Posted by editor on Feb 05, 2010 - 10:28 PM
DUBAI, February 5: German tactician Frank Pagelsdorf has been dismissed on Friday by Al-Nasr of Dubai, following Thursday’s heavy 4-1 league loss at the hands of lowly Al-Emirates SC.
“Tunisia’s Adel Al-Sellimi is to take charge of the squad on a care-taker basis, before appointing a new head coach for the remainder of the domestic competitions,” the club statement announced today.
Surprisingly, Al-Nasr are at the 10th place on the league standings out of 12 clubs, having recorded only 12 points out of 13 league outings so far.
Al-Nasr had extended the contract of Pagelsdorf for two years at the end of the 2nd Round of league action back in October, before dismal and negative results came to prompt the club to take the decision.
The club are presently negotiating a financial.....
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Posted by editor on Feb 05, 2010 - 10:27 PM
RIYADH, February 5: Guinea national team skipper Pascal Feindouno has officially moved to Saudi Arabia top-flight outfit Al-Nasr.
The Riyadh side announced this is a loan deal till end of next May, after agreeing with player’s parent club Al-Rayyan of Qatar.
Feindouno is now replacing Brazil’s EDER who was dismissed by Al-Nasr last week after failing to impress Uruguayan manager Jorge Da Silva, according to local media here in Riyadh.
Both parties didn’t reveal terms and conditions of the five-month loan deal.
On 24 September 2008 Feindouno moved to Al-Sadd of Qatar for € 7 Million, signing a contract for four year.
After a one year in Al Sadd Sports Club, he was transferred to Al Rayyan Sports club on a one year on loan.
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Posted by editor on Feb 05, 2010 - 10:25 PM
SHARJAH, UAE, February 5: Portuguese striker João Tomás has inked a five-month deal with UAE top-flight outfits Sharjah SC, coming from Rio Ave side of Portugal.
The player has positively passed medicals and will play for Sharjah SC till the end of the current season, according to the club’s media statement on Friday.
João Tomás will replace Paraguay’s Osvaldo Dias, and is expected to kick-start his new club’s journey against Al-Wasl over the weekend in league action.
34-year old Tomás ended as Portugal’s best goalscorer in 2006/07. In 2009, he joined Qatar’s Al-Ahly but quickly returned to Boavista, before joining Rio Ave.
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Posted by editor on Feb 05, 2010 - 10:24 PM
RIYADH, February 5: Guinea national team skipper Pascal Feindouno has officially moved to Saudi Arabia top-flight outfit Al-Nasr.
The Riyadh side announced this is a loan deal till end of next May, after agreeing with player’s parent club Al-Rayyan of Qatar.
Feindouno is now replacing Brazil’s EDER who was dismissed by Al-Nasr last week after failing to impress Uruguayan manager Jorge Da Silva, according to local media here in Riyadh.
Both parties didn’t reveal terms and conditions of the five-month loan deal.
On 24 September 2008 Feindouno moved to Al-Sadd of Qatar for € 7 Million, signing a contract for four year.
After a one year in Al Sadd Sports Club, he was transferred to Al Rayyan Sports club on a one year on loan.
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Posted by editor on Feb 05, 2010 - 10:23 PM
DUBAI, February 5: United Arab Emirates reigning league champs Al Ahly of Dubai, now at the unfamiliar 7th place on the league table standings, have officially announced the signing of Brazilian midfielder Cesar Clederson.....
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Posted by editor on Feb 05, 2010 - 10:22 PM
CAIRO, February 5: Al-Ismaili SC international keeper Essam El-Hadari.....
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Posted by editor on Feb 03, 2010 - 11:36 AM
JEDDAH, February 2: Outgoing Saudi Arabia league champions Al-Ittihad of Jeddah, bidding not to end the season empty-handed.....
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Posted by editor on Feb 03, 2010 - 11:35 AM
JEDDAH, February 2: Few days after signing him till the end of the season, Al-Ittihad new boss Enzo Hector Trossero got off to a brilliant start in Saudi domestic competitions.....
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Posted by editor on Feb 03, 2010 - 11:34 AM
CAIRO, February 3: Cairo outfits Zamalek have finally secured the services of Zambia international midfielder Rainford Kalaba.....
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Posted by editor on Feb 03, 2010 - 11:33 AM
LONDON, February 3: West Ham’s new import Ahmed Hossam ‘Mido’ is......
