Cairo, Aug. 10 -- Egyptian Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah has criticised the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) for what he implied was a selective tribute to Palestinian footballer Suleiman Al-Obeid, nicknamed the "Palestinian Pele".

The 41-year-old was killed on Wednesday, August 6, in Rafah, Gaza Strip, fter Israeli forces allegedly fired on civilians waiting for humanitarian aid, the Palestinian Football Association (PFA) said.

Three days later, UEFA posted on X describing Al-Obeid as "a talent who gave hope to countless children, even in the darkest of times."

Salah responded, "Can you tell us how he died, where, and why?"

A father of five from Gaza City, Al-Obeid was widely regarded as one of the most gifted attacki...