The Police Union Courier
Player ratings7 Dec 2026
Alexander Jakobsen pops up at the right end — 7.66
7.66, 1 on the scoresheet, and the specific comedy of a back-four player celebrating like somebody who does this every week. He does not, and that is exactly why the ground reacted the way it did.
Squad7 Dec 2026
A falling-out at Police Union
Saleh Nasr and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Squad7 Dec 2026
Words at Police Union training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Basem Ali is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.
The dugout7 Dec 2026
The manager makes an example of Ahmed Yasser
“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.
Match5 Dec 2026
Police Union get the job done against Military Production
A 1‑0 win over Military Production, earned rather than given, and the sort of afternoon that sends everyone home talking about next week instead of this one.
Market7 Dec 2026
Talks stall between Police Union and Mohamed Raafat
“We are a long way apart, and pretending otherwise helps nobody.” Neither side is close, and the calendar is not on the club's side.
The dugout7 Dec 2026
Ahmed Yasser is still paying for one afternoon at Police Union
Nobody will confirm this and nothing else explains the last month of selections. A costly error buys a player a period of being second choice that is always longer than the error was.
The dugout7 Dec 2026
Steve Hoffman dropped after a run of poor form
The one version of being left out a player cannot argue with, and the one he takes worst. Somebody else has been better and the team sheet says so, in public, every week until it changes.
The dugout7 Dec 2026
Trezeguet Tarek: “That is the standard”
“That is what I want every week. Not the result, the way they went about it.” The manager, after 1‑0, already talking about the next one.
In brief
- Squad Mahmoud Ezzat suspended
- Player ratings Mahmoud Wahid was unplayable
- Player ratings Basem Ali shuts the door