In posts on X, Carragher said: “Salah is at a disadvantage playing for Egypt in terms of him winning the Ballon d’Or” because “I don’t think AFCON carries the weight of other tournaments ...

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AFCON is a big tournament, just so you know,” Richards countered. Carragher, however, doubled down on his argument by questioning whether Egypt would be contenders for the World Cup, implying ...

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AFCON is a big tournament, just so you know.” Carragher responded by questioning if Egypt would be contenders for the World Cup, because according to him, only the biggest international ...

If you win the Euros or Copa America it's deemed to be big - so the Afcon is at the same level." Carragher responded: "Egypt are not going to win the World Cup are they?" And when Richards tried ...

Forget for a moment that Salah hasn’t won AFCON with Egypt (he was a losing finalist in 2017 and 2021). The reason the exchange caught fire was because of Carragher’s reaction — pulling a fa ...