The Al-Shoulla Chronicle
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
No thanks: Jalal Al-Salem rejects the move
Al-Shoulla had done everything except persuade the man himself. He stays at Al-Ettifaq, and the manager goes back to the drawing board with the money still in the bank.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Abdulrahman Al-Dawsari signs a new deal
“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Abdulrahman Al-Dawsari commits to Al-Shoulla for another 4 years.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Al-Ettifaq tell Al-Shoulla: Redha Al-Abdullah is not for sale
The approach was made and the answer came back in a sentence. There is no number on the table because there was no number that would have been enough.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Words exchanged at Al-Shoulla
Sinali Béré and a teammate said things this week that will take longer than a week to unsay. It was not about football, and both of them play on Saturday.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: Ibrahim Al-Shehri joins the Al-Shoulla first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Ibrahim Al-Shehri is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market10 Aug 2026
Salman Al-Shammari steps up from the Al-Shoulla academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Salman Al-Shammari has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Market10 Aug 2026
Al-Shoulla promote Rashid Al-Hassan from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Rashid Al-Hassan has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: Saeed Al-Subaie joins the Al-Shoulla first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Saeed Al-Subaie is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Squad10 Aug 2026
This league is too small for Sunday Akinbule
He is doing things on a Saturday afternoon that nobody around him can answer, which is flattering for about one season and a problem after that. Al-Shoulla will not keep him by pretending otherwise.
In brief
- Squad Bernard Ovoke remains an outsider
- Looking ahead Home comforts ahead for Al-Shoulla