The Al-Ta'ee Chronicle
Squad24 Aug 2026
7 saves: Abdulrahman Dagriri was the team
Some afternoons a goalkeeper is the whole of the defence. 7 saves, several of them the kind nobody expects to see made, and ten outfield players who owe him a drink.
Market24 Aug 2026
Rakan Al-Shamlan puts it in writing
“This is not anger. I have thought about it for months, and nothing that has happened lately changed my mind.” The request is on a desk at Al-Ta'ee, and it is not being withdrawn.
Transfer targets24 Aug 2026
Door shut on Osama Al-Mermesh
Al-Ta'ee asked and Al-Ittihad said no without discussing a figure. It is the least ambiguous answer in football and the one clubs most often come back to test.
Match22 Aug 2026
Al-Ta'ee see off Al-Njoom
Three points for Al-Ta'ee, 2‑1 the final word against Al-Njoom in a contest settled by the finer margins.
Squad24 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Al-Ta'ee
Meshack Maphangule 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.
Player ratings24 Aug 2026
The game went through Rakan Al-Shamlan — 7.08
Marked 7.08 on 9 actions at both ends of the pitch. Midfielders like this get described as unspectacular by people who have never tried to play against one.
Player ratings24 Aug 2026
Abdullah Al-Joui stands above it all
Some games turn on a moment; this one turned on a man. 7.81 on the card, and the Al-Ta'ee support went home talking about one name.
The dugout24 Aug 2026
A satisfied Sultan Al-Salem
“The players deserve the credit. My job was easy today.” It was not, and everybody in the room knew it; after 2‑1, Sultan Al-Salem could afford to be generous.
Squad24 Aug 2026
Jonata Machado 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
- Squad Törles Knöll finally opens his account
- The dugout The plan did not have a place for Meshack Maphangule
- Player ratings Törles Knöll beats them one at a time