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 Soviet Union via the Trans-Siberian Railway, and spent some time in Moscow, Warsaw, Prague and other cities in Europe. <mask> resumed his career at Davis, Polk in New York. He was made a partner in April 1934. In 1941, <mask> became a member of the Executive Committee and Chairman of the Committee on Admissions of the New York Bar Association. He also belonged to the American Bar Association and was a member of the New York County Republican Committee. World War II

During the War, combat over-age officer personnel with governmental, medical, legal, financial experience were commissioned as Civil Affairs officers. As a result of his experience in the Philippines, <mask> applied to rejoin the Army and was recalled to active duty on June 6, 1944 and commissioned as a Lieutenant Colonel and Civil Affairs Officer on June 28, 1944.He was and attached to General Headquarters Southwest Pacific Area (GHQ SWPA) and United States Army Forces in the Far East (USAFFE). Crossman served in Australia, New Guinea and the Philippines. He participated in the landing in Leyte and helped reestablish civilian government in the Philippines. As Executive Officer and deputy to Brigadier General Courtney Whitney, Chief of the Civil Affairs Section. Crossman frequently dealt personally with General Douglas MacArthur. <mask>'s role was complicated as MacArthur's professional staff was jealous of him as he had known the General socially in the Philippines when he worked for Stimson. On July 27, 1945, <mask> was promoted to Colonel and was requested by Stimson, then the United States Secretary of War, to be MacArthur's representative on his personal staff in Washington, D.C.In this capacity, he performed a liaison function and was ordered to help rewrite the Japanese Occupation Directive which incorporated his experience during the Philippine campaign. On October 1, 1945, <mask> was released from active duty and ordered to his home of record at 1088 Park Avenue in New

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In 1947, <mask> returned to practicing law at Davis, Polk in New York; and as outside counsel continued to advise major institutional clients such as Morgan Stanley, the Northern Pacific Railroad and Freeport Sulfur. He practiced law until shortly before his death. Toward the end of World War II, The Institute of Pacific Relations (IPR), an NGO established in 1925 to provide a forum for discussion of problems and relations between nations of the Pacific Rim fell under criticism for alleged communist sympathies. In 1952, as a result of his long interest in Asia, <mask> represented IPR, pro bono, before the Senate Internal Security Subcommittee, chaired by Senator Pat McCarran. When he represented the IPR, <mask> and his colleagues were unaware of the Verona intercepts, which were not released to the public until 1995, that implicated several key staffers of the IPR as Communists or collaborators. Personal

On January 21, 1929, <mask> married Helen "Hi<mask> (née Farrell) Caldwell (November 23, 1898, Duluth, Minnesota – February 11, 1970, New York, New York) in Manila. Previously, Mrs. <mask> married John Christie Caldwell in 1917.In the 1925, Caldwell died in a hotel fire. <mask> was the daughter of Dr. Patricinne Joseph Hosie Farrell and Edna Claire (née <mask>) Farrell

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 of Winnetka, Illinois. The Crossmans had three sons. Namely: <mask> <mask> II (March 14, 1930, New York, New York - November 26, 2008, New York, New York), Patrick Farrell <mask> (September 23, 1931, New York, New York -) of New York and Norfolk, Connecticut, and <mask> <mask> (May 5, 1936, New York, New York -) of Bonita, California. The Crossmans were active participants in New York society and maintained an apartment in New York and a farm in Goshen, Connecticut. Crossman's clubs included: the Anglers', the Century Association, Knickerbocker Club, Yale Club of New York City in New York, the Sanctum Club in Litchfield, Connecticut, the Hollenbeck Club in Canaan, Connecticut, the Amabalish Fish and Game Club, Lac Saint-Jean, Quebec, and Mrs. Crossman was a member of the Colony Club in New York. Together they were members of the Litchfield Country Club, Litchfield, Connecticut.<mask> was a past president of the board of trustees of St. Bernard's School in New York, New York. Death / burial

After Christmas in 1966, <mask> suffered a stroke and died of a heart attack in St. Luke's Hospital, New York, New York, on January 28, 1967. His funeral was held in the Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church, at 73rd Street. <mask> and <mask> are buried in Arlington National Cemetery in Section 3, Site 8976-B. Summary of army career

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1967 deaths
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United States Army personnel of World War II
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Harvard Law School alumni
New York (state) lawyers
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Military history of the Philippines during World War II
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New York (state) Republicans
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Davis Polk & Wardwell lawyers
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<mask> (born October 31, 1967) is an American auto racing driver, best known for winning the 1996 Indianapolis 500 and the 2000 Indy Racing League season championship. <mask> began his career in the 1980s by competing in such series as the IMSA GT Championship, the SCCA Canadian-American Challenge Cup and the American Indycar Series. <mask> won the American Indycar Series championship in 1988. <mask> started his IndyCar career in 1989 by competing in the Indy Car World Series. During the season, <mask> failed to qualify for the Indianapolis 500. <mask> eventually qualified for the Indianapolis 500 in 1991. During his Champ Car career, <mask> often drove for teams that used older chassis and engines; his best finish in the Champ Car standings was a 19th-place finish in 1992.<mask> began to compete in the newly formed Indy Racing League in 1996. <mask> won the Indianapolis 500 that season, and he became one of the most dominant drivers in the series for a period of time, winning eight races overall and the series championship in 2000. <mask> began to drive only at the Indianapolis 500 in 2007 and continued to enter the Indianapolis 500 through 2009. He did not return to the series until 2013 at the Indianapolis 500 when he competed for Lazier Partners Racing, a team started by his father <mask> and various investors. <mask> and the team repeated their efforts in 2014, 2015, 2016 and, for the final time, in 2017. <mask> was born in Vail, Colorado. Canadian-American Challenge Cup
For 1986, <mask> competed in the SCCA Canadian-American Challenge Cup, driving the No.43 car for the Texas American Racing Team, driving a

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 Watson 82. <mask> made his début at the second race of the season at Summit Point Motorsports Park. <mask> failed to start the race and was credited with an 18th-place finish. <mask> also competed at St. Louis International Raceway; he started fifth and finished in twelfth place due to a chassis issue. <mask> finished in 26th place in the final standings with 4 points. In 1987, <mask> remained with the Texas American Racing Team, driving the No. 19 March 85C car.At the season-opening race at Willow Springs International Raceway, <mask> qualified on pole position, led 22 of 48 laps and won the race. <mask> also qualified on pole position at Wisconsin State Fairgrounds Park Speedway, led for 25 laps but ultimately finished in 9th place. <mask> finished in third place at Pueblo Motorsports Park and fourth place at the season-ending race at Phoenix International Raceway. <mask> finished in 4th place in the final championship standings with 62 points. IMSA GT Championship
In 1989, <mask> competed in the IMSA GT Championship, driving the No. 43 Motorsports Marketing Fabcar CL FEP/002-Porsche with John Higgens, Lorenzo Lamas and Justus Reid in the Lights class. <mask> only drove the car at the season-opening SunBank 24 at Daytona.The car started in 46th place but ultimately retired after 395 laps due to an engine failure. The car was classified 4th place in its class and in 31st place overall. In 1993, <mask> returned to the series to compete, in the Lights class, in the season-opening Rolex 24 at Daytona in the No. 42 Pro-Technik Racing Fabcar FEP/002-Porsche with Anthony Lazzaro, Chris Ivey, Mike Sheehan and Sam

