Baird is a young English footballer with a season ticket to Nottingham Forest.
By The Guardian, Byrd tells the story of being influenced by Salah and his conversion to Islam, acknowledging that he had a bad perception of Islam, and believes that this religion is backward and that his adherents can not integrate, which made him hate feelings of Muslims.
The turning point in Bird's life was his specialization in Middle Eastern studies at the University of Leeds.
The song, "If I Scored More Goals I Will Convert to Islam," influenced Byrd, saying it applied to him.
Byrd asserts that Muhammad Salah was his first Muslim, attracted to the way he lived, how he spoke to people, and admired his humanitarian initiatives.
Byrd received help from many of the Arab students he met at the university, and his new friends from Egypt ensured his image was enhanced.
The young Englishman says that he has not changed much after converting to Islam, but his heart has become better, and indicates that he abandoned his habits during the days of the games, where he went to bars before the games and bet on the result before the start of the meeting, and then return to the pub to discover that he lost a lot of money because That bet.
Byrd concluded by saying to the Guardian that Salah showed him that "you can be natural and Muslim."