The Al Ain Chronicle
Match31 Oct 2026
A hiding for Al Ain
Beaten 0‑4 by Al Wasl, and beaten everywhere it matters. The inquest starts on the training pitch on Monday morning.
The dugout2 Nov 2026
Valentino Lazaro keeps the receipts
“I remember the meeting. I remember exactly what was promised in it.” Al Ain may remember it differently, which is precisely the problem.
Market2 Nov 2026
Matías Palacios raises the bar for Al Ain
“I want to be playing for trophies while my legs still let me.” Nothing in that sentence is a transfer request, and nobody at Al Ain heard it as anything else.
Squad2 Nov 2026
Matías Palacios in a row with a teammate
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Al Ain this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
The dugout2 Nov 2026
Adis Jašić 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.
Boardroom2 Nov 2026
Nobody left the Al Ain dressing room in a hurry
The door stayed shut a long time after the final whistle. What was said in there is between them; whether it worked is between them and Saturday.
The dugout2 Nov 2026
Al Ain keep their word to Soufiane Rahimi
Clubs make promises constantly and the page usually only hears about them when they are broken. This one was honoured, and the dressing room noticed that faster than any supporter did.
Loan watch2 Nov 2026
Dramane Koumaré wants to come home
“I did not go to Al Fujairah to sit and watch. I want to come back to Al Ain and fight for my place.” 7 appearances in 10 matches say the rest.
The dugout2 Nov 2026
The manager’s verdict
“That is on me. I pick the team and I picked wrong.” Managers say that when they mean it and when they need to be seen to, and after 0‑4 Rashid Al Suwaidi left the room before anybody could ask which.
In brief
- Boardroom 89% of the income goes out in wages at Al Ain
- Squad Baba Bello Ilou named in the team of the month
- Squad A row about effort at Al Ain