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Reuters on MSN · 1d

Fans and family honour 'Palestinian Pele' killed in Gaza

GAZA CITY, Aug 10 (Reuters) - 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, killing Suleiman al-Obeid as he queued in southern Gaza this week to collect food.

CBS Sports · 2d

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 Football Federation championship

Middle East Eye · 15h

Israel killed the ‘Palestinian Pele’ and his dream of a new football era in Gaza

Suleiman al-Obeid won 24 caps for the Palestinian national team, but his life ended on Friday when Israeli quadcopters attacked crowds of aid seekers in Gaza

1d

‘Tell us how he died': Mo Salah criticizes UEFA's tribute to ‘Palestinian Pelé'

Mohamed Salah, one of soccer’s biggest stars, criticized UEFA over its tribute to Suleiman Al-Obeid which failed to mention ...

2don MSN

'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 ...

7h

Strike That Killed 5 Journalists Was Aimed at One of Them, Israel Says

Officials accused Anas al-Sharif of being a Hamas operative posing as a reporter. Al Jazeera says he and the other four ...

3d

‘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 ...

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