Mo Salah of Liverpool made a loose pass

[Kontol]

I don't understand the meaning of the use of "of" when related to an organisation. For example: Mo Salah of Liverpool made a loose pass, alowing Mbappe to link with Messi scoring amd equalising goal. Does "of" actually mean "from?" Mo Salah from Liverpool...

 

[Kontol]

Can I substitute "of" to "from?" Mo Salah from Liverpool...

 

[Barque]

That doesn't sound natural in this context, though it could work in others. Stick to "of" here. "Of" here means "belonging to [Liverpool (club)]".

 

[Tarheel]

Can I substitute "of" for "from?" Mo Salah from Liverpool...

I would say "of" means they are on the Liverpool team, not that they are from Liverpool.

 

[Tdol]

Does "of" actually mean "from?" Mo Salah from Liverpool...

Mo Salah is from Egypt. He plays football for Liverpool. I wouldn't use from in your context.

 

[White Hat]

I think what the thread-starter meant to say is that 'of' here means 'from'. It would be wrong to use 'from'. But that's the meaning of 'of' here. That's what I was trying to say in my previous post, which for some reason got deleted. Consider the following sentence: "The 15-year-old Reading ace, who can also play as a winger, was the sole Reading representative in England's starting lineup for the game, featuring alongside players from Chelsea, Leeds United, Manchester City and West Ham United, among others" (by Robert Warlow; https://www.getreading.co.uk/sport/...eading-luca-fletcher-england-impress-25820174). See how 'from' is used in front of the name of a club? In our case, it's the meaning that mattered.

 

[5jj]

Of does not mean from.

 

[Glizdka]

Of does not mean from.

Is the function of of here similar to the examples below?

1) Knight of Brunswick
2) John Snow of Winterfell
3) Bill Gates of Microsoft

 

[Tarheel]

Yes.

 

[Glizdka]

Yes.

Then no, of does not mean from.

 

[5jj]

As I said in post #7.

 

[emsr2d2]

As I said in post #7.

And as others said in posts 3, 4 and 5.