• Mohamed Salah plays football with a child during training in Istanbul. Reuters
    Mohamed Salah plays football with a child during training in Istanbul. Reuters
  • Liverpool's Mohamed Salah, plays with a child following a training session at the Besiktas Park Stadium, in Istanbul. AP Photo
    Liverpool's Mohamed Salah, plays with a child following a training session at the Besiktas Park Stadium, in Istanbul. AP Photo
  • Mohamed Salah plays football with a child at the end of a training session. AFP
    Mohamed Salah plays football with a child at the end of a training session. AFP
  • Liverpool's Egyptian midfielder Mohamed Salah plays football with a child at the end of a training session. AFP
    Liverpool's Egyptian midfielder Mohamed Salah plays football with a child at the end of a training session. AFP
  • Mohamed Salah poses with children at the end of a training session ahead of the UEFA Super Cup 2019 match between Liverpool and Chelsea. AFP
    Mohamed Salah poses with children at the end of a training session ahead of the UEFA Super Cup 2019 match between Liverpool and Chelsea. AFP
  • Liverpool's Mohamed Salah, poses for photos with children following a training session at the Besiktas Park Stadium, in Istanbul. AP Photo
    Liverpool's Mohamed Salah, poses for photos with children following a training session at the Besiktas Park Stadium, in Istanbul. AP Photo
  • Liverpool's Georginio Wijnaldum (left to right), Mohamed Salah and James Milner during the training session at Besiktas Park, Istanbul. PA Wire
    Liverpool's Georginio Wijnaldum (left to right), Mohamed Salah and James Milner during the training session at Besiktas Park, Istanbul. PA Wire
  • Liverpool's Mohamed Salah signs autographs for children at the end of a training session at the Besiktas Park Stadium, in Istanbul. AP Photo
    Liverpool's Mohamed Salah signs autographs for children at the end of a training session at the Besiktas Park Stadium, in Istanbul. AP Photo
  • Liverpool's Egyptian midfielder Mohamed Salah plays football with a child at the end of a training session. AFP
    Liverpool's Egyptian midfielder Mohamed Salah plays football with a child at the end of a training session. AFP
  • Disabled children join Liverpool's Mohamed Salah during a training session of Liverpool FC in Istanbul, Turkey. EPA
    Disabled children join Liverpool's Mohamed Salah during a training session of Liverpool FC in Istanbul, Turkey. EPA
  • Young Liverpool fans get autographs from Mohamed Salah on the pitch during the training session at Besiktas Park, Istanbul. PA Wire
    Young Liverpool fans get autographs from Mohamed Salah on the pitch during the training session at Besiktas Park, Istanbul. PA Wire
  • Liverpool's Mohamed Salah during training in Istanbul. Reuters
    Liverpool's Mohamed Salah during training in Istanbul. Reuters
  • Liverpool's Egyptian midfielder Mohamed Salah kicks the ball during a training session ahead of the UEFA Super Cup 2019 match between Liverpool and Chelsea at Besiktas Park stadium in Istanbul. AFP
    Liverpool's Egyptian midfielder Mohamed Salah kicks the ball during a training session ahead of the UEFA Super Cup 2019 match between Liverpool and Chelsea at Besiktas Park stadium in Istanbul. AFP
  • Liverpool's Egyptian midfielder Mohamed Salah plays football with a child at the end of a training session. AFP
    Liverpool's Egyptian midfielder Mohamed Salah plays football with a child at the end of a training session. AFP

Mohamed Salah plays football with amputee children before Liverpool's Uefa Super Cup clash with Chelsea


Ian Oxborrow
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Mohamed Salah has been warming hearts once again.

The Liverpool star was videoed playing football with amputee children from the Uefa Foundation before his club's Uefa Super Cup match against Chelsea on Wednesday evening in Istanbul.

In one particular clip published on Liverpool's official Twitter account, Salah can be seen playing keepy-uppy with one boy who has lost both legs. The boy displays excellent heading control as he knocks the ball back and forth with the Egyptian.

The Uefa Foundation thanked Salah on Twitter, saying he had "made dreams come true".

As well has having a kickaround with other members of the Liverpool squad, including manager Jurgen Klopp, the group of youngsters were able to collect autographs and take selfies with the players. Uefa said every year, the Uefa Foundation for Children shines a light on remarkable young people at the Super Cup.

For Salah, it is the second time in the past few days that he has been providing goodwill.

On Saturday, a day after he scored in his side's 4-1 Premier League victory over Norwich City, he was pictured with an injured boy outside Liverpool's training ground.

The youngster, Louis Fowler, had been chasing after Salah's car as it drove out of the compound, only to run straight into a lamp-post. He was knocked out and broke his nose. Salah returned to make sure he was ok, and posed for photos.