Albion's Muslim midfielder Beram Kayal wants to be a role model for children by demonstrating there are no religious divides.

The fit-again Israeli reads or listens to the Koran before matches.

He took part during the international break in the Show Racism The Red Card campaign with club and country team-mate and lifelong friend Tomer Hemed.

Kayal told The Argus: "I enjoy being a professional footballer, living my dream. Things like that are part of my career, to show young people, the children, something nice and to be the right role model for them.

"No matter who you are and what is your colour or religion, we just need to show the right way for people who come to see us every week.

"There has been a lot of talk about me and Tomer, because I'm an Arabic Muslim and Tomer is Jewish, playing together for Israel and Brighton and growing up together.

"The story is very special and hopefully we can give a good example to children to grow up with a lot of positive things."

Injury-plagued Kayal's hopes of joining other devout Muslims in the Premier League like Paul Pogba, Eden Hazard, Mesut Ozil and Riyad Mahrez have been on hold since breaking a fibula in the final pre-season friendly against Atletico Madrid in August.

"It was unlucky to be injured five days before the season started," he said.

"All pre-season I was working unbelievably hard to keep myself in the first team and then getting injured in that Atletico Madrid game in the last minute of the first half was not the best feeling.

"When I was walking in I said to Adam (Brett, physio), I heard the crack in the fibula, a bit higher than an injury I had before.

"I had two options, one crying and feeling down, the other to fight back. My choice was always going to be fighting to get back in the team."

Kayal made a goalscoring comeback for Albion's under-23s in the 2-2 draw against Blackburn at the Amex on Monday evening, playing for an hour with fellow long-term injury victim Sam Baldock.