Football: "How, where and why?"... Mohamed Salah calls out UEFA for its silence on the circumstances of the death of the "Palestinian Pele" in Gaza

Liverpool's Egyptian international criticized UEFA's tribute on Saturday, failing to mention that Suleiman al-Obeid was killed "as a result of shootings by the Israeli occupation targeting people waiting for humanitarian aid in the southern Gaza Strip," according to the Palestinian Football Association.

Liverpool's Egyptian striker Mohamed Salah criticized UEFA on Sunday, August 10, for paying tribute to the "Palestinian Pele" Suleiman al-Obeid without mentioning that the footballer had been killed, according to the Palestinian Football Association, by Israeli gunfire. The Palestinian Football Association announced that he was killed on Wednesday "as a result of gunfire by the Israeli occupation targeting people waiting for humanitarian aid in the southern Gaza Strip," according to the words used on its website.

UEFA responded by posting on X: "Farewell to Suleiman al-Obeid, the 'Palestinian Pele'. A talent who gave hope to countless children, even in the darkest times." "Can you tell us how he died, where, and why?" the Egyptian striker replied on the same platform. In October 2023, the Egyptian and Liverpool football star called for humanitarian aid to be allowed into Gaza, pleading for an end to the "massacres" in the conflict between Israel and Hamas.

Suleiman al-Obeid, who played 24 international matches for the Palestinian national team and scored more than 100 goals during his career, was 41 years old and the father of five children, according to the Palestinian federation.