A well-heeled fan rewarded UAE striker Ismael Matar, who scored the winners in the semi-final and final of the Gulf Cup in Oman, with the gift of two camels worth $130,000 each. “Believe me, all I wanted was to win the trophy for my country,” said Mattar, who also won the MVP trophy and Golden Boot. “I didn’t think about these personal gains and titles.”
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