Mohamed Salah has been named on the shortlist for BBC Sports Personality World Sport Star of the Year while embroiled in a public dispute over recent selection decisions. The forward lamented the lack of respect shown to him after being named as a substitute in three straight Premier League games and claimed that he no longer had a relationship with Slot. Liverpool\u2019s manager responded firmly by leaving his star forward at home for the midweek European trip, insisting that while he is a “polite,” he is “not weak.” <\/p>\n
As Salah arrived at Liverpool\u2019s empty training centre to conduct a solo session\u2014and take some selfies\u2014he learned he is one of six global sports stars up for recognition ahead of this month\u2019s BBC Sports Personality of the Year ceremony. The shortlist includes Arsenal Women midfielder Mariona Caldentey, pole vaulter Armand Duplantis, U.S. athletics star Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, baseball player Shohei Ohtani, and U.S. boxer Terence Crawford. The inclusion of Crawford came despite him being stripped of the WBC super-middleweight belt after allegedly failing to pay his sanctioning fees.<\/p>\n
The World Sport Star prize has been part of the BBC Sports Personality ceremony since 1960, when Herb Elliott became the first recipient. Over the subsequent 65 years there have only been six footballing winners. A victory for Caldentey would make her the first female player to receive the gong. Salah, if successful, would join a short list of football greats who have taken the honour: Eus\u00e9bio, Pel\u00e9, Ronaldo, Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and Erling Haaland. <\/p>\n
The timing of the nomination has drawn attention because it coincides with an internal conflict that has seen a high-profile player publicly question his standing and travel arrangements with the club. The nomination underlines Salah\u2019s global profile even as his relationship with his manager and his role in the team are the subject of intense examination.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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