Palestinian footballers determined to rise above war
 

https://s.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/uk...f40d4ea5ec.jpgFor 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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