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New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani took his <\/b>Arsenal<\/b><\/a> super-fandom up a notch on Wednesday when he attended Eid al-Adha prayers in the Bronx wearing an <\/b>Arsenal<\/b><\/a> themed kurta.<\/b><\/p>\n Images of Mamdani’s kurta – a traditional loose-fitting tunic – based on Arsenal<\/a>‘s 2025-26 navy and red lightning bolt away shirt, went viral.<\/p>\n Mamdani was born and raised in Uganda and is New York’s first Muslim and Asian-American mayor.<\/p>\n He began supporting Arsenal<\/a> at the age of 10 when his uncle bought him a set of fridge magnets with the images of Gunners stars including Sylvain Wiltord, David Seaman, Sol Campbell, and Thierry Henry.<\/p>\n He may be the mayor of the biggest city in the United States, but the 34-year-old delighted in Arsenal<\/a>‘s Premier League title triumph in much the same way as residents of Highbury and Islington.<\/p>\n Mamdani’s football fanaticism is far from limited to Arsenal<\/a> though.<\/p>\n His social media followers lapped up his ability to recall obscure 90s footballers, and the fact he is a shareholder in Spanish side Real Oviedo.<\/p>\n The politician was one of 20,000 people to get involved in an international share-buying campaign the club launched when facing bankruptcy in 2012.<\/p>\n Mamdani, elected New York mayor in November, has also spoken out about Fifa’s use of dynamic pricing for 2026 World Cup tickets.<\/p>\n He recently announced a lottery for 1,000 New York residents to win the chance to purchase $50 (\u00a337.30) tournament tickets.<\/p>\n The 50,000-person daily limit for entering the lottery was reached within three minutes on its opening day.<\/p>\n New Jersey’s MetLife stadium, the home of NFL franchises the New York Jets and the New York Giants, is set to host the final of the 48-team tournament which is taking place across the United States, Mexico and Canada between 11 June and 19 July.<\/p>\n That Mamdani melded Premier League and Eid al-Adha celebrations with a custom kurta begs one question – what will his celebrations look like if Arsenal<\/a> win the Champions League?<\/p>\n