By Ian Laybourn, Press Association Salford owner Marwan Koukash and Liverpool-born actor David Morrissey have teamed up to bring a Palestinian refugee to England to improve his rugby league skills. Khaled Issa, 20, will spend 10 days with the Red Devils, training with both the first team and the academy, and hopes to play a game before returning home. Issa, whose family fled to Beirut in Lebanon as refugees, was discovered by the founder of Palestinian Rugby League, Rabie Al Masri, who has been training Palestinian refugees since 2008 and so far has gathered 80 players to form three teams.
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David Morrissey and Marwan Koukash team up to give refugee opportunity
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Khaled Issa will spend 10 days with Salford
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Koukash was himself a Palestinian refugee
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The 20-year-old will train with the first team and the academy
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Walking Dead actor Morrissey helped to finance the trip
Koukash, who was also a former Palestinian refugee, said: 'I am a very proud that we have been able to set up these links with the Palestinian RL and I really do hope that projects like this will not only encourage the development of the game internationally but also more importantly give young kids such as @placeholder a real life-changing opportunity.'