The Al Jazira Herald
Squad24 Aug 2026
The knee: Ryan Andrews out for 33 days
33 days on the announcement, and a year of quiet, unwatched rehabilitation behind it. Al Jazira lose a player for a season; he loses something harder to name.
Market24 Aug 2026
Al Jazira turn down Wadi Degla for Bruno
The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.
Market24 Aug 2026
Al Jazira may not be able to give Malcom what he wants
It is the most legitimate ambition in the sport and the hardest for most clubs to satisfy. Malcom wants continental football; whether Al Jazira can provide it is a question about the next two seasons, not about him.
Squad24 Aug 2026
A muscle injury and 14 days out for Manuel Lanzini
The most common injury in the game and the most rushed back from. Al Jazira will quote 14 days and will be careful with it, because the second one is always worse than the first.
Market24 Aug 2026
Al Jazira sell Nikola Vukić for $750.0K
Nikola Vukić has left for Al Ain in a $750.0K deal. The accountants are pleased; the supporters are less certain.
Squad24 Aug 2026
Stojan Leković 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
- Market The shop window has Abdulla Al-Hammadi in it
- The dugout Abdalla Ramadan keeps his manager's vote
- Squad Word from the training ground: Abdalla Ramadan