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Qatar Tribune
4 days ago
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- Qatar Tribune
Al Sadd players Camara and Salem suffer injuries
Tribune News Network Doha Qatar Stars League and Qatar Cup champions Al Sadd will be sans two key players for the start of their pre-season training as Malian midfielder Mohamed Camara sustained a pelvic injury and will travel to France for specialized medical assessment and treatment while Mahdi Salem has suffered a hamstring injury and is expected to be sidelined for six to eight weeks. The news comes just as the team prepares to depart for their overseas training camp in Spain, scheduled from July 16 to August 4, where they will lay the groundwork to defend their domestic double. Qatar Stars League clubs are intensifying their preparations for the 2025-2026 season, with a flurry of activity announced Tuesday encompassing key transfers, significant injury setbacks, and the commencement of European training camps. Al Shamal sign Abdulrahman Rashid Meanwhile, Al Shamal SC continued its ambitious summer recruitment drive, announcing the signing of defender Abdulrahman Rashid from Al Wakrah SC on a one-season loan. The club, which finished 6th last season, hopes Rashid will be a valuable addition to a squad already bolstered by the high-profile signings of Egypt's Akram Tawfik and Spanish midfielder Alex Collado. The moves signal a clear intent from Al Shamal to challenge for higher positions in the upcoming season. Elsewhere, Al Shahania SC has secured its core foreign talent by renewing the contracts of Sierra Leonean attacker Alhassan Koroma and Belgian playmaker Francesco Antonucci. Al Sailiya and Al Arabi teams leave for Europe Al Sailiya and Al Arabi teams have left for Europe where they hold pre-season camps. Al Sailiya departed for their training camp in Slovenia, while Al Arabi left for Valencia, Spain.
New York Times
07-07-2025
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- New York Times
Former PSG midfielder Marco Verratti joins Al-Duhail from Qatari rivals Al-Arabi
Former Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Marco Verratti has signed for Al-Duhail from fellow Qatari club Al-Arabi. Verratti will be reunited with former PSG head coach Christophe Galtier, who is now in charge of Al-Duhail and led them to a second-placed finish in the Qatari top flight last season. Verratti, 32, followed Lionel Messi, Neymar and Sergio Ramos by leaving PSG in 2023, joining Al-Arabi in a deal worth around £39million ($52m), despite his contract at the Ligue 1 running to 2026. Advertisement The former Italy international made 40 appearances for Al-Arabi, scoring four times and laying on 12 assists. They finished ninth out of 12 teams in the Qatar Stars League in 2024-25 campaign, and bottom of Group B in the Gulf Club Champions League. Al-Duhail, meanwhile, finished just two points behind champions Al-Sadd. They have completed a number of signings from Europe in recent years, with Spanish midfielder Luis Alberto joining from Lazio after eight years with the Italian club last summer, while Benjamin Bourigeaud joining from Rennes. Verratti signed for PSG in 2012 from Serie B side Pescara, the summer after Qatar Sports Investment (QSI) completed its takeover of the club. He joined Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Thiago Silva, and Ezequiel Lavezzi, who also joined the Ligue 1 side in high-value transfers. The midfielder made 416 appearances for the Paris club during an 11-year spell, winning nine Ligue 1 titles, six French cups, and six French League Cups, as well as nine French Super Cups.
Qatar Tribune
05-07-2025
- Sport
- Qatar Tribune
Al Arabi acquire Olunga from Al Duhail
Al Arabi have acquired Kenyan striker Michael Olunga on a two-year contract, marking the centerpiece of an aggressive Qatar Stars League summer transfer window. The 31-year-old joins as a free agent after his contract with Al Duhail expired. Olunga has scored 130 goals for Duhail and won five titles in four seasons. He is joined by new signings Pablo Sarabia, a Spanish forward, and goalkeeper Youssef Hassan. Al Arabi is also bolstering its squad by bringing back young talents Al Hashemi Al Hussein and Salem Reda from loan spells in Spain. To prepare for the upcoming season, the team will travel to Valencia, Spain, for a pre-season camp under coach Pablo Amo from July 15 to August 3.
CNA
18-06-2025
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- CNA
Sarabia to join Qatar Stars League club Al-Arabi after leaving Wolves
Spanish international Pablo Sarabia has joined Al-Arabi on a two-year deal, the Qatar Stars League club said on Wednesday. The 33-year-old will join Al-Arabi after his contract with Wolverhampton Wanderers expires at the end of June. 'Pablo Sarabia will depart Wolves this summer following the conclusion of his contract and does so with a great feeling of fulfilment,' Wanderers said last month. He previously played for Real Madrid, Getafe and Sevilla before moving from Paris St Germain to Wolves in January 2023.
Reuters
18-06-2025
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- Reuters
Sarabia to join Qatar Stars League club Al-Arabi after leaving Wolves
June 18 (Reuters) - Spanish international Pablo Sarabia has joined Al-Arabi on a two-year deal, the Qatar Stars League club said on Wednesday. The 33-year-old will join Al-Arabi after his contract with Wolverhampton Wanderers expires at the end of June. 'Pablo Sarabia will depart Wolves this summer following the conclusion of his contract and does so with a great feeling of fulfilment,' Wanderers said last month. He previously played for Real Madrid, Getafe and Sevilla before moving from Paris St Germain to Wolves in January 2023.
