0 ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁while ▁playing ▁for ▁Bas el ▁in ▁a ▁UEFA ▁Champions ▁League ▁qual ifying ▁match ▁against ▁Isra eli ▁club ▁Mac c abi ▁Tel ▁Av iv , ▁Sal ah ▁appeared ▁to ▁have ▁refused ▁to ▁sh ake ▁hands ▁with ▁several ▁of ▁the ▁club ' s ▁Isra eli ▁players , ▁and ▁instead ▁appeared ▁to ▁have ▁pre occup ied ▁himself ▁with ▁changing ▁his ▁bo ots ▁at ▁the ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁pitch ▁during ▁the ▁ceremony . ▁His ▁club ▁maintained ▁afterwards ▁that ▁it ▁had ▁been ▁a ▁" co inc idence " ▁and ▁that ▁no ▁sn ub ▁had ▁been ▁intended . ▁In ▁the ▁return ▁leg ▁on ▁ 6 ▁July ▁played ▁in ▁Tel ▁Av iv , ▁instead ▁of ▁offering ▁an ▁open ▁hand ▁Sal ah ▁appeared ▁to ▁have ▁only ▁offered ▁f ist ▁b umps ▁to ▁the ▁Mac c abi ▁players . ▁He ▁was ▁bo o ed ▁by ▁the ▁home ▁fans ▁for ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁match , ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁scored ▁once ▁as ▁Bas el ▁progress ed ▁into ▁the ▁next ▁round . ▁ ▁Prior ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁FIFA ▁World ▁Cup , ▁Sal ah ▁condem ned ▁the ▁Egypt ian ▁FA ▁una ut hor ised ▁use ▁of ▁his ▁image ▁on ▁the ▁national ▁team ' s ▁Egypt A ir ▁plane . ▁At ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁FIFA ▁World ▁Cup , ▁at ▁which ▁the ▁Egypt ▁national ▁team ▁were ▁based ▁in ▁Che ch ny a , ▁the ▁autonom ous ▁republic ▁pres ided ▁by ▁Ram zan ▁K ady rov , ▁Sal ah ▁pos ed ▁for ▁a ▁photo