A few years ago, Hariss Harun is convinced to join a post-match drinks session at a club. He's reluctant but he attends out of courtesy and curiosity. But all he does that evening is sip from a glass of cola quietly and complain that it's a waste of time.
A former teammate tells this story and later, Hariss, a teetotaller being a Muslim, confirms it.
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