Salah calls out Uefa over wording of tribute to 'Palestinian Pele'

Mohamed Salah, a Liverpool forward, has called out Uefa over a tribute to Palestinian footballer Suleiman al-Obeid, which it did not mention in a social media post that failed to mention the facts surrounding his death. According to the Palestinian Football Association (PFA), Obeid was killed in an Israeli attack while waiting for humanitarian assistance in the southern Gaza Strip the previous day. According to the PFA, the 41-year-old, nicknamed Pele of Palestinian football, scored more than 100 goals during his career, including two in 24 international matches.

Farewell to Suleiman al-Obeid, the 'Palestinian Pele', Uefa wrote in a X

A talent who brought hope to thousands of children, even in the worst of times. Can you tell us how he died, where, and why?Uefa has been contacted by BBC Sport for comment. Following the Hamas-led attacks on Gaza on October 7, 2023, killing nearly 1,200 people and taking 251 others hostage, Israel launched its military offensive in Gaza. Since then, more than 63,000 people have been killed in Gaza as a result of Israeli military operations. According to the Hamas-run health ministry, at least 38 people had been killed and 491 wounded as a result of Israeli military service in the last 24 hours. Earlier this month, the UNited Nations reported that 1,373 Palestinians have been killed eating food since late May, when the Gaza Humanitarian FoUNdation (GHF), a newly fUNded US and Israeli-backed group Gaza Human Rights FoUNdation (GHF), established humanitarian distribution centers. Salah has previously called for humanitarian assistance to Gaza, and has called on global leaders to prevent further slaughter of innocent souls in the conflict.