STORY: Suleiman al-Obeid, the “Pele” of Palestinian soccer, hoped to keep playing until he was 50, but an Israeli tank shell dashed his dream a decade early, his family said. The shell killed the ...

Obeid struck by tank shell in food queue, family says Footballer for Gaza club and national team revered by fans Hundreds of Palestinian sportspeople have died in conflict GAZA CITY, Aug 10 (Reuters) ...

GAZA CITY (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 ...

Aug 9 (Reuters) - Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah on Saturday criticised UEFA's tribute to the late Suleiman Al-Obeid, known as the "Palestinian Pele," after European soccer's governing body failed to ...

Suleiman Al-Obeid, 41, was allegedly killed by Israeli forces in southern Gaza. A former Palestinian national soccer team player and star of Gaza's Al-Shati'a Services Club was killed by Israeli ...

Former Palestinian national team player, Suliman Al-Obeid, was killed on Wednesday by an Israeli strike while waiting for international aid, the Palestine Football Association announced. Known as the ...