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<mask> began to compete in the American Indycar Series in 1988 after <mask>'s car owner and teammate, Bill Tempero, purchased Can-Am.<mask> drove a March 85C for Tempero's Texas American Racing Team. At the season-opening race at Willow Springs International Raceway, <mask> qualified on pole position and won the race. <mask> also won the Illinois Grand Prix at St. Louis International Raceway from pole position, the race at Tioga Motorsports Park and both races at the season-ending Bud Light 100 at Willow Springs. The only race that <mask> did not win was the AMG Eurospeed Grand Prix of Colorado at Mountain View Motorsports Park, where <mask> finished second to Robby Unser. <mask> won the inaugural season championship with 152 points. For 1989, <mask> returned with the Texas American Racing Team, driving a March 85C. At the season-opening races at I-70 Speedway, <mask> finished second to Unser in the first race and crashed out of the second race after completing 10 laps.At the second pair of races at Memphis Motorsports Park, <mask> qualified on pole position for the second race. <mask> won the second race at Colorado National Speedway. <mask> finished the season by winning the first race at Willow Springs before retiring from the second race due to a motor mount issue. <mask> finished in 7th place in the final standings with 173 points. CART Indy Car World

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In 1989, <mask> attempted to qualify for his first CART Indy Car World Series race, the Indianapolis 500. <mask> drove the No. 35 Lazier Racing March 87C-Cosworth DFX.<mask> crashed in practice and failed to qualify for the race. <mask> later drove for Gary Trout Motorsports in the No. 23 March 87C-Cosworth DFX at the season-ending Champion Spark Plug 300 at Laguna Seca Raceway. <mask> again failed to qualify for the race. In 1990, <mask> first competed at the Indianapolis 500. <mask> drove for Hemelgarn Racing in the No. 91 Lola T88/00-Buick.<mask> crashed his primary car in practice but was able to provisionally qualify for the race in his back-up car. At the beginning of Bump Day, <mask> was the slowest car in the field. John Paul Jr. bumped <mask> from the field and <mask> ultimately failed to qualify. <mask> drove a partial season for Hemelgarn, moving to the team's No. 71 car. <mask> qualified for his first 500-mile race at the Marlboro 500 at Michigan International Speedway in the No. 24 Penske PC17-Buick for Arciero Racing.<mask> started and finished in 26th, retiring from the race early on due to a gearbox problem. <mask> achieved a best finish of 12th place at the Molson Indy Vancouver at Concord Pacific Place, scoring his only championship point of 1990 – a result which scored him 29th place in the final standings. 1991
For 1991, <mask> drove for various teams in various cars. <mask> first drove for Dale Coyne Racing in the No. 90 Lola T88/00-Cosworth DFX at the season-opening Gold Coast IndyCar Grand Prix at the Surfers Paradise Street Circuit. <mask> started 24th, but his race lasted

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In 1992, <mask> began to drive for Leader Card Racing and at first, drove the No. 21 Lola T90/00-Buick. At the season-opening Daikyo IndyCar Grand Prix at Surfers Paradise, <mask> started in 20th place and finished in 16th place, eighteen laps down. At the Valvoline 200 at Phoenix International Raceway, <mask> started in 17th place and finished in 14th place, thirty-three laps down. <mask> scored his first point of the season at the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach, scoring a 12th-place finish despite running out of fuel after completing 80 of the race's 105 laps.At the Indianapolis 500, <mask> began to drive an unsponsored Lola T91/00-Buick. <mask> crashed during practice for the race, but he was able to


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In 1994, <mask> returned with Leader Card Racing to drive the No. 23 Lola T93/00-Ilmor. At the season-opening Australian FAI Indycar Grand Prix at Surfers Paradise, <mask> was too slow to qualify. <mask> made his season debut at the next race, the Slick 50 200 at Phoenix. <mask> started in 25th place and finished in a season-best 13th-place finish, ten laps down. At Long Beach, <mask> started in 30th place but retired due to an exhaust problem after completing 6 laps.At the Indianapolis 500, <mask>ck and the No. 5 Lola T94/00-Ford Cosworth XB for Dick Simon Racing. <mask> did not complete a qualifying attempt in any of the three cars and failed to qualify for the race. At the following race, the Miller Genuine Draft 200 at the Milwaukee Mile, <mask> started in 24th place and finished in 18th place, twelve laps down. <mask> started in 27th place at the following race, the ITT Automotive Grand Prix of Detroit, and finished in 17th place, two laps down. <mask> started in 29th place and finished in 24th place in the Budweiser/G.I. Joe's 200 at Portland International Raceway, after running out of fuel after completing 91 laps. Following Portland, <mask> started only two more races during the season. At the Budweiser Grand Prix of Cleveland at Cleveland Burke Lakefront Airport, <mask> was replaced by pay driver Giovanni Lavaggi. <mask> qualified but did not start either the Molson Indy Toronto at Exhibition Place and the Slick 50 200 at New Hampshire, and he failed to qualify at Mid-Ohio and Nazareth. <mask> did however compete in the Marlboro 500 at Michigan International Speedway and the Molson Indy

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<mask> did not return with Leader Card for 1995, instead driving for various other teams. <mask> first drove for Project Indy in the No. 64 Reynard 94i-Ford Cosworth XB at the second race of the season, the Gold Coast Indy at Surfers Paradise. <mask> started in 24th place and finished in 21st place, retiring with broken transmission after completing 32 laps. <mask> then drove for Payton/Coyne Racing in the No. 19 Lola T94/00-Ford Cosworth XB at Nazareth. <mask> started in 20th place but crashed out of the race with Paul Tracy after completing 38 laps.At the Indianapolis 500, <mask> drove for Team Menard originally in the No. 51 Lola T93/00-Menard. <mask> then practiced the team's No. 40 Lola T95/00-Menard entry that Arie Luyendyk qualified. <mask> qualified on the second day of qualifying in the No. 80 Lola T95/00-Menard, doing so in 23rd place. <mask> retired from the race after 45 laps due to fuel system problems.<mask> returned to Payton/Coyne Racing's No. 19 car, now utilizing a Lola T95/00 chassis, at Milwaukee. <mask> started in 24th place and finished in 18th place, twelve laps down. <mask> returned to Project Indy's No. 64 entry at Toronto. <mask> started in 27th place and finished in 15th place, five laps down. <mask> returned to Payton/Coyne Racing's No.19 car, which had reverted to the T94/00 chassis, for Michigan. <mask> started in 20th place and

