Celine Haidar, the Lebanon player struck by shrapnel, has loved ones ‘waiting for her to come back to life’
Celine Haidar dances on the upper deck of a crimson open-top bus. Around the 19-year-old midfielder, team-mates sing. A flag bearing the Beirut Football Academy (BFA) crest sways to an undirected melody of car horns, drums and mini trumpets. It is August 10, 2024. Celine’s BFA team are celebrating their first Lebanese Women’s Football League…