Mohamed Salah admits to an addiction that not everyone or most everyone knows about. The forward of Liverpool31, explained in an interview with ‘Sky Sports’ that he is passionate about online chess and dreams of meeting Norwegian grandmaster Magnus Carlsen, 32 years old and world champion from 2013 to 2023.
“I literally play chess every day, I’m addicted.” “I don’t use my name, but as a username I put my name followed by some numbers. They ask me if I’m Mohamed Salah and I answer yes, but they don’t believe me. ‘You lie , ‘ they tell me. Then I tell them: ‘Okay, I’m lying”.
Asked about his level, the Egyptian replied: “I’m not as good as Magnus Carlsen, but I’m good. Nobody has a chance against him, but I hope we can play one day.” Carlsen, for his part, became known as a great fan of football and Mo Salah. Other football players who love chess are Trent Alexander Arnold, Christian Pulisic, Martin Odegaard and former Real Madrid player Esteban Granero.
Source: La Verdad
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