The Al-Ra'ed Herald
Squad12 Jul 2027
Tempers go at Al-Ra'ed
Julian Weigl 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 Jul 2027
No hiding place for Saleh Al-Amri
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Saleh Al-Amri, and the manager let it.
Squad12 Jul 2027
Zakaria Hawsawi 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.
Market12 Jul 2027
Mubarak Al-Shayie told to find a new club
“They were honest with me, and I would rather know.” Mubarak Al-Shayie has been informed he is not in the manager's thinking at Al-Ra'ed.
Squad12 Jul 2027
A wage question at Al-Ra'ed
Julian Weigl has done the arithmetic and does not like the answer. Nothing corrodes a squad faster, and no club has ever solved it by explaining the wage structure to a footballer.
Market12 Jul 2027
The Yahya Sunbul talk will not go away
Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Al-Ra'ed know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.
In brief
- Market Arif Al-Haydar placed on the list
- Market Abdullah Badghish leaves for nothing