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Irish Independent
3 days ago
- Sport
- Irish Independent
Pep Guardiola to lose assistant manager and two other key coaches in major Manchester City revamp
Lillo, Inigo Dominguez and Carlos Vicens are all leaving City and will not go to the Club World Cup, with Guardiola yet to confirm who will join him in the dugout in the United States. Vicens, who has been at City for seven years, is going to take up his first managerial job at Portuguese club Braga, where he will replace the former Sheffield Wednesday head coach Carlos Carvalhal. Lillo, whose contract ends this summer, has spent two spells alongside Guardiola but said he wanted to return to his native Spain, rather than extending his stay in England. The 59-year-old was such a major influence on Guardiola that the Catalan joined Mexican club Dorados Sinaloa to play for him. And Guardiola brought Lillo to City in 2020. After two years, he left to manage Al Sadd in Qatar before returning to the Etihad Stadium a year later. Dominguez, another Spaniard, has worked with Lillo at Al Sadd and Qingdao Huanghai before joining City.
Asharq Al-Awsat
4 days ago
- Business
- Asharq Al-Awsat
Qatar's Al-Duhail Part Ways with French Coach Galtier
Al-Duhail's French manager Christophe Galtier has left the club after they decided not to renew his contract, the Qatar Stars League outfit said on Tuesday. The 58-year-old's Al-Duhail side finished second in the league, two points behind Al-Sadd, who beat them in the Qatar Cup final on penalties. They also exited the Emir Cup early. "The management of Al Duhail Sports Club extends its sincere thanks and appreciation to the technical director of the first team, Mr Christophe Galtier, and his coaching staff following the end of his contract with the club. We wish them all the best in their next endeavors," the club said on X. Al-Duhail appointed former Paris St Germain manager Galtier in October 2023 to replace Argentine Hernan Crespo.
CNA
4 days ago
- Business
- CNA
Al-Duhail part ways with French coach Galtier
Al-Duhail's French manager Christophe Galtier has left the club after they decided not to renew his contract, the Qatar Stars League outfit said on Tuesday. The 58-year-old's Al-Duhail side finished second in the league, two points behind Al-Sadd, who beat them in the Qatar Cup final on penalties. They also exited the Emir Cup early. "The management of Al Duhail Sports Club extends its sincere thanks and appreciation to the technical director of the first team, Mr Christophe Galtier, and his coaching staff following the end of his contract with the club. We wish them all the best in their next endeavors," the club said on X. Al-Duhail appointed former Paris St Germain manager Galtier in October 2023 to replace Argentine Hernan Crespo.
Reuters
4 days ago
- Business
- Reuters
Al-Duhail part ways with French coach Galtier
May 27 (Reuters) - Al-Duhail's French manager Christophe Galtier has left the club after they decided not to renew his contract, the Qatar Stars League outfit said on Tuesday. The 58-year-old's Al-Duhail side finished second in the league, two points behind Al-Sadd, who beat them in the Qatar Cup final on penalties. They also exited the Emir Cup early. "The management of Al Duhail Sports Club extends its sincere thanks and appreciation to the technical director of the first team, Mr Christophe Galtier, and his coaching staff following the end of his contract with the club. We wish them all the best in their next endeavors," the club said on X. Al-Duhail appointed former Paris St Germain manager Galtier in October 2023 to replace Argentine Hernan Crespo.
Qatar Tribune
5 days ago
- Sport
- Qatar Tribune
Al Sadd's Afif and Sanchez scoop best player and coach awards; Al Shamal's Mannai best U-23 player
Tribune News Network Doha The Doha Exhibition and Convention Center (DECC) hosted Qatar Football Association (QFA) Awards Ceremony for the 2024-2025 season on Monday in the presence of a number of dignitaries, guests, invitees, club presidents and representatives, technical and administrative staff, players and media representatives. The annual ceremony honoured the most outstanding players of the season and featured the following awards: Order Of Achievement The Order of Achievement (highest honours) is awarded by the Board of Trustees of QFA Awards to personalities who make distinguished contributions during their lifetime to the development of football. This time, the award went to: • Ahmed Omar (may God have mercy on him), a former Qatari football star and technical expert at QFA. • Ali Mohammed Al Ali (may God have mercy on him), a former Qatari football star and Chairman of QFA's Veteran Players' Committee. Football For All Award This award is given by the QFA Awards Board of Trustees to organisations or individuals making a significant contribution to promote the culture of football in society. This season, the Negdar (We Can) initiative, launched by Qatar Stars League in partnership with Generation Amazing and Internal Security Force (Lekhwiya) with support from Ministry of Public Health, won the award. Best Fans Award Al Sadd club won the award based on the average fan attendance during the league, according to previously announced criteria: average fan attendance according to official statistics approved by relevant authorities; creativity and innovation, including methods of encouragement and motivation; and social responsibility programmes and various community initiatives. Best Referees Award Won by the quartet of: Mohammed Ahmed Al Shammari (Best Referee); Juma Mohammed Al Burshaid (Best Assistant Referee); Khaled Aied Khalaf (Best Assistant Referee); Abdulrahman Ibrahim Al Jassim (Best Video Assistant Referee – VAR) Mansour Muftah Award (Top Scorer) Al Rayyan star Roger Guedes clinched the award by scoring 21 goals in 2024-2025 Ooredoo Stars League. Best U-23 Player Award Al Shamal player Mohammed Mannai won the award, receiving the highest percentage of votes (41.24 %), after competing with Moaz Al Wadie of Al Shahania and Abdullah Yousef of Al Gharafa. Best Goalkeeper Award Al Sadd's Meshaal Barsham won the award, receiving the highest percentage of votes (48.18 %), after competing with Salah Zakaria of Al Duhail and Marwan Sherif of Al Ahli. Best Coach Award Al Sadd's Felix Sanchez won the award, receiving the highest percentage of votes (54.17 %), after competing with Al Ahli's Igor Biscan and Al Gharafa's Pedro Martins. Best Player Award Al Sadd star Akram Afif continued his impressive and strong performance, receiving the highest percentage of votes (89.27 %), after competing with Al Shamal's Baghdad Bounedjah and Al Ahli's Julian Draxler. The Board of Trustees of QFA Awards congratulated all winners, and extended its thanks and appreciation to all those who attended the season's closing ceremony.
