DUBAI: As Egypt’s Mohammad Salah contemplates watching the World Cup from the sidelines, the social media world has erupted with outrage and support for the footballing superstar who suffered a dislocated shoulder in a tackle that left armchair pundits around the world asking why the referee did not call a foul.
Salah suffered the agonizing injury during the Champions League final on Saturday, when Real Madrid defender Sergio Ramos took down the Liverpool attacker in the 31st minute of the match.
Despite his best efforts to play on, Salah accepted defeat and walked off the pitch, clearly in a lot of pain, crying – while Ramos watched on — Liverpool went on to lose the cup final in a humiliating 3-1 defeat.
Now experts are questioning whether Salah will be able to play in the World Cup, which is just weeks away – sparking tsunami of reaction on social media as fans expressed their anger at Spaniard, Ramos, for what many say was excessive aggression and the referee for not calling a foul.
“Sergio Ramos, deliberately looks to hurt Mo Salah shoulder, you don’t put somebody into a arm lock like that by accident, disgusting,” GeorgeBakhos1 tweeted.
Sergio Ramos , deliberately looks to hurt Mo Salah shoulder , you don’t put somebody into a arm lock like that by accident, disgusting.
— @Georgebakhos1 (@GeorgeBakhos1)
Egyptians coming for Ramos if Salah misses the World Cup like...
— Mohamed Sayed (@Boshkaaaaa)
you have any idea what you’ve done? is not only Liverpool player. He is way more than that to us. He is our brother. A brother to 100 million Egyptian. He is the only reason that makes that 100 million smile. WE’LL RAIN DOWN UNGODLY FIRESTORM UPON YOU.
— mohamed el banhawy (@elpnhawy)
Ramos will soon be banned from travelling to Egypt
— Dr.AbdulAziz (@Dr_Azyzz)
"Curse the ancestry that brought you to life, Ramos you buffalo," Karl Sharro tweeted.
يلعن مرقد ابو سلالة يلي خلفوك يا راموس يا جاموس
— Karl Sharro (@KarlreMarks)
One user even wrote a letter addressed to Ramos on how he “injured not Mo Salah but the hearts of football fans around the world.”
Dear Ramos,
thanks for ruined this beautiful game of us football lovers. Kindly be informed that, you injured not Mo Salah but the hearts of football fans around the world. You might be seen in the eyes of Madrid fans as hero for such a dirty trick,— mahmoud salem (@salemdds2017)
If you are a man, come to Egypt , son of the boot
— آسًــــلَآمِـ (@eslamelaswy2001)
"My blood is burning, Ramos you son of a dog," tweeted IbrahimFayek.
دمي محروق.. يا راموس يا بن الكلب
— إبراهيم فايق (@IbrahimFayek)
"Your tears are precious to us, God willing it isn't a serious injury and you will raise the trophy. Ramos you son of a dog, I hope you get paralyzed," an angry user tweeted.
دموعك غالية علينا والله إن شاء الله بسيطة وهترفع الكاس
وتتشل يا راموس يا ابن الكلب عشان دي مش كورة— Aya Khalid AYS (@Ayakhalid25)
The dirty animal— Noha Hakimo (@nohaelhakim1)
Salah’s injury even enlightened Muslims around the world, pushing them to head to the mosque and pray for the Egyptian.
overheard two Muslim dudes at 7/11 saying they’re going to taraweeh for the first time because they need to make dua for Mo Salah......
i love being Muslim— Sarah (@karahshan)
Mo Salah has finally united the Muslim Ummah against one common enemy - Sergio Ramos.
— Rafay Rahman (@RafayRahman)
Pictures of the incident went viral, with memes of Ramos flooding twitter and Instagram homepages.
The dog
— Mahmoud shahin (@Mahmoud74198998)
— Samir Khaled (@SamirKhaledK)
Our new cause...
— BanenA (@balsheem)