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1996
<mask> moved to the Indy Racing League to compete in its inaugural season in 1996 for Hemelgarn Racing in the No. 91 Reynard 95i-Ford Cosworth XB. At the season-opening Indy 200 at Walt Disney World Speedway, <mask> recorded the series' inaugural pole position.In the race <mask> led for 28 laps, but retired due to brake failure after completing 61 laps. During practice for the following race, the Dura Lube 200 at Phoenix International Raceway, <mask> was involved in a crash with Lyn St. James. He suffered a fractured vertebra and was ruled out of the race. Still in pain and walking with a cane, <mask> returned two months later for the season-ending race, the Indianapolis 500. His car was fitted with a special shock-absorbing seat to reduce the risk of re-injuring his back. Prior to the race the team gained additional sponsorship from Montana Rail Link. <mask> initially qualified in 7th place but was promoted to 5th place after Arie Luyendyk's time was disallowed and pole sitter Scott Brayton was fatally injured during practice.<mask> was among the leaders all day, battling with Tony Stewart, Davy Jones, Roberto Guerrero and Luyendyk. Stewart retired after 82 laps due to an engine failure and Luyendyk was eliminated after a collision with Eliseo Salazar. Guerrero fell two laps down after having a fire in his pit stall. During caution periods <mask> would raise his hands

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For the 1996–97 season, <mask> returned with Hemelgarn Racing. During the 1996 portion of the season, <mask> drove the No. 91 Reynard 95i-Ford Cosworth XB. At the season-opening True Value 200 at New Hampshire International Speedway, <mask> started in 4th place and was running in 2nd place, the only car on the lead lap besides race leader Tony Stewart. On lap 67, race broadcaster ABC was broadcasting <mask>'s conversation with his team when Stewart attempted to lap <mask> in turn 4. The two cars then made contact and <mask> spun and crashed into the wall. Unaware that he was on an open mic, <mask> first said, (in reference to Stewart) "The son of a bitch just ran into the back of me," and then said to his pit crew, "He must have just fucking hit me in the back."After being released from the infield care center, <mask> quickly apologized for his language during a pitlane interview. At the following race, the Las Vegas 500K at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, <mask> started in 4th place and retired after 35 laps due to


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In 1999, <mask> returned with Hemelgarn Racing to drive the No.91 Dallara IR9-Oldsmobile. At the season-opening TransWorld Diversified Services Indy 200 at Walt Disney World Speedway, <mask> started in 8th place and finished in 10th place, two laps down. At the second race of the season, the MCI WorldCom 200 at Phoenix, <mask> started in 15th place and was involved in a crash with Eddie Cheever on lap 149 in turn 3. At Lowe's Motor Speedway, <mask> started in 14th place and was soon battling with Ray for the lead; <mask> led for 23 laps. On lap 59 Stan Wattles's car had a suspension failure, with Paul Jr. then hitting the debris from the car sending it into the seating area and three spectators were killed. The race immediately went under caution with <mask> as the leader. <mask> then made a pit stop to replace a punctured tire.After 18 laps of caution the race was abandoned, with no points awarded. At the Indianapolis 500, the team gained additional sponsorship from Tae Bo and <mask> qualified in 22nd place. <mask> was not a factor in the race and finished in 7th place, two laps down. At the following race, the Longhorn 500 at Texas, <mask> started in 24th place and finished in 14th place, eight laps down. At Pikes Peak,


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In 2000, <mask> first drove the No. 91 Riley & Scott Mk VII-Oldsmobile for Hemelgarn Racing. At the season-opening Delphi Indy 200 at Walt Disney World, <mask> started in 5th place and led for 47 laps and finished in 2nd place.At the second race of the season, the MCI WorldCom Indy 200 at Phoenix, <mask> started in 26th place, having missed qualifying. <mask> first took the lead on lap 151 and led through lap 155 when Robbie Buhl took the lead. <mask> then retook the lead on lap 161 and led the remaining 40 laps to win his first race since the 1997 VisionAire 500. <mask> became the first driver to win an IRL race after starting in last place, and became the third driver to win an Indy car race from last place at Phoenix after Mike Mosley in 1974 and Roberto


texts: Guerrero in 1987. Following the race, <mask> led the point standings for the first time in his career. At the Vegas Indy 300 at Las Vegas, <mask> started in 22nd place and finished in 20th place due to a fuel pump issue after completing 65 laps. At the Indianapolis 500 the Riley & Scott was replaced by the Dallara IR00 for the remainder of the season.<mask> qualified in 16th place, but quickly moved into the top 5. In the second half of the race, <mask> became one of the few drivers to challenge race leader Juan Pablo Montoya. <mask> set the fastest lap of the race on lap 198 with a speed of . <mask> was unable to catch Montoya, who won by 7.1839 seconds. At the following race, the Casino Magic 500 at Texas, <mask> qualified on pole position and led for 62 laps, but ultimately finished in 7th place. At Pikes Peak, <mask> started in 13th place and retired on the 2nd lap of the race due to an engine failure. At the Midas 500 Classic at Atlanta, <mask> started in 11th place and led for 2 laps before finishing in 2nd place.Following the race <mask> retook the points lead, ahead of the inaugural Belterra Resort Indy 300 at Kentucky Speedway. <mask> started in 7th place and led for 40 laps to win his second race of the season, also setting the race's fastest lap. Going into the season-ending Excite 500 at Texas, <mask> led Goodyear by 38 points and Cheever by 41 points, with a maximum of 53 points available. Goodyear won the race ahead of Cheever, while fourth place was good enough for the championship. <mask> won the championship with 290 points, 18 ahead of Goodyear and 33 ahead of Cheever. <mask> is the last driver to


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For 2001, <mask> drove the No.91 Dallara IR01-Oldsmobile for Hemelgarn Racing. At the season-opening Pennzoil Copper World Indy 200 at Phoenix, <mask> started in 6th place and finished in 3rd place. At the Infiniti Grand Prix of Miami at Homestead-Miami Speedway, <mask> started in 3rd place and finished in 20th place, after crashing on lap 177 in turn 4. At the following race, the zMax 500 at Atlanta, <mask> started in 9th place and finished in 6th place, one lap down. At the Indianapolis 500, <mask> gained additional sponsorship from Life Fitness for the race and qualified in 10th place. In the race, <mask> came into the pits after 9 laps saying that his engine was running on only seven cylinders. <mask> would eventually rejoin the race and finished in 18th place, eight laps down.At the first Texas race, <mask> started in 13th place and finished in 4th place. At Pikes Peak, <mask> started in 5th place and took the lead on lap 157 after Sam Hornish Jr., who had led for 152 of the previous 156 laps, suffered handling issues. <mask> led the remaining 43 laps of the race for his first win of the season. <mask> then won the SunTrust Indy Challenge at Richmond International Raceway after starting in 4th place, leading 224 of 250 laps. Following the race, <mask> moved into 2nd place in the point standings, 50 points behind Hornish. At the Ameristar Casino Indy 200 at Kansas Speedway, <mask> started in 12th place and finished in 5th place after leading for 13 laps. At the next race, the Harrah's 200 at Nashville Superspeedway, <mask> started in 6th place and led


