Essam El-Hadary has become the oldest player in World Cup history after being named in Egypt’s starting XI against Saudi Arabia. Egypt’s 45-year-old captain was an unused substitute in the opening two games but has earned a start for the dead-rubber in Volgograd. El-Hadary made his first professional appearance in 1993 for local club Damietta […]
The Egypt superstar did not see a single second on the field as an uninspired Uruguay claimed a 1-0 victory courtesy of a late goal Billed as a meeting of Luis Suarez and Mohamed Salah, Uruguay’s opening World Cup fixture against Egypt in Ekaterinburg failed to produce either. While the Liverpool ace was kept pinned […]
Mohamed Salah is “almost 100 per cent” certain to play in Egypt’s World Cup opener against Uruguay on Friday, according to coach Hector Cuper. Salah suffered shoulder ligament damage playing for Liverpool in the Champions League final last month following a challenge from Real Madrid defender Sergio Ramos and has not played since. But when […]
