The Sharjah Chronicle
Player ratings19 Oct 2026
Both of them Saldanha's — 6.93
2 goals, and the second was the one that settled it. Marked 6.93, and he could have had a third with better luck at the near post.
Squad19 Oct 2026
Tempers go at Sharjah
Majid Rashid 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.
Match17 Oct 2026
Saldanha the difference as Sharjah beat Al Shabab
Ask anyone on the way out what separated the sides and you will get one name: Saldanha. 2‑1 against Al Shabab, and the applause at the whistle was mostly his.
Squad19 Oct 2026
No hiding place for Mame Balla Gning
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Mame Balla Gning, and the manager let it.
Squad19 Oct 2026
Words at Sharjah training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Feta Fetai 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.
Squad19 Oct 2026
Saldanha is still paying for one afternoon at Sharjah
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.
Player ratings19 Oct 2026
Majed Hassan was the difference for Sharjah
Marked 7.34. Ask anyone leaving the ground what settled it and you will get one name, which is the only award that has ever really counted.
The terraces19 Oct 2026
Everybody has an opinion about Saldanha
He is the name in every column and on every phone-in, which is a heavy thing to carry at any age. Some footballers thrive on it; others are quietly finished by it.
Player ratings19 Oct 2026
Nobody could get near Igor Coronado
Successful dribbles: 9. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.
In brief
- Market Dhari Fahad leaves for nothing
- Market Saif Obaid leaves for nothing
- Player ratings Luan Pereira ran the game