Former Chelsea and Manchester United midfielder Juan Mata hailed Mohamed Salah and discussed his relationship with the winger. Juan Mata had faced Mohamed Salah multiple times in the Northwest derby before the Spaniard departed Manchester United in 2022. The midfielder went on to join Galatasaray in the Turkish Super Lig before heading to Japan’s Vissel Kobe for a short spell and is now without a club. Speaking about his time with Salah, Mata praised Liverpool’s no.11 and revealed he got injured because of him in one of the derbies. READ: ‘I don’t mind it’ – Former Reds star sides with Salah ..read more

Egyptian Premier League outfit Al Masry have been dealt a huge blow over unpaid dues to former player Ramy Bedoui. Ramy Bedoui had joined Al Masry back in 2021 but never played for the club due to registration issues before heading to Club Africain six months later after terminating his contract. The Tunisian defender filed a case against Al Masry over unpaid wages and FIFA have now ruled in the player’s favour and punished the Portsaid side. Al Masry could now be set for a transfer ban until January of 2026 unless they pay $560,000 in dues according to their vice president Ragab Abdelkader ..read more

Former Al Ahly playmaker Saleh Gomaa has been sanctioned for attacking a referee during a game in the Iraqi league. Gomaa had completed a move to Iraqi outfit Al-Karkh three months ago on a free transfer after his contract was terminated at Ismaily. The midfielder featured for Al-Karkh in a league encounter against Al-Najaf on April 30th and seemed to have an altercation with the referee. As a result, the Iraq Football Association decided to suspend Gomaa for six months and fined him $19,000 for his actions. Local reports have confirmed that the reason for this is the Egyptian’s attitude towa ..read more

Egypt international Sam Morsy expressed his delight with Ipswich Town’s promotion to the Premier League and dedicated it to Palestine. Morsy captained Town to a historic Premier League promotion assisting on the final matchday against Huddersfield Town. This marked his fifth promotion, having led Chesterfield to League One in 2015, Wigan to the Championship twice in 2016 and 2018, and most recently Ipswich to the Championship from League One last season. Additionally, the 32-year-old led the club to back-to-back promotions and a spot in next season’s Premier League for the first time since 20 ..read more

Zamalek head coach Jose Gomes took responsibility for his side’s 1-0 defeat to Smouha in the Egyptian Premier League. The White Knights suffered their fifth defeat of the campaign on Sunday when they travelled to face Smouha in Alexandria. Abubakar Liadi’s second-half strike was the difference as Zamalek now trail arch-rivals Al Ahly by three points in 12th place. This comes right before their highly-anticipated CAF Confederation Cup final against RS Berkane with the first leg set to take place next week. “We wanted to win the game but this is football,” Gomes said in the press conference ..read more

Hamdi Fathi’s Al Wakrah have been crowned 2023/2024 Qatari Cup champions after beating Al-Rayyan in the final on Saturday. This marks Al-Wakrah’s second Qatari Cup glory, having only won the competition back in 1999, and it ends the club’s title drought which has been running since 2011 when they lifted the 2011 Stars Cup. Having joined Al-Wakrah from Al Ahly back in the summer, this is also Hamdi Fathi’s first title outside of Egypt following his €3 million move. Fathi started the game and thought he assisted his side’s opening goal after just nine minutes when he put Ayoub Assal through on ..read more

Egypt international Sam Morsy has captained Ipswich Town to a historic Premier League promotion assisting on the final matchday against Huddersfield Town. This marks Sam Morsy’s fifth promotion, having led Chesterfield to League One in 2015, Wigan to the Championship twice in 2016 and 2018, and most recently Ipswich to the Championship from League One last season. However, this season it’s even more remarkable as captained Ipswich Town to a back-to-back promotions and a spot in next season’s Premier League for the first time since 2002. The Tractor Boys needed to beat Huddersfield Town at hom ..read more

Former Liverpool fullback Glen Johnson has defended Mohamed Salah after his recent touchline spat with Jurgen Klopp. Salah has been the subject of controversy throughout the week for a heated exchange with Klopp in Liverpool’s recent 2-2 draw at West Ham. The 31-year-old was called from the bench to come on for a short cameo with 11 minutes remaining to the full-time whistle before the incident happened. After the game, Salah refused to comment on the incident and also didn’t put the matter to bed, saying: “If I speak today there will be fire.” Glen Johnson has now backed the Egypt ..read more

Ittihad Jeddah have reportedly turned their attention to Tottenham Hotspur star Son Heung-min following recent developments. The Tigers have been pursuing Mo Salah since last summer with Liverpool rejecting a bid in the region of £200 million on deadline day. Since then, there have been talks of Ittihad potentially having another attempt at bringing the 31-year-old to the Saudi Pro League. However, The Athletic’s David Ornstein reported that Salah could be staying at Liverpool beyond the summer, especially after the return of former director Michael Edwards. Italian journalist Rudy Gale ..read more

Liverpool icon Graeme Souness has called Mohamed Salah ‘one of the most selfish players he has witnessed’. The Egyptian star has been under the spotlight recently after being involved in a touchline spat with manager Jurgen Klopp against West Ham last weekend. With 11 minutes remaining to the full-time whistle, the Egyptian was called from the bench to come on for a short cameo before a controversial incident transpired. Jurgen Klopp appeared to have a heated exchange with Salah before the latter was pulled away by teammate Darwin Nunez. Former Liverpool captain Graeme Souness claim ..read more