S ince Arsenal won the Premier League for the first time in 22 years this month, the visibility of the club’s shirts has soared, with celebrities including Romeo Beckham and the singer Mahalia wearing them. One particularly notable fan moment occurred when Zohran Mamdani , the mayor of New York, wore a kurta made out of the team’s 2025-26 away kit to attend Eid al-Adha prayers in the Bronx. Mamdani is a vocal Arsenal fan who wore a club scarf at a recent press conference and received a message of congratulations from former player Ian Wright when he became mayor. Images of him wearing the kurta have been widely shared and, predictably, given that the garment combines football fandom and faith, the response has been divisive.…