Liverpool forward, Mohamed Salah has been named as one of the world's 100 most influential people by Time magazine. The Egypt striker, 26, a practicing Muslim, was also one of the US magazine's six cover stars and used his interview to discuss women's equality.
"We need to change the way we treat women in our culture," he told Time."That has to be, it's not optional."
He added: "I support the woman more than I did before because I feel like she deserves more than what they give her now at the moment."
Other people on the list are singers Ariana Grande, Lady Gaga, US President Donald Trump, Pakistan Prime Minister, former cricketer Imran Khan, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and former US first lady Michelle Obama.
English comedian and HBO's Last Week Tonight host John Oliver, a lifelong Liverpool fan, wrote an article on Salah for the magazine.
"Mo Salah is a better human being that he is a football player," wrote Oliver. "And he's one of the best football players in the world.
"Mo is an iconic figure for Egyptians, Scousers and Muslims the world over, and yet he always comes across as a humble, thoughtful, funny man who isn't taking any of this too seriously."
Recall that the player joined Liverpool from Roma in June 2017 and scored 44 goals in his debut season at the club.
This season he has scored 19 Premier League goals for leaders Liverpool, who are chasing their first top-flight title since 1990.
