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Mohamed Salah

Agence France-Presse

<p>LONDON, United Kingdom -- Liverpool&#x27;s Mohamed Salah has criticized Europe&#x27;s football governing body UEFA for posting a tribute to &quot;Palestinian Pele&quot; Suleiman al-Obeid that did not mention the former international died after being hit by Israeli gunfire in the Gaza Strip.</p><p>Obeid, 41, was killed on Wednesday when Israeli forces &quot;targeted people waiting for humanitarian aid in the southern Gaza Strip&quot;, the Palestinian Football Association (PFA) said in a statement.</p><p>Europe&#x27;s football governing body UEFA posted on X: &quot;Farewell to Suleiman al-Obeid, the &#x27;Palestinian Pele&#x27;. A talent who gave hope to countless children, even in the darkest of times.&quot;</p><p>Egyptian striker Salah responded by posting: &quot;Can you tell us how he died, where, and why?&quot;</p><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display:flex;max-width:550px;width:100%;margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px"><iframe id="twitter-widget-0" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" title="X Post" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1954215423861240020&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com%2F%23%2Fworkspace%2Fmonitoring%3Fitem%3Durn%3Anewsml%3Aod2-workbench-api.abs-cbn.com%3A2025-08-10T08%3A47%3A31.630120%3A9e4578e6-71cb-4554-a6c5-34948cbdadd0%26action%3Dedit&amp;sessionId=87217b6e1376e7731e5470dc28bac2aed9f523df&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px" style="position:static;visibility:visible;width:550px;height:883px;display:block;flex-grow:1" data-tweet-id="1954215423861240020"></iframe></div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8"></script><p>Born in Gaza City, Obeid was married and had five children. He played 24 international matches for team Palestine.</p><p>In October 2023, Salah called on &quot;world leaders to come together&quot; to allow humanitarian aid into Gaza to &quot;prevent further slaughter of innocent souls&quot;.</p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/world/2025/8/6/israel-orders-army-to-execute-gov-t-decisions-on-gaza-0113">READ: Israel orders army to execute gov&#x27;t decisions on Gaza</a></div><p>Since the start of the Gaza war, triggered by Palestinian militant group Hamas&#x27;s October 2023 attack on Israel, 662 people from the sport and scouting sector have been killed, including 321 in the football community, according to the PFA.</p><p>Salah, who was the Premier League top scorer last season, is due to line up for Liverpool on Sunday in the Community Shield at Wembley against Crystal Palace, the traditional curtain-raiser to the English football season.</p><div><strong>© Agence France-Presse</strong><strong></strong></div>

<p>Liverpool's Mohamed Salah has criticized Europe's football governing body UEFA for posting a tribute to "Palestinian Pele" Suleiman al-Obeid that did not mention the former international died after being hit by Israeli gunfire in the Gaza Strip.</p>

Liverpool's Mohamed Salah has criticized Europe's football governing body UEFA for posting a tribute to "Palestinian Pele" Suleiman al-Obeid that did not mention the former international died after being hit by Israeli gunfire in the Gaza Strip.

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Salah criticizes UEFA for 'Palestinian Pele' tribute: 'Tell us how he died'

Agence France-Presse

Published August 10, 2025 03:52 PM PHT

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