Mo Salah criticises Uefa over tribute to ‘Palestinian Pelé’

Suleiman al-Obeid was killed in an Israeli attack in southern Gaza last week, according to the Palestine Football Association.
Mo Salah criticises Uefa over tribute to ‘Palestinian Pelé’

Mo Salah has consistently voiced sympathy for those in Gaza throughout the conflict. 

Mohamed Salah has criticised Uefa for failing to state how a footballer known as the Palestinian Pelé died in a tribute it posted.

Suleiman al-Obeid, 41, was killed on Wednesday in southern Gaza when Israeli forces attacked civilians waiting for humanitarian aid, the Palestine Football Association (PFA) said.

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