All professional athletes make sacrifices for the sake of their career, but few will be forced to contend with adversity of the scale faced by Palestine's soccer team.
After being mobbed by adoring Perth fans following a sold-out World Cup qualifier against the Soccer oos, Mohammed Saleh takes a moment to collect his thoughts.
"It is my biggest motivation because I play for them and their souls," he tells the ABC, speaking through an interpreter.His father and brother have been displaced and are currently living in tents at an encampment in Gaza after their home was destroyed."My oldest brother has to go somewhere every few days to get internet to send me a message.
Last week, PFA president Jibril Rajoub was set to travel with the team to Perth for the game against the Socceroos but"He is the leader of the team, he is like a father to the players … it impacted them greatly," he said." is proof that the Palestinian people and the Palestinian sportsmanship will defend and fight for their freedom and continue to put a smile on the Palestinian children, the elderly and the women of Palestine.
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