Chasing Salah, Simon Hughes
Chasing Salah, Simon Hughes
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Chasing Salah
The Biography

Author: Simon Hughes

Narrator: Simon Hughes

Unabridged: 8 hr 55 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 11/07/2024


Synopsis

The definitive biography of Liverpool legend and the most famous Egyptian footballer in the history of the sport, Mohamed Salah.

Salah's achievements are, in many ways, unparalleled. A Champions League and Premier League winner, he is a two-time African Footballer of the Year who straddles two worlds. The first is the continent he comes from, as well as the Middle East. The second is Europe, where he has broken all sorts of goalscoring records at Liverpool, helping him to become the most identifiable Muslim player on the planet.

And yet, despite his consistent success on the pitch, record-breaking, team victories and popular persona, little is known about the Liverpool forward, or the competing forces around him. That is, until now.

Award-winning football journalist and author Simon Hughes expertly pieces together a fascinating portrait of this enigmatic football icon. From his relationships with his teammates to what motivates him; from how the events of the past decade in Egypt have impacted his life, to what's next in his career - Chasing Salah reveals all.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Bennynitro on December 09, 2024

Some great insight into a very private player. Doesn’t follow a timeline so it does tend to jump back and forth in time a bit, which made it a little hard to follow at times. Shines a light on some of the darker periods of the Klopp era and the political machinations behind the scenes that may or ma......more

Goodreads review by Thomas Foster on November 09, 2024

Read this book if you are interested: - Mohamed Salah - Liverpool FC - intersection of sport and politics The book is well done. It gives as much insight into Salah as possible because he is a very private individual. I learned a good deal about the Egyptian National Team, Salah’s relationship with R......more

Goodreads review by Colin on December 31, 2024

4.25/5. Well researched. Interesting to read about the context in which Salah grew up in Egypt and sad to hear about the actual underlying rifts with Klopp and Mane.......more

Goodreads review by Harry on January 13, 2025

Great insight into Mo’s origins and Egypts political issues. Interesting to hear on his frictions with Klopp and Manè at times, as well as about Ramy Abass, a very curious figure.......more

Goodreads review by Joshua on January 12, 2025

Great writing, very historically informative of Egypt and how the politics in the country related directly to Salah’s story. Overall, a little negative when it comes to Klopp x Salah and Mane x Salah relationship. Also, very negative on Klopp. I get that there are aspects that fans are not privy to......more


Quotes

Not just for fans of Liverpool FC, this biography of the Egyptian superstar Mohamed Salah offers an insight into a player who inhabits two worlds: Europe on one side, and Egypt, Africa and the Middle East on the other Herald Scotland

It's been a stellar year for sports books. Chasing Salah takes some beating' Daily Mail