Palestinian footballers determined to rise above war

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https://s.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/ukrdTujkygCDvXXobbKdmw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en-AE_XE/News/AFPMideastEN/65e57ef6c78707a0a05808d5697ea0f40d4ea5ec.jpg (https://en-maktoob.news.yahoo.com/palestinian-footballers-determined-rise-above-war-115639187.html)For goalkeeper Ramzi Saleh, representing his Palestinian homeland on the football field is about far, far more than playing the beautiful game. "We want to send a message to the world, to tell them that the Palestinian people exist despite all the Israeli obstacles, the destruction, the martyrs," Saleh told AFP last week at a friendly tournament in the Philippines. Saleh, who was born in Egypt to parents from Gaza, is a legend of Palestinian football, having played a record 103 internationals during a 14-year career. The 34-year-old was also captain when Palestine won the Asian Football Confederation Challenge Cup in the Maldives in May, keeping a clean sheet throughout the tournament.




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