The Al-Ra'ed Herald
Squad12 Oct 2026
Abdullah Al-Yousif damages knee ligaments — 62 days out
The words a physio says slowly. 62 days is what the club will announce and everybody who has heard this diagnosis before knows the number is the least of it: the knee comes back before the player does.
The dugout12 Oct 2026
Amer Khalil keeps the receipts
“I remember the meeting. I remember exactly what was promised in it.” Al-Ra'ed may remember it differently, which is precisely the problem.
Squad12 Oct 2026
Tempers go at Al-Ra'ed
Fahad Al-Zubaidi 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.
Squad12 Oct 2026
Karim Ashraf is a better footballer than he was
Not a run of form — an actual step up, held for months. At 22 he is doing things at this level he could not do at the start of the season, and the coaching staff will tell you exactly which of them.
The dugout12 Oct 2026
Munther Al-Nakhli gets it from the manager
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
Squad12 Oct 2026
8 new faces, and Al-Ra'ed are still learning each other
A squad rebuilt inside one window pays for it in a currency nobody budgets for. The football is not worse than the sum of the players; it is worse than the sum of the players who have played together before.
Looking ahead12 Oct 2026
Ammar Al-Khaibari goes back to face Al-Shabab
Every squad has one of these fixtures for somebody every season. This one is Ammar Al-Khaibari’s: the club that knew him first, the supporters who will decide in the first minute whether to applaud, and Al-Ra'ed needing him to play as if none of it matters.
The dugout12 Oct 2026
When it matters, Faisal Abdulrazaq plays
It is never announced and it is entirely visible: the biggest afternoons of the season keep containing him. A press box works this out long before anybody at the club confirms a word of it.
The dugout12 Oct 2026
Nawaf Hazazi asks for a word with the manager
“I would rather say it to his face than read about it.” The meeting was requested by the player, which tells you most of what you need to know.
In brief
- Market Moussa Koné linked with a move away
- Looking ahead Home comforts ahead for Al-Ra'ed