The Al-Shoulla Chronicle
Player ratings17 Aug 2026
Asdrúbal runs at them all day
Successful dribbles: 25. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.
Squad17 Aug 2026
Sinali Béré 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-Shoulla this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Boardroom17 Aug 2026
5 academy players handed senior numbers at Al-Shoulla
The morning the pathway stops being a brochure and becomes a team sheet. Most of them will not be here in three years; all of them have already done the hard part, which was getting to today.
Squad17 Aug 2026
Words at Al-Shoulla training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Nidhal Ben Salem 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.
Match15 Aug 2026
Nidhal Ben Salem the difference as Al-Shoulla beat Al-Saudi Al-Watani
Ask anyone on the way out what separated the sides and you will get one name: Nidhal Ben Salem. 2‑0 against Al-Saudi Al-Watani, and the applause at the whistle was mostly his.
Market17 Aug 2026
Saeed Al-Dosari steps up from the Al-Shoulla academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Saeed Al-Dosari 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.
Market17 Aug 2026
Yasser Al-Shammari steps up from the Al-Shoulla academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Yasser 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.
Market17 Aug 2026
Faisal Al-Khaibari steps up from the Al-Shoulla academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Faisal Al-Khaibari 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.
Market17 Aug 2026
Al-Shoulla promote Salman Al-Mansour from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Salman Al-Mansour 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.
In brief
- Squad David Rodríguez has outgrown this division
- Player ratings Nidhal Ben Salem stands above it all
- Squad Raghdan Matri dropped after a run of poor form