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For 2002, <mask> returned with Hemelgarn Racing to drive the No. 91 Dallara IR02-Chevrolet. At the season-opening Grand Prix of Miami at Homestead, <mask> started in 16th place and finished in 22nd place due to an oil pressure problem after completing 111 laps. At the following race, the Bombardier ATV 200 at Phoenix, <mask> started in 9th place and finished in 7th place.At the Yamaha Indy 400 at California Speedway, <mask> started in 26th place and again finished in 7th place. At the next race, the Firestone Indy 225 at Nazareth, <mask> started in 6th place and was involved in a crash with


texts: Sam Hornish Jr. – who continued several laps down – on lap 38 in turn 3 and was scored in 23rd place. At the Indianapolis 500, <mask> qualified in 20th place. In the race, <mask> began to move into the top 10 and with 12 laps remaining <mask> was running in 6th place, on the lead lap. On lap 199 in turn 2 the lapped car of Laurent Rédon lost control and collected <mask>. At the same time Paul Tracy was attempting to pass Hélio Castroneves for the lead in turn 3. Tracy passed Castroneves just after the crash and was the first car to cross the finish line.Indy Racing League officials declared that the pass occurred after the crash and Castroneves was the winner. Tracy's team, Team Green, protested by saying that the caution light was not displayed until after the pass occurred. The original results stood with <mask> finishing in 15th place. At the following race, the Boomtown 500 at Texas, <mask> started in 10th place and finished in 8th place. At the Radisson Indy 225 at Pikes Peak, <mask> started in 10th place and finished in 15th place, three laps down. <mask> then finished in 18th place at Richmond due to a fire breaking out on his car after completing 91 laps having started in 5th place. At Kansas, <mask> started in 5th place and finishing in 7th place.At the Firestone Indy 200 at Nashville, <mask> started and finished in 12th place due to a crash on lap 182 in turn 2. At the next race, the Michigan Indy 400 at Michigan, <mask> started in 15th place and finished in 13th place, two laps down. <mask> then finished in 3rd place at the Belterra Casino Indy 300 at Kentucky after starting in 3rd place and leading for


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In 2003, <mask> returned with Hemelgarn Racing to drive the No. 91 Dallara IR03-Chevrolet. At the season-opening Toyota Indy 300 at Homestead, <mask> withdrew from the race and missed his first IRL race since the 1996 Dura Lube 200. At the following race, the Purex Dial Indy 200 at Phoenix, <mask> started in 15th place and finished in 11th place, two laps down. <mask> then started in 17th place and finished in 19th place at the Indy Japan 300 at Twin Ring Motegi due to an engine failure after completing 63 laps. At the Indianapolis 500 <mask> qualified in 21st place. Prior to the race the team gained additional sponsorship from Victory Brands.<mask> retired from the race after 171 laps due to an engine failure. At the Bombardier 500 at Texas, <mask> started in 19th place and finished in 13th place, four laps down. <mask> then got his only top 10 finish of the season with a 10th-place finish at the Honda Indy 225 at Pikes Peak. At Richmond, <mask> started and finished in 20th place, six laps down. At the following race, the Kansas Indy 300, <mask> started in 21st place and finished in 13th place, eight laps down. <mask> was running in the top 10 in the late stages at Nashville, when he spun on the main straightaway on lap 194.

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In 2004, Hemelgarn Racing was unable to acquire sponsorship for the entire season, leaving <mask> without a car to drive for the season. <mask> only competed in the Indianapolis 500.<mask> first practiced in the No. 24 Dallara IR03-Chevrolet for Dreyer & Reinbold Racing on May 21, two days before Bump Day. Felipe Giaffone had already qualified the team's primary car and <mask> was practicing for the team in both Giaffone's qualified car and also the team's back-up car in preparation for potentially attempting to qualify for the race. On <mask>'s first day on the track, he was the fastest of the unqualified drivers with a speed of . Hemelgarn Racing became the entrant of the car while Dreyer & Reinbold partnered with the team. The back-up car became the No. 91 Dallara IR03-Chevrolet and <mask> started in 28th place.In the race <mask> moved


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In 2005, <mask> again did not have a full-time team to drive for. <mask> drove for Panther Racing at the Indianapolis 500 in the No. 95 Dallara IR03-Chevrolet. <mask> qualified for the race in 9th place, beating Panther Racing's two full-time drivers Tomáš Enge and Tomas Scheckter. On the final day of practice before the race, Carb Day, <mask> crashed in turn 4 and slid along the outside wall on the main straightaway.<mask> Lube as an additional primary sponsor on the car. <mask> ran in the top 10 for most of the race, despite Scott Sharp making contact with <mask>'s car earlier in the race, damaging the front wing. <mask> continued in the race and passed Sébastien Bourdais for 5th place, just before Bourdais crashed out of the race. With <mask>'s Indianapolis performance, Panther Racing fielded an additional car for <mask> in four races. <mask> drove the same car he drove at Indianapolis, with sponsorship from Pennzoil, Jonathan Byrd's Cafeteria and the American Sentry Guard. At Nashville, <mask> started in 3rd place and finished in 9th place.<mask> then competed in the following race, the ABC Supply Company A. J. Foyt 225 at the Milwaukee Mile, after teammate Enge was injured at Nashville. <mask> drove the No. 2 Dallara IR05-Chevrolet. In the race, <mask> started in 5th place and was scored in 18th place after crashing out after 129 laps. <mask> returned to the No. 95 at Michigan, where he

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In 2006, <mask> returned to Dreyer & Reinbold Racing after practicing for the team at the 2004 Indianapolis 500. <mask> drove the No. 5 Dallara IR03-Honda.<mask> attempted to compete in his first full-time season since 2002. At the season-opening Toyota Indy 300 at Homestead, <mask> started in 14th place. The race weekend was overshadowed by the death of Paul Dana in final practice; <mask> retired after 12 laps due to an electrical problem, and was scored in 14th. <mask> competed in his first non-oval race at the Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg. <mask> started in 18th place and was scored in 14th place due to a brake problem after completing 59 laps. At Motegi, <mask> started in 15th place and finished in 14th place, five laps down. At the Indianapolis 500, <mask> qualified in 25th place.<mask> was running in the top 10 in the second half of the race, but had to make a late-race pit stop to have enough fuel to finish the race and he finished in 12th place, one lap down; his best result of the season. <mask>


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For 2007, <mask> had no team to drive for the entire season. <mask> drove for Sam Schmidt Motorsports, a team owned by <mask>'s former competitor Sam Schmidt, at the Indianapolis 500. <mask> drove the No. 99 Dallara IR05-Honda.<mask> qualified for the race on the second day of qualifying in 22nd place. <mask> had been bumped from the field earlier in the day by <mask> and later bumped Jon Herb from the field. Towards the end of the qualifying day, <mask>'s brother Jaques <mask> attempted to qualify for the race, but his speed was too slow and he was waved off. In the race, <mask> ran in the middle of the field and was never in contention for a top 10 finish. <mask> finished in 19th place, two laps down, in the rain-shortened race. Indianapolis was the only

