(MENAFN) Mohammed Salah had had a spectacular season this year, scoring 32 goals in 38 games in his first year with Liverpool and has the Reds in third place in the Premier League standings. That record has Liverpool fans literally singing his praises.
Liverpool supporters made a new chant in Salah's honor: "If he's good enough for you / He's good enough for me. If he scores another few / Then I'll be Muslim too!" reported Agence France-Presse.
Salah, Egyptian Muslim Player, is one of the most famous players in England and defiantly the Premier League since Liverpool paid 34 million pounds (almost USD48 million) in a transfer fee from Italy's AS Roma last summer. He is also very open with his faith, often bowing in prayer after scoring goals.
FARE Network (formerly Football against Racism in Europe Executive Director, Piara Powar said this is the first time I've seen such an exuberant, overt, positive appreciation that includes [a player's] religion.
Liverpool fans have taken to affectionately calling Salah "The Pharaoh" or "The Egyptian King," there have been other songs, too: "He's running down the wing, Egyptian king!" and "We brought the lad from Roma and he scores in every game," "He's Egyptian and he's brilliant and Mohamed's his name!"
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