Israel today released hunger-striking palestinian terrorist Mahmoud al-Sarsak, commonly referred to as a “soccer player” because of his membership in the palestinian national soccer team.
Here he is today back in Gaza:

Yep. Just a soccer player with no terrorist connections. As much as fellow hunger striker Khader Adnan can be called a “baker.”
If it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck but plays soccer, it is still a duck.