Liverpool and Egypt forward Mohamed Salah won the Laureus Athlete Advocate of the Year Award in Seville, Spain.
The awards, which were hosted in Seville but staged in a digital format amid coronavirus and travel restrictions, highlighted professional sports people who used their position to make a powerful impact on societal issues over the last 12 months.
Salah says he is very proud to have been chosen by the Laureus Academy for this Sporting Inspiration Award.
Salah the Egyptian was honoured with the Sporting Inspiration Award following his support for charitable causes and commitment to fighting social injustice during the last few years. He is active in regeneration projects in Nagrig, his hometown where the majority of the people there live in poverty.
