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In this video grab provided Tuesday June 26, 2018, by the Ramzan Kadyrov Press Service, shows Egypt forward Mohamed Salah and Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov while attending a banquet in Grozny, Russia, Friday, June 22, 2018. Ramzan Kadyrov Press Service via AP
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Egypt's Mohamed Salah before the match against Saudi Arabia. Darren Staples / Reuters
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Visitors look at a portrait of Egypt's Mohamed Salah, part of the "Like The Gods" exhibition, at the Museum of the Russian Academy of Arts in St. Petersburg, Russia. Dmitri Lovetsky / AP Photo
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An Egypt fan holds a poster supporting Egypt's Mohamed Salah prior to the group A match between Saudi Arabia and Egypt. Andrew Medichini / AP Photo
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Egypt's Mohamed Salah looks dejected after the defeat to Saudi Arabia. Darren Staples / Reuters
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In this video grab provided Tuesday June 26, 2018, by the Ramzan Kadyrov Press Service, shows Egypt forward Mohamed Salah and Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov while attending a banquet in Grozny, Russia, Friday, June 22, 2018. Ramzan Kadyrov Press Service via AP
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Egypt's Mohamed Salah before the match against Saudi Arabia. Darren Staples / Reuters
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Visitors look at a portrait of Egypt's Mohamed Salah, part of the "Like The Gods" exhibition, at the Museum of the Russian Academy of Arts in St. Petersburg, Russia. Dmitri Lovetsky / AP Photo
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An Egypt fan holds a poster supporting Egypt's Mohamed Salah prior to the group A match between Saudi Arabia and Egypt. Andrew Medichini / AP Photo
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Egypt's Mohamed Salah looks dejected after the defeat to Saudi Arabia. Darren Staples / Reuters
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In this video grab provided Tuesday June 26, 2018, by the Ramzan Kadyrov Press Service, shows Egypt forward Mohamed Salah and Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov while attending a banquet in Grozny, Russia, Friday, June 22, 2018. Ramzan Kadyrov Press Service via AP
Mohamed Salah's World Cup: A story of hope, goals and tears
It's been a roller coaster few months for the Egyptian star
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Ian Oxborrow
03 July, 2018
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