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<mask> returned to the IndyCar Series after a three-year absence in 2013 when on May 8, <mask>'s father, <mask>, formed a team called Lazier Partners Racing with Corbet Krause, Chris Nielsen and Jason Peters. The team purchased a Dallara DW12 chassis from Fan Force United for $250,000. The chassis needed to be modified to have a Chevrolet engine placed into it.<mask> originally drove the car with no sponsorship and the paint scheme remained the same as when Fan Force United fielded the car, albeit with orange replacing the original gold stripes. <mask> first practiced on May 16, completing only installation

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In 2001, <mask> competed in the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series.<mask> drove the No. 74 Riley & Scott Mk III-Judd with Jack Baldwin, George Robinson and Irv Hoerr for Robinson Racing in the Sport Racing Prototype (SR) class. <mask> only competed with the team at the season-opening Rolex 24 at Daytona. The car started in 2nd place overall and led 10 laps during the race. The car then suffered an engine failure after completing 563 laps; the car was classified in 5th place in its class and 22nd place overall. <mask> finished in 35th place in the final championship standings with 29 points. International Race of Champions
In 2001, <mask> competed in the International Race of Champions as a representative of the Indy Racing Northern Light Series, with Eddie Cheever, Mark Dismore and Scott Goodyear – latterly replaced by Al Unser Jr. for the final two races of the season due to injuries received at the Indianapolis 500 – also representing the series.<mask>, as with the other drivers,


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Television
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<mask> was born in and currently resides in Vail, Colorado. <mask> is married to Kara, and the couple have two children: a son, Flinn, and a daughter, Jacqueline. <mask>'s father <mask> was a former racing driver who won the CART Rookie of the Year Award in 1981. <mask>'s brother Jaques <mask> competed in the Indy Racing League from 1998 to 2010, winning the 2001 Delphi Indy 200 at Chicagoland Speedway. With both drivers having won races, they are the only brothers to have both won races in the series. <mask> and his relatives operate the Tivoli Lodge in Vail, Colorado, which his father opened in 1968.Motorsports career results

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Al Mokawloon
<mask> started out playing for local youth teams. He names Ronaldo, Zinedine Zidane and Francesco Totti as his childhood idols. In 2006, he joined the youth team of Al Mokawloon aged 14 after being spotted by a scout who had originally come to watch another child play but was distracted by <mask>.<mask> frequently had to miss school to make the 3 hour journey to training. When <mask> was 15 he was noticed by then first team manager <mask>, who moved him to the senior squad immediately. <mask> had to be given a special diet and training program due to his muscles not being fully formed because of his young age. He made his senior team debut in the Egyptian Premier League coming on as a substitute on 3 May 2010 in a 1–1 away draw against El Mansoura. During the 2010–11 season <mask> continued earning minutes on the pitch, eventually becoming a regular in the team. Even though he was getting regular game time, <mask> struggled to score. In the dressing room after matches he would sometimes be in tears because of this, and Radwan says it only motivated him to become better.He scored his first goal for them on 25 December 2010 in a 1–1 away draw against Al Ahly. He remained a regular for Al Mokawloon, appearing in every game of the 2011–12 season. Following the Port Said Stadium riot on 1 February 2012, the Egyptian Premier League was suspended, and on 10 March 2012, the Egyptian Football Association announced their decision to cancel the remainder of the season. Basel

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 organised a friendly match with the Egypt U-23 team. The match took place on 16 March at the Stadion Rankhof in Basel, and despite only playing the second half, <mask> scored twice, helping the Egyptians to a 4–3 win. Basel subsequently invited <mask> to remain in the city for a week's training. On 10 April 2012, it was announced that <mask> had signed for Basel on a four-year contract starting from 15 June 2012.He initially found it difficult to settle, having arrived unable to speak the language and been signed as a replacement for fan-favourite Xherdan Shaqiri (whom he would later play alongside at Liverpool). <mask> scored on his unofficial debut on 23 June 2012 against Steaua București during a friendly match, a 4–2 defeat. He made his official Basel debut in a UEFA Champions League preliminary stage match against the Norwegian club Molde on 8 August, coming on as a substitute in the 74th minute. He made his league debut on 12 August against Thun, playing the full match. He scored his first league goal a week later, the second goal in the 2–0 home win against Lausanne. <mask> scored his first Europa League goal in the quarter-finals on 11 April 2013, as Basel advanced to the semi-finals by beating Tottenham Hotspur 4–1 on penalties after a 4–4 aggregate draw. In the semi-final on 2 May, <mask> scored against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge, although they were beaten 5–2 on aggregate.Despite late disappointment in Europe, Basel comfortably won the Swiss Super League season 2012–13 Championship title and finished runners-up in the Swiss Cup. 2013–14: Final season and league championship
Ahead of the 2013–14 Swiss Super League season, <mask> was a member of the Basel team that won the 2013 Uhrencup. <mask>

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 scored in his first league appearance of the season against Aarau on 13 July 2013. He scored his first Champions League goal a month later against Maccabi Tel Aviv on 6 August 2013 in the third qualifying round. <mask> was the subject of major controversy following the game, after he appeared to deliberately avoid shaking hands with the players of the Israeli club in both the home and away legs. He scored twice against the Bulgarian league champions PFC Ludogorets Razgrad on 21 August 2013 in the play-off round. On 18 September 2013, <mask> scored the equaliser against Chelsea in the 2–1 away win during the group stage.During the return tie on 26 November at the St. Jakob-Park, <mask> scored the winning goal as Basel beat Chelsea for the second time with a 1–0 home win. However he was unable to prevent Basel being eliminated in the group stage. On the domestic stage, <mask> continued to perform. Scoring 4 goals in 18 games, including a double against title rivals Young Boys, he helped Basel win the league title for the fifth time in a row. Chelsea

2013–14: Entry into first-team squad
On 23 January 2014, Chelsea announced that a deal had been agreed with Basel to sign <mask> for a fee reported to be in the region of £11 million. Three days later the transfer was completed, making him the first Egyptian to sign for the London-based club. Liverpool had been keen to sign the Basel striker, and had made an offer of £11 million but were beaten to his signature by the Blues.On 8 February, <mask> made his debut for Chelsea in the Premier League, coming on as a substitute in the 3–0 win over Newcastle United. Seven games later, on 22 March, <mask> scored his first goal for Chelsea against Arsenal at Stamford Bridge

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 in the London Derby, coming on as a substitute for Oscar, in a match which ended with a 6–0 win for the Blues. Then, on 5 April, <mask> opened the scoring and later won a penalty and assisted the third goal in Chelsea's 3–0 win over Stoke City. 2014–15: Domestic success

