Mohamed Salah has been nominated for a BBC Sports Personality of the Year award just days after criticising his club Liverpool in an astonishing bombshell interview.
The Egyptian, 33, is one of six athletes shortlisted for the World Sport Star award, which has previously been won by Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Erling Haaland.
Swedish pole vault world champion Armand Duplantis is the current holder of the award and has been nominated again for 2025, alongside fellow athletics star Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone.
Spanish footballer Mariona Caldentey, American boxer Terence Crawford and Japanese baseball player Shohei Ohtani complete the six-strong list.
Salah’s inclusion comes in the wake of his explosive criticism of Liverpool after the club’s 3-3 draw with Leeds United on Saturday, which marked his third successive game on the bench.
During his bombshell interview to reporters at Elland Road, the Reds forward accused the club of throwing him under the bus and said he had no relationship with boss Arne Slot.
Salah has subsequently been left out of Liverpool’s squad for Tuesday’s Champions League clash at Inter Milan, just a week before he jets of on international duty with Egypt for the Africa Cup of Nations.
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