The Emirates Club Chronicle
Match26 Sep 2026
Chastening afternoon for Emirates Club
A 0‑3 beating by Al Wasl was the sort of result that empties a stadium long before the final whistle.
Match26 Sep 2026
No end in sight to Emirates Club's wait for a win
4 matches now without a victory, and the excuses have worn thinner than the patience. Somebody at Emirates Club has to find a result from somewhere.
Match26 Sep 2026
Emirates Club cannot find the net
4 games without scoring. Strikers stop looking up, midfielders take the extra touch, and every shot that clears the bar is followed by a groan that has been building since the last goal.
Squad28 Sep 2026
Tempers go at Emirates Club
Christian Ortiz was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Squad28 Sep 2026
No hiding place for Leandrinho
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Leandrinho, and the manager let it.
Squad28 Sep 2026
Ahmad Essa falls out with a teammate over standards
The oldest argument in any dressing room and the only one that is genuinely about football: one man thinks another is not putting enough in. It is also the row a manager privately does not mind having happened.
In brief
- Boardroom Inquest at Emirates Club
- Player ratings Isaac Tshibangu runs at them all day
- Squad The plan did not have a place for Rashed Essa Juma