‘Ex-Arsenal football player’ Celso Rodrigues da Costa, not photographed, Fighting with Islamic State in Syria – 17 April 2014

Posted By Jasmine Opperman

Posted 10 years ago

The masked al-Qaeda fighter in Syria, who was allegedly claimed to be a former player of Premier League Arsenal, has reportedly been identified as a citizen of Portugal.This comes after…

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