Al-Ittihad appoint Argentine Gallardo as manager
Saudi champions Al-Ittihad have named Argentine Marcelo Gallardo as coach through to 2025 following the sacking of Nuno Espirito Santo, the club said on Saturday.
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Saudi, UAE stroll, Kuwait shocked: 5 things learned from start of Asian qualifiers for 2026 World Cup
RIYADH: Asia’s qualification campaign for the 2026 World Cup, and also the 2027 AFC Asian Cup, kicked off on Thursday with most of the fancied teams negotiating expected wins and India pulling off the shock result of the round.
Saudi Pro League: Meet the managers who have made the move
So far this year, we've seen Karim Benzema, Neymar, Sadio Mane and N'Golo Kante, amongst others, make the move to the Middle East. However, it's not just the players who have opted to swap continents. Several managers, household names in Europe, have also made their way to the region.
Benzema grabs hat-trick to help seal crucial win for Al-Ittihad
JEDDAH: Karim Benzema scored his first hat-trick for Al-Ittihad on Friday as the reigning Roshn Saudi League champions defeated Abha 4-2 and made a much-needed return to winning ways.
Al-Ittihad boss Santo in ‘dressing room spat’ with Benzema before club sacking
RIYADH: Reports have emerged of a dressing room bust up between sacked Al-Ittihad boss Nuno Santo and star striker Karim Benzema during the club’s 2-0 AFC Champions League defeat to Air Force Club of Iraq on Monday.
Nuno's sacking felt inevitable as rot set in at Al Ittihad
Just over 16 months since he landed in Jeddah, Nuno Espirito Santo’s time as Al Ittihad head coach is officially up. The 49-year-old Portuguese was relieved of his duties in the early hours of Wednesday morning following a run of poor results.
Impossible balancing act? Blinken's Middle East tour concludes in Turkey
The trip that began with Blinken's fourth trip to Israel in as many weeks included a slow ratcheting up of Washington's calls for humanitarian pauses to spare civilian lives, but as Israeli troops surround Gaza City, protesters – like those outside Turkey's Incirlik NATO military base Sunday – clearly do not see results.
Pressure grows on Espirito Santo as Al-Ittihad slip up in Asian Champions League
Al-Ittihad head coach Nuno Espirito Santo's hopes of keeping his job suffered a blow as the Saudi Pro League side slumped to a 2-0 loss at Iraq's Air Force Club in the Asian Champions League on Monday.