Before the 2014–15 season, <mask>'s future with Chelsea looked to be in doubt after reports suggested he could be forced to return to Egypt to carry out military service after his registration for an education scheme was rescinded by the Egyptian Minister of Higher Education. He was spared of military service after a meeting with the then Egyptian prime minister Ibrahim Mahlab, the Minister of Higher Education and the Egyptian national manager Shawky Gharieb. <mask> changed squad numbers from 15 to 17 for the start of the season, with his new number having been vacated by Eden Hazard changing to number 10. <mask> was rarely used during the season, making just three Premier League, two UEFA Champions League and three cup appearances, failing to score in any of them.On 28 October 2014, after a poor performance in a 2–1 win at League Two club Shrewsbury Town in the fourth round of the League Cup, he and fellow winger André Schürrle were criticized publicly by manager José Mourinho. Although <mask> only made three league appearances before his loan move to Fiorentina, Mourinho stated that he would receive a replica winner's medal from the club for his contributions that season. Loan to Fiorentina
On the transfer deadline day, 2 February 2015, Chelsea confirmed that <mask> would join Italian club Fiorentina on an 18-month loan until the end of the 2015–16 season, as part of a transfer deal which saw Juan Cuadrado moving in the opposite

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 direction. Six days after signing, he made his Fiorentina debut coming off the bench in the 65th minute as a replacement for Joaquín in a 3–2 Serie A victory against Atalanta at the Stadio Artemio Franchi. <mask> chose the number 74 shirt in honor of the victims of the Port Said Stadium riot. <mask> made his first start for Fiorentina on 14 February against Sassuolo, scoring his first goal for the club in the 30th minute. He then provided an assist to Khouma Babacar just two minutes after scoring; the match ended in a 3–1 win for Fiorentina.Twelve days later, <mask> scored his first European goal for Fiorentina, as his side advanced to the round of 16 of the Europa League, beating Tottenham 3–1 on aggregate. <mask> scored the winning goal for Fiorentina against Inter Milan on 1 March, his third goal in Serie A. Four days after that, <mask> scored both of Fiorentina's goals in their 2–1 win away to Juventus in the Coppa Italia semi-final first leg. At the end of the season, Fiorentina activated an option to make the loan move permanent, but <mask> refused the move. Even though the loan agreement was for 18 months, <mask> refused to return to Fiorentina and instead joined fellow Serie A club Roma. On 11 September, Fiorentina filed a complaint to FIFA, claiming that Chelsea had breached the agreed contract when they allowed <mask> to join Roma on loan. The Court of Arbitration for Sport cleared <mask> and Chelsea of any wrongdoing.2015–16: Loan to Roma
On 6 August 2015, <mask> joined Roma on a season-long loan for €5 million; with the option to make the deal permanent, for a reported €15 million. He wore the number 11 shirt. He made his debut on 22 August, as the new season began with a 1–1 draw at Hellas

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2016–17: Permanent transfer, Serie A runner-up
On 3 August 2016, Roma announced the signing of <mask> on a permanent deal for €15 million. He scored his first goal of the season in a 4–0 win over Udinese in the opening game of the season on 20 August.On 6 November, <mask> scored a hat-trick in a 3–0 win over Bologna, his first club career hat-trick. However, a ruptured ankle ligament kept him out for the first half of December. He returned as a half-time substitute in a 1–0 defeat against title rivals Juventus on 17 December. <mask> then endured a

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2017–18: Record-breaking individual success

On 22 June 2017, <mask> agreed a transfer to Liverpool. He signed a long-term contract with the Reds for an initial £36.5m fee that could rise to £43m. The fee was a club record, eclipsing the £35m spent on Andy Carroll in 2011. He was assigned the number 11 shirt previously worn by Roberto Firmino who instead switched to number 9. He joined the club on 1 July upon the opening of the summer transfer window, becoming Liverpool's first Egyptian player.He scored on his Premier League debut against Watford in a 3–3 draw on 12 August. On 24 August, <mask> scored his second goal for Liverpool, in a 2017–18 UEFA Champions League play-off round 4–2 win (6–3 agg) against Hoffenheim, his first goal at Anfield. Three days later, <mask> scored and assisted a goal in a 4–0 victory over Arsenal. For his performances in August, <mask> was awarded Player of the Month by Liverpool supporters. On 17 October, <mask> netted twice in a 7–0 Champions League win over Maribor, helping Liverpool to the joint-largest ever away


texts: win in the competition, and the largest away win by an English club. On 26 November, <mask> scored the opener and refused to celebrate in a 1–1 home draw with his former team Chelsea out of respect for the club as well as victims of the North Sinai Mosque attack two days earlier. <mask> rose the top of the Premier League goalscoring charts by scoring twice after coming on as a substitute away at Stoke City on 29 November in a 3–0 win.The following month, <mask> netted in a 4–0 win over AFC Bournemouth; a result which saw Liverpool become the first team in Premier League history to win four consecutive away league matches by a margin of at least three goals. In the process, he also became the joint-second fastest player to reach 20 goals for Liverpool on his 26th appearance, behind George Allan who reached the milestone in 19 appearances in 1895. On 17 March 2018, <mask> scored four goals in a 5–0 win over Watford, which was his first hat-trick for Liverpool. In this game, he also broke a record of scoring 36 times in his debut season for Liverpool, and also became the leading goalscorer in Europe's top five leagues – overtaking Barcelona's Lionel Messi and Tottenham striker Harry Kane. Following <mask>'s record-breaking goal exploits former Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard stated "we are witnessing the start of greatness". In early April 2018, he scored in both Champions League quarter-final matches against Manchester City to help his side advance. On 22 April 2018, <mask> was awarded the PFA Players' Player of the Year award, having earlier been named in the PFA Team of the Year for the Premier League.Two days later, he scored a brace in a 5–2 Champions League semi-final first leg win over former club,


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On 2 July 2018, <mask> signed a new long-term contract with Liverpool. Manager Jürgen Klopp said the news was important as a statement

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texts: became the joint-fourth fastest player to achieve the milestone, alongside Fernando Torres, and behind only Andy Cole, Alan Shearer and Ruud van Nistelrooy. In February 2019, West Ham said they were investigating a video which allegedly showed fans racially abusing <mask>, including for being Muslim. The investigation resulted in the fan being banned for three years. On 5 April, he scored his 50th Premier League goal for Liverpool in a 3–1 win over Southampton and in the process broke Torres' record to become the fastest player to reach the milestone for the club, doing so in his 69th appearance. It also saw him become the third fastest player to reach the milestone for a single club in the Premier League era, behind Shearer for Blackburn Rovers, in 66 appearances, and Van Nistelrooy for Manchester United, in 68 appearances.Later that month, he scored the second goal, a powerful strike from 25 yards out that flew into the top corner, in a 2–0 win over Chelsea which helped Liverpool earn a club-record-equaling 26th win for the Premier League campaign; and the club's second-highest ever wins return in the top-flight after the record of 30 set in 1979. On 26 April, he made his 100th appearance for Liverpool and broke the record jointly held by Roger Hunt and Sam Raybould for the player with the most goals in his first century of appearances for the club, netting twice in a 5–0 win over Huddersfield Town to take his tally to 69. On 1 June, he scored Liverpool's first goal in a 2–0 win over Tottenham in the 2019 UEFA Champions League Final from a penalty. <mask>'s goal, which he scored in the opening two minutes of the match, was the second fastest goal ever scored in a Champions League final, slower only than

