On the latest episode of Newsround, Trev Downey is joined by Egyptian former television journalist, Kareem Farid, to discuss the massively controversial situation around Mohamed Salah and the EFA. It’s a tale involving the political opportunism of the morally dubious autocrat of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov; the Machiavellian manipulation of Salah by his own FA, and the ever-deepening tensions between the Reds’ superstar and the heavily politicised organisation running his national team. In a climate that has seen some very critical commentary aimed at Salah, this show attempts to present a fuller picture of a very unfortunate situation and asks what, if anything, can be done to remedy it?
Get all of this and more on the latest AI Pro Newsround podcast.