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'Palestinian Pele' killed while awaiting humanitarian aid, soccer association says

A former Palestinian national soccer team player and star of Gaza's Al-Shati'a Services Club was killed by Israeli forces ...
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UEFA unfurls Gaza-related plea banner after Palestinian tribute fallout

Stop killing children, civilians’ banners at match after tribute criticism over Palestinian player killed by Israel.

Palestine soccer star Suleiman Al-Obeid dies at age 41: 'Palestinian Pele' killed in Israeli attack in Gaza

Al-Obeid also played for the Palestinian national team, scoring a memorable scissor kick against Yemen in the 2010 West Asian ...

‘Palestinian Pelé’ shot dead by Israeli forces while waiting for aid in Gaza

Suleiman Al-Obeid, nicknamed the “Palestinian Pelé”, was shot dead by Israeli forces on Wednesday while waiting near an aid ...

Soccer star Mohamed Salah calls out UEFA statement on killing of ‘Palestinian Pelé’

Soccer superstar Mohamed Salah called out European football’s governing body on Saturday for its limited statement after ...
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Far-right Israeli football fans set off pyrotechnics in Latvia’s capital

Beitar Jerusalem fans, who have a history of anti-Arab racism, set off fireworks as Latvian police intervened.

'Palestinian Pele' killed while awaiting aid, soccer association says

Suleiman Al-Obeid, 41, was killed by Israeli "bullets," that "targeted" Palestinians who were "waiting for humanitarian aid ...