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 Paolo Maldini's effort for A.C. Milan against Liverpool in the 2005 final. In September 2019, <mask> was nominated for the FIFA FIFPro World11 award by worldwide players’ union, FIFPro, and FIFA as one amongst 55 players. 2019–20: Premier League champion

On 9 August 2019, <mask> scored Liverpool's second goal in a 4–1 win against Norwich City in the opening game of the 2019–20 Premier League season. In the 2019 UEFA Super Cup on 14 August, <mask> scored Liverpool's fifth and ultimately decisive penalty in a 5–4 penalty shoot-out win against Chelsea, after the game had finished 2–2 after extra-time.In December, <mask> ended fifth in the voting polls for the 2019 Ballon d'Or, and made his 100th Premier League appearance later in the month, marking the occasion with a goal and assist in Liverpool's 3–0 win over Bournemouth. Later that month, Liverpool won the 2019 FIFA Club World Cup, with <mask> receiving the Golden Ball award for Player of the Tournament. On 19 January 2020, <mask> scored his first goal in five encounters against rivals Manchester United with a run that spanned from outside his box to the other goal in Liverpool's 2–0 win at Anfield in the Premier League. On 29 January, <mask> scored Liverpool's opening goal in a 2–0 win at West Ham, a victory that saw the club beat every team in a Premier League season – the first time in the club's 127-year history that they had accomplished it in the top-flight. On 7 March, <mask> scored the opening goal in a 2–1 win against Bournemouth as Liverpool made it an English top-flight record of 22 consecutive home wins. It was also his 70th Premier League goal in 100 appearances for Liverpool, meaning that he had scored seven more goals than the previous best


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 in their first 100 league games for the club (63 goals by Fernando Torres). <mask>'s 20th of the season saw him become the first Liverpool player to score 20 goals in all competitions in three consecutive seasons since Michael Owen between 2000–01 and 2002–03.On 24 June 2020, he scored as Liverpool beat Crystal Palace 4–0 at Anfield, as Liverpool edged closer to securing the title. After Liverpool being confirmed as champions, <mask> would go on to score a further two goals (both against Brighton) before lifting the Premier League trophy after a 5–3 victory over Chelsea. 2020–22: Further individual success
On 12 September 2020, <mask> scored a hat-trick in the first league match of a season, including two penalties, in a 4–3 win against Leeds United. Hence, he became the first Liverpool player to score in four consecutive league openers from 2017–18 to 2020–21, and the second man in Premier League history, after Teddy Sheringham from 1992–93 to 1995–96. He also became the first player to score a hat-trick for Liverpool in the first league match since John Aldridge achieved this feat against Charlton Athletic in the 1988–89 season. On 17 October 2020, he scored his 100th goal for Liverpool in all competitions in a 2–2 away draw against Everton. In scoring his 100th goal in his 159th game, <mask> became the first player since Steven Gerrard in 2008 to reach the milestone, and the third fastest in Liverpool's history after Roger Hunt (100 goals in 144 games), and Jack Parkinson (153 games).<mask> is the fastest to reach 100 goals for Liverpool while scoring purely in England's top flight, given that both Hunt and Parkinson scored some of their goals for Liverpool in the Football League Second Division. On 31

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texts: January 2021, <mask> scored two goals against West Ham and became the fifth Liverpool player to score more than 20 goals in all competitions in four consecutive seasons, and the first since Ian Rush did so six times running from 1981–82 to 1986–87. In addition, his goal in the 68th minute that game was later voted as Premier League Goal of the Month. On 24 April, he scored in a 1–1 draw with Newcastle United, to become the first Liverpool player to score 20 goals in three different Premier League campaigns. On 13 May, he scored a goal in a 4–2 away win over Manchester United, to be his team's first away win at Old Trafford since March 2014. Moreover, he also became the only player to score at Old Trafford for Liverpool in two different games in a season, having scored twice in a 3–2 defeat in the FA Cup, since Harry Chambers in the 1920–21 season. <mask> opened the 2021–22 season with a goal and two assists in a 3–0 win at Norwich.In scoring <mask> became the first player to score in the opening game of five consecutive Premier League seasons. On 12 September, <mask> scored his 100th Premier League goal in the 3–0 win away to Leeds United. On 25 September, <mask> scored his 100th Premier League goal for Liverpool in a 3–3 draw away to Brentford. Reaching 100 top-flight goals in fewer games than any player in Liverpool history, he achieved the milestone in 151 games, one game fewer than Roger Hunt who reached a century of goals in 152 games. The goal also moved <mask> into Liverpool's top 10 all-time scorers list. On 19 October, <mask> became the first player in Liverpool history to score in nine consecutive games with two goals in a 3–2 win away to Atlético Madrid in the UEFA Champions League. His second


texts: goal, his 31st in the Champions League, saw him become Liverpool's record goalscorer in the competition, surpassing the 30 goals scored by Steven Gerrard.In his next game on 24 October <mask> continued breaking records with a hat-trick against Liverpool's arch rivals Manchester United in a 5–0 victory at Old Trafford. In scoring three goals <mask> became the highest scoring African player in Premier League history (surpassing the 104 goals scored by Didier Drogba), and the first Liverpool player to score in ten consecutive games as well as the first Liverpool player to score at Old Trafford three games in a row. He also became the first opposition player to score a hat-trick at Old Trafford since Ronaldo in 2003, and the first to do so in Premier League history. On 1 December, <mask> scored twice in a 4–1 away win against Everton in the Premier League as Liverpool became the first team in English top-flight history to score at least two goals in 18 successive games in all competitions. On 7 December, <mask> scored Liverpool's opening goal in a 2–1 away win against A.C. Milan at the San Siro as Liverpool became the first English club to win all six Champions League group games in the competition's history. The goal was <mask>'s 20th of the season and he became the first Liverpool player since Ian Rush to score 20 goals in five successive seasons. On 16 December, <mask> scored Liverpool's second goal in a 3–1 home win against Newcastle United, the 15th consecutive Premier League game he either scored or made an assist, in what was Liverpool's 2000th top-flight win.On 19 February 2022, <mask>, became the 10th player to score 150 goals in all competitions for the club, and the second fastest (232 matches) after


