co.uk, Wednesday 17 July 2013 11.47 EDT
Papiss Cissé has pulled out of Newcastle United's pre-season training camp in Portugal following a row over wearing the club sponsor Wonga's logo.
The striker, who is a devote Muslim, is refusing to promote the money-lending company on religious grounds and has offered to wear an unbranded shirt or one bearing the name of a charity.
However, that has not gone down well with the club and according to reports on the BBC,
the discussions between his representatives and Newcastle have become "strained" leading to questions about his future.Cissé's Newcastle team-mates Cheik Tioté and Moussa Sissoko are also Muslim, but have no issue with wearing the sponsor's logo. Cissé will continue to train on his own.
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