FIFA marks 'global icon' Mo Salah's 30th birthday with new short film
FIFA marks 'global icon' Mo Salah's 30th birthday with new short film
'Mo: Global Icon' explores Egyptian footballer Mo Salah's international stardom and his achievements both on and off the field.
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Football superstar Mo Salah, who has won numerous accolades in his career so far, turned 30 on 15 June [Getty]
FIFA has released a docufilm about Egypt and Liverpool star player Mohamed Salah to mark his 30th birthday.
The 27-minute-long film, titled 'Mo: Global Icon', traces his journey from humble beginnings in his hometown of Negrig, Gharbia governorate, to becoming perhaps the world's biggest footballing sensation.
In a post sharing the film on its Arabic-language account on Wednesday, FIFA said: "Happy Birthday to the pride of Egypt".
رمز عالمي 🌍
— @fifaworldcup_ar 🏆 (@fifaworldcup_ar) June 15, 2022
ملك مصري 👑🇪🇬
عيد ميلاد سعيد لفخر مصر، @MoSalah 🙌
شاهد فيلم "مو: رمز عالمي"، بشكل حصري ومجاني على +FIFA ⤵️
The 27-minute film, which can be watched for free on FIFA’s website, features interviews with one of his school teachers and others who saw him grow up, as well as sports writers.
"Mo Salah’s impact on the world is really interesting and it's not one that is limited to a certain place, city or football club. It’s one that transcends geographical boundaries," Harriet Prior, a writer at The Anfield Wrap said in the film.
"He kind of defines what it means to be a footballer nowadays", she said.
Football enthusiast Amr Nassouhy said of Salah's impact that there has been "nothing of this magnitude" in modern Egypt's history.
The documentary celebrated not just his contribution to Egyptian national football, but to youth culture, with young Egyptians replicating his distinctive hairstyle and clothing choices.
Sports writer Neil Atkinson lauded him as an ambassador for Liverpool, both the city and the club.
Many other major football accounts posted in celebration of the football icon’s birthday.
The UEFA Champions League account posted a compilation of his goals during the competition's 2021/2022 season. Liverpool and his former clubs, Basel and AS Roma, also posted goal compilations to convey their birthday wishes.
Salah, a winner of several footballing accolades for his recent performance, will play at Anfield until the end of the 2022/2023 football season when his contract expires. His future with Liverpool beyond next season remains unclear.
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