The Al-Ta'ee Chronicle
Market17 Aug 2026
Fahad Al-Hamad hands in a written request
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Al-Ta'ee can pretend not to have heard.
Market17 Aug 2026
Al-Shoulla come back empty-handed
The bid was some way short and Al-Ta'ee did not need long over it. Nobody in the game reads a first refusal as the end of anything.
Squad17 Aug 2026
Francisco Cifuentes signs a new deal
“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Francisco Cifuentes commits to Al-Ta'ee for another 3 years.
Match15 Aug 2026
Al-Ta'ee come up short against Al-Jeel
Al-Jeel left with the points after a 0-1 defeat that will take some explaining on the terraces.
Squad17 Aug 2026
The manager makes an example of Nawaf Al-Quamiri
“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.
Market17 Aug 2026
Al-Ta'ee sign Sami Al-Shehri, one for the future
Sami Al-Shehri is 16, and Al-Ta'ee have signed him for the player he will be rather than the one he is. The first team can wait; the point of a deal like this is the years it buys.
In brief
- Squad Somebody is after Törles Knöll’s shirt
- Market Bassem Al-Arini arrives on loan