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Posted by editor on Feb 03, 2010 - 11:32 AM
DUBAI, February 3: Iran international forward Iman Mobali joined Dubai giants Al-Shabab......
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Posted by editor on Feb 03, 2010 - 11:31 AM
DOHA, February 3: Al-Sadd and Al-Gharrafa maintained their winning rhythm in Qatar's Stars League.....
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Posted by editor on Feb 03, 2010 - 11:30 AM
CAIRO, February 3: African champions’ winning boss Hassan Shehata is reportedly topping Nigeria's.....
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Posted by editor on Feb 31, 2010 - 09:07 PM
LONDON, February 1: If to believe Skysports.com, FC Sunderland have just completed the signing of Egypt international right-back Ahmed Al-Muhammadi in the aftermath of Egypt's 1-0 victory over Ghana in the final of the.....
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Posted by editor on Feb 31, 2010 - 09:06 PM
DOHA, January 31: Qatar’s league leaders Al-Sadd dropped Brazilian’s striker Afonso Alves from their list to compete in the AFC Champions League.....
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Posted by editor on Feb 31, 2010 - 09:05 PM
LUANDA, UGANDA, January 31: Egypt narrowly beat Ghana on Sunday 1-0 thanks to a late winner by topscorer Mohamed Nagi 'Geddo', as the Pharaohs landed the CAN African Cup of Nations for a record seventh time in their history......
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Posted by editor on Feb 31, 2010 - 09:03 PM
MANAMA, January 31: Al-Wahda of Abu Dhabi Austrian manager Josef Hickersberger is reportedly topping a short-list of nominees to take charge of Bahrain national team, if we believe popular daily.....
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Posted by editor on Feb 31, 2010 - 09:02 PM
Alexandria, January 31: Egypt top-flight outfit Al-Ittihad of Alexandria have brushed aside reports suggesting.....
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Posted by editor on Feb 31, 2010 - 09:01 PM
HULL, ENGLAND, January 31: Rumours linking Egypt and Al-Ismaili international keeper Essam Al-Hadari with a possible switch to FC Fulham have been played down by club president.....
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Posted by editor on Feb 31, 2010 - 08:59 PM
CAIRO, January 31: Cairo duo Ahly and Zamalek are reportedly interested in landing Zambia international schemer Rainford Kalaba.....
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Posted by editor on Feb 31, 2010 - 08:58 PM
RIYADH, January 31: Riyadh outfits Al-Nasr confirmed on Sunday the axing of Korean international Lee Chun-Soo.....
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Posted by editor on Feb 28, 2010 - 06:06 PM
JEDDAH, January 28: Argentinian tactician Enzo Héctor Trossero has inked a four-month deal to coach mighty Al-Ittihad of Jeddah, according to Fifa licensed Players-Agent Christian Otero (of Argentina, himself) who was talking exclusively to www.middleeastfootball.com Thursday afternoon.....
“Mr. Trossero has officially signed the contract today with Al-Ittihad whom he will coach till the end of May 2010,” Mr. Otero told www.middleeastfootball.com today.
Trossero is no stranger to the Saudi Arabia local game, having a successful two-season spell at Riyadh’s Al-Shabab between 2007 and 2009, before quitting for personal reasons to sign for Godoy Cruz.
Al-Ittihad have fired countryman Gabriele Calderon early this month over poor results in domestic competitions this season, despite steering them to the final of the 2009 AFC Champions League.
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Posted by editor on Feb 28, 2010 - 06:04 PM
BENGUELA, ANGOLA, January 28: Egypt turned on the style to thrash a nervous Algeria side 4-0 and set up a final showdown versus Ghana on Sunday following Thursday's emphatic victory here in Benguela.....
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Posted by editor on Feb 28, 2010 - 06:00 PM
RIYADH, January 28: Rumours circulating in Romania over the extension of midfielder Mirel Radoi’s contract at Al-Hilal have been brushed aside by the saudi club’s Vice-President Nawaf Bin-Saad on Thursday.....
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Posted by editor on Feb 25, 2010 - 08:49 AM
DOHA, January 25: Sevilla's Ivorian forward Arouna Kone is highly tipped for a possible move to Doha giants Al-Rayyan, if to believe Monday's electronic edition of popular daily Al-Watan of Qatar.....
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