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Youth
<mask> played for both the Egypt U-20 team and the Egypt U-23 team, representing Egypt in both the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup and the 2012 Summer Olympics, scoring a penalty against Argentina in the round of sixteen of the former tournament, with Egypt losing the match 1–2. <mask> was selected for the youth squad to play at the 2012 Summer Olympics scoring in all three of the team's group games. In their opening match on 26 July, he scored Egypt's second goal in a 3–2 defeat to Brazil. He scored the equaliser in their 1–1 draw against New Zealand played on 29 July, before scoring Egypt's opening goal in a 3–1 win over Belarus in their final group stage game played on 1 August, securing advancement into the knockout stage of the tournament, where Egypt were eliminated following a 3–0 quarter-final defeat to Japan on 4 August. Senior
On 3 September 2011, <mask> made his debut for the Egypt national football team in the 2–1 away defeat by Sierra Leone. He scored his first goal for Egypt's first team in the 3–0 win against Niger a month later, on 8 October, in qualifying for the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations.On 10 June 2012, he scored a goal in the 93rd minute in stoppage time against Guinea to give Egypt an important 3–2 away victory in a 2014 World Cup qualifier. On 9 June 2013, <mask> scored a hat-trick in a 4–2 away win against Zimbabwe as Egypt won their fourth consecutive match in the World Cup qualifiers. A week later in the following match, he scored the only goal away to Mozambique, putting Egypt into the final qualifying group. On 10 September, <mask> scored his sixth tournament


texts: goal in a 4–2 win over Guinea, securing Egypt a 100% record to finish their qualifying group and becoming the joint-top scorer among all African teams in the qualification stages. On 10 October 2014, <mask> scored in a 2–0 win over Botswana, also scoring in the return fixture on five days later, in qualifying for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations. On 19 November, <mask> scored the opening goal in a 2–1 away defeat to Tunisia, as Egypt missed out on qualifying for the Africa Cup of Nations finals for a third consecutive time. <mask> was a member of the Pharaohs' squad for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations held in Gabon.On 25 January, he scored in Egypt's 1–0 win over Ghana to secure first place in Group D. He went all the way to the final with Egypt, scoring twice and assisting two times in six games, earning him a place in the CAF Team of the Tournament. <mask> was the top scorer for Egypt with five goals during the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification, including both goals in the decisive 2–1 victory over Congo, one of which was a penalty in the last minute to make the Pharaohs reach their first World Cup finals since 1990. Despite doubts over his fitness following his shoulder injury, <mask> was included in Egypt's 29-man provisional squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup and was included in their final 23-man squad on 4 June. He missed Egypt's opening match against Uruguay on 15 June, which the Pharaohs lost 1–0, conceding in the 89th minute. <mask> scored a penalty in Egypt's 3–1 defeat to hosts Russia at the Krestovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg four days later. In Egypt's final group game on 25 June, <mask> scored his second goal of the World Cup with a chip over the goalkeeper in Egypt's 2–1 defeat to Saudi Arabia


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Analysis

Regarded as a quick, mobile, hard-working and tactical player, with good technique and an eye for goal, <mask> is predominantly known for his speed, movement, clinical finishing, agility, dribbling skills, first touch, and ball control, as well as his ability to use both his pace and flair on the ball in order to beat opponents, and create scoring opportunities for himself or his teammates. A versatile forward, he primarily plays as a winger on the right flank, a position which allows him to cut into the centre onto his stronger left foot, and either shoot on goal or play quick exchanges with other players and make runs in behind the defence towards goal. He can also play in the centre behind the main striker as either an attacking midfielder or second striker.On his increased threat in front of goal since joining Liverpool,


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While playing Al Mokawloon, American coach Bob Bradley saw <mask> play and noted his prodigious speed, explosiveness, and intelligence on the pitch, already evident at his young age. Upon signing for Chelsea, José Mourinho said of <mask>: "He's young, he's fast, he's creative, he's enthusiastic. When we analysed him he looks the kind of humble personality on the pitch, ready to work for the team." Mourinho added that <mask> has "similar qualities" with "talented players" that he had worked with, such as Gareth Bale and Arjen Robben. His technical skills, pace, left foot, goalscoring, position and direct playing style led him to be nicknamed the "Egyptian Messi", in the Italian media.Brazilian World Cup winner Ronaldo – whom <mask> idolized while growing up – stated, "<mask> is an incredible player with a tremendous quality. He looks like Messi." <mask> has also received praise for his refusal to celebrate against his former clubs. Personal life

<mask> and his wife, Maggi, married in 2013. Their daughter, Makka, born in 2014, is named in honour of the Islamic holy city of Mecca. He had another daughter, Kayan, born in 2020. <mask> is Muslim and celebrates goals by

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 performing the sujud.On this goal celebration, <mask> told CNN, "It's something like praying or thanking God for what I have received, but yeah, it's just praying and praying for a win. I've always done that since I was young, everywhere." In November 2020, <mask> tested positive for COVID-19. Outside football

Sponsors
<mask> has a sponsorship deal with sportswear and equipment supplier Adidas: he wears Adidas X18 football boots. He appeared in an Adidas 2018 World Cup commercial along with other players in the Adidas stable, including David Beckham, Lionel Messi and Paul Pogba, and singer Pharrell Williams. In March 2018, <mask> appeared in an advertisement for Vodafone Egypt. Filmed visiting several Merseyside landmarks, the video was originally released in Arabic (but was also translated to English).A month later, he mentioned that he was "insulted" after his image was displayed across the national team's plane without his permission before the start of the World Cup that year, as the official sponsor of the national team, WE, is a rival of his sponsor. <mask> is active in regeneration projects in Nagrig, his hometown where 65% of people live in poverty, donating money to help build a school and hospital. The project includes the construction of an Al-Azhar institute and an ambulance unit. In an interview with Al-Masry Al-Youm, <mask>'s father claimed that his son refused to accept any financial assistance with the project. During his time in Egypt, <mask>'s family was once robbed, however, the thief was caught and arrested by police, with <mask>'s father preparing to press charges against him, but <mask> convinced him to drop the case. Afterwards, <mask> helped the thief financially, giving him some

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 money and trying to find him a job. In February 2018, following a match against Tottenham, <mask> donated a replica shirt to young supporter <mask> Karim, who was previously pictured wearing a jumper reading <mask>'s name and shirt number.Moreover, <mask> has helped more than 450 families by giving them monthly allowances and he also helped the government by giving approximately $300,000 when the country was experiencing an economic crisis. In popular culture

Liverpool fans created a chant to the tune of Dodgy's "Good Enough", saying that if <mask> continued to score goals, they would convert to Islam – "If he's good enough for you, he's good enough for me, if he scores another few, then I'll be Muslim too." <mask> gave his approval to the chant, and it has been cited as an example of inclusivity. According to a 2021 study in the American Political Science Review, <mask>'s transfer to Liverpool led to a 16% reduction in hate crimes in the city, as well as reducing Islamophobic online rhetoric by Liverpool fans. <mask> is devout to a degree that many other well-known Muslims sports figures are not, and his charm and apolitical persona have made him a popular figure in the UK. During his goal celebration, <mask> lays in the prostrate position to thank God in sujud. <mask> is nicknamed "The Pharaoh" by the press and his fans.He has also been given the nickname "Egyptian King" by Liverpool supporters, arising from a chant set to the tune of "Sit Down" by English indie rock band James. Following his goal that led Egypt to the World Cup finals for the first time since 1990, a school in Egypt was named after him. Following Egypt's exit from the World Cup, <mask> stayed in his home country for his pre-season

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