A hashtag with the name of Egyptian footballer and English side Liverpool star Mohamed Salah was posted on search engines and social networks in the Arab world after he was crowned the world’s best player by public vote.
The awards provided by Tik Tok were handed out during the Globe Soccer ceremony, which was hosted by Dubai and was attended by elite soccer stars from around the world.
Tweeters have also expressed their pride in Mohamed Salah and the position he has achieved, but some have lambasted him. Then why?
Lists of candidates
- The final list of nominees for the best player award included: Karim Benzema, Erling Holland and Mohamed Salah.
- And competed for the best club award in 2022: Real Madrid, Spain, Liverpool and Manchester City, England.
- The final list of nominees for the world’s best coach award also included: Carlo Ancelotti (Real Madrid), Pep Guardiola (Manchester City) and José Mourinho (Roma).
- This year, a new award for the best emerging player was introduced, which was contested by: Javi, Victor Osimhen and Federico Valverde, and Osimhen won.
Announcing the winners and the best player award
The Dubai Sports Council has announced the names of the winners of the ‘Globe Soccer’ awards in the third edition of the Best in Football Awards during the current year 2022.
And the official account of Sheikh Mansour bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, chairman of the Dubai Sports Council, posted a tweet announcing the distribution of prizes and congratulating all the winners of the competition.
And the ‘Globe Soccer’ Twitter account announced that Mohamed Salah won the fan favorite star award on ‘Tik Tok’ platform.
Mohamed Salah’s statements
Egyptian star, Mohamed Salah has expressed his happiness at being crowned as fan favorite star on ‘Tik Tok’ platform.
English club Liverpool’s Twitter account has not overlooked this occasion to celebrate its Egyptian star and has posted a tweet for part of his statements.
Salah said in televised statements after winning the award, “It’s a great thing to be the fans’ favorite star and win an award of their choice, so I’m very happy.”
And the Liverpool forward added: “For me it’s more important than winning an individual award, for my team to win every game and win titles, and please our fans who deserve it.”
Mohamed Salah’s message to young Arabs
Salah also sent a message to Arab youth during the ‘Globe Soccer’ ceremony, saying, ‘You have to focus on achieving your goals and that you are capable of doing everything. The difference between Arabs and Europe is not big, just mentality . ”
Salah stressed, “When you believe that you can achieve something, you will definitely achieve your goal. But I know that there are many hurdles you will face and you have to overcome them. As long as (I) have achieved this success, anyone can achieve it. “
The tweeters celebrate
Athletes, tweeters and activists celebrated the Liverpool player and Egyptian striker, congratulating the Egyptian star on winning the award.
Among the compliments was former Egyptian player Mohamed Mido.
Sports presenter, Ibrahim Abdel-Gawad expressed his pride in Salah’s success.
Many Egyptians attended congratulating Mohamed Salah on his victory and claiming he is “the best in the world”.
While others republished the famous cheers that England fans gave to Mohamed Salah.
Criticism of Mohamed Salah
On the other hand, some criticized Mohamed Salah’s performance with the Egypt national team and indicated that there are other players with the same skills, but they didn’t get half of his fame.
While tweeters criticized Mohamed Salah’s participation in the competition, accusing the organizers of the event of “sabotaging football with these unknown prizes” and saying it was “pointless”.
While a group of tweeters confirmed that “Karim Benzema or Sadio Mane were the first to receive the award from Mohamed Salah”.
Mohamed Salah watch
Among the things that sparked controversy about Mohamed Salah at the awards ceremony was an image broadcast by the tweeters of his wristwatch.
Has anyone criticized the Egyptian star’s purchase of an expensive watch, and started estimating and calculating its value in the local currency?
However, this was met with resentment and anger from other tweeters, as they saw this saying as “envy and longing for the end of grace”.
It is worth noting that Mohamed Salah’s watch price talk and the controversy surrounding it is not new, but more than two years old.
Mohamed Salah and the Arabic language
The controversy surrounding Mohamed Salah’s award did not stop when he performed inside the stadium: some bloggers accused him of his inability to speak classical Arabic, which appeared during his answer to the award presenter’s question during the ceremony.
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However, another team saw that Mohamed Salah “was fluent in Arabic”.
