The "Pele" of Palestinian soccer hoped to keep scoring goals until he was 50. An Israeli tank shell dashed that dream a decade early, his family said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/08/11/soccer/family-remembers-palestinian-soccer-great/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #soccer #gaza #israel #israelhamaswar #hamas #suleimanalobeid #uefa
Liverpool's Mohamed Salah has criticized UEFA's tribute to the late Suleiman al-Obeid after European soccer's governing body failed to reference the circumstances surrounding his death in Gaza last week. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/08/10/soccer/salah-uefa-palestinian-pele/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #soccer #gaza #israel #israelihamaswar #hamas #mohamedsalah #suleimanalobeid