The Al-Ta'ee Chronicle
Player ratings17 Aug 2026
Nobody could get near Abdulrahman Al-Harthi
Successful dribbles: 22. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.
Squad17 Aug 2026
Luis Haquín 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-Ta'ee this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Boardroom17 Aug 2026
5 academy players handed senior numbers at Al-Ta'ee
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.
Market17 Aug 2026
Saad Al-Ghamdi steps up from the Al-Ta'ee academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Saad Al-Ghamdi 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
Bandar Al-Nemer steps up from the Al-Ta'ee academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Bandar Al-Nemer 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
One of our own: Omar Al-Otaibi joins the Al-Ta'ee first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Omar Al-Otaibi is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market17 Aug 2026
One of our own: Yasser Al-Mutairi joins the Al-Ta'ee first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Yasser Al-Mutairi is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Match15 Aug 2026
Törles Knöll sends Al-Ta'ee past Al-Jeel
It finished 1‑0, and it was Törles Knöll’s afternoon: on the scoresheet when it mattered, and the reason the points belong to Al-Ta'ee.
Player ratings17 Aug 2026
Törles Knöll stands above it all
Some games turn on a moment; this one turned on a man. 7.80 on the card, and the Al-Ta'ee support went home talking about one name.
In brief
- Squad Abdulaziz Al-Alawi falls out with a teammate over standards
- Boardroom No investment in the facilities at Al-Ta'ee
- Squad Törles Knöll is off the mark for Al-Ta'ee