Mo Salah's off colour performances for Egypt at the 2018 World Cup were down to his dispute with the country's FA over his image rights, according to a former official.
The Liverpool forward was heralded as Egypt's key man and all hopes were pinned on him in Russia, but the team slumped to three defeats.
At the time, Salah was at loggerheads with Hani Abu Reeda, president of the Egyptian FA at the time, over the organisation using his image on the side of a plane without asking his permission.
The very public row affected Salah and his performances suffered, says former Egyptian FA official Hazem Emam.