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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 ...
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 ...
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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 ...
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 ...
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Palestinian ex-footballer killed by Israeli forces in Gaza
Obeid, known as the “Palestinian Pele”, has been killed by Israeli gunfire in the Gaza Strip, the sport’s local governing ...
'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 ...
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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.