John Oliver has written an editorial for TIME Magzine on Mo Salah, as he becomes the latest footballer to cover TIME Magazine.

Oliver, a huge Liverpool fan, produced the write up for the renowned yearly editorial, who have named the Egyptian King one of their 100 most influential people in the world. He joins fellow footballer Alex Morgan ahead of a huge World Cup year for the USWNT, basketball superstar LeBron James and recent Masters winner Tiger Woods on the list.

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In Oliver's piece, he waxes lyrical about the Liverpool forward, saying "You’d be hard-pressed to find a professional athlete in any sport less affected by their success or status than Mo, which is incredible because I can’t imagine the kind of pressure that comes with the intensity of adoration he receives. 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.

"As a footballer, he plays with an infectious joy. I’ve always wondered what it would feel like to be able to play as well as him, and watching his face light up after he does something incredible, you get the reassuring sense that it’s exactly as fun as you’d want it to be."

Read the full extract here, and in other Liverpoo-relatedl news, The Redmen in ‘advanced talks’ with Nike over a record-breaking kit deal.