GAZA CITY: 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 he queued in southern Gaza this week to collect food. Obeid’s widow Doaa Al-Obeid now clutches the blue-and-white number 10 shorts he wore for his Gaza club, Al-Shati, one of the only mementos she has of her late husband, as she and her five children mourn the revered 41-year-old striker. “This is the most precious thing left behind by him,” she said.

BEIRUT: A Palestinian former footballer, who was once nicknamed ‘Pele of Palestine,’ died on Wednesday in an Israeli airstrike at a Gaza aid distribution center while queuing for…

Palestine Football Association says Suleiman al-Obeid, 41, died during attack on people waiting for humanitarian aid

JERUSALEM: Former Palestine national team player Suleiman Al-Obeid, known as the “Palestinian Pele,” has been killed by Israeli gunfire in the Gaza Strip, the sport’s local…

Suleiman Obeid aveva 41 anni ed era uno dei calciatori più famosi della Striscia di Gaza e della Cisgiordania

Footballer Suleiman al-Obeid was killed in an Israeli attack in southern Gaza last week, according to the Palestine Football Association

GAZA CITY: 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…

The Liverpool forward called out Europe's soccer governing body for not including the cause of death for Suleiman al-Obeid, who was killed by Israel seeking aid.

Oltre 100 gol, una rete memorabile in Nazionale, sorrisi nonostante le difficoltà: il 41enne era un'icona in Palestina. È morto nella speranza di ricevere aiuti umanitari, anche…