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Do I look like Brazilian? Salah still a hit in Russia’s Samara

Mohamed Salah [Robin Toskin]

Russians are a funny lot.  A kebab shop worker has become a hit with football fans for bearing a resemblance to Premier League star Mohamed Salah.

Yet for me, Erik Tekelyan in the Russian city of Samara is nowhere near a copy of the Liverpool star. But does he care?

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