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Murad Ismail (footballer)

Wikipedia's first sentence called it “palestinian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for al-wehdat in the jordan premier lea”. Today it says “palestinian professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder for al-wehdat in the jordan premier le”.
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Association football player from Palestine This article is about the Palestinian footballer. Murad Ismail Said ( Arabic : مراد إسماعيل ; born 15 December 1982) is a Palestinian professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder for Al-Wehdat in the Jordan Premier League and the Palestine national football team . After his performance for his country in the AFC Challenge Cup , Said was named the tournament's most-valuable-player as he led Palestine to qualification for the 2015 AFC Asian Cup .

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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “palestinian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for al-wehdat in the jordan premier lea”. Today it says “palestinian professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder for al-wehdat in the jordan premier le”. Read the current article and compare.
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palestinian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for al-wehdat in the jordan premier lea

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palestinian professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder for al-wehdat in the jordan premier le

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