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Palestine midfielder Mohammed Rashid says playing in the Asian Cup will help to “break the barrier of what’s happening back home” as he plays for his friend killed in Gaza. He tells the �鶹��’s Mani Djazmi how the Palestine national team are aiming to “make history” at their third consecutive Asian Cup – which is being hosted in Qatar. “We have to try and find the light,” Rashid says as he speaks about the “mental pressure” Palestine’s players and staff have experienced through the impact of the Israel-Gaza war. Image: Mohammed Rashid of Palestine during the FIFA Arab Cup Qatar 2021 Group C match Jordan and Palestine at Stadium 974 on December 7, 2021 in Doha, Qatar. (Photo by James Williamson - AMA/Getty Images)