A poignant Arabian Gulf League\u00a0clash awaits at Zabeel Stadium when Al Wasl and Fujairah meet less than 24 hours since the death of their iconic former coach, Diego Maradona, was announced.
\nThe football world was\u00a0left bereft\u00a0on Wednesday when the\u00a0Argentina maestro suffered a heart attack at his home in Buenos Aires, having recently been treated to remove a blood clot on his brain.\u00a0These two struggling sides will feel this loss more than most, with “El Pibe de Oro” (“The Golden Kid”)\u00a0leading Thursday’s hosts in a\u00a0rollercoaster 2011\/12\u00a0and\u00a0the Wolves ending his five-year absence from the dugout when they hired him to\u00a0oversee a tumultuous promotion campaign out of First Division League for 2017\/18.
\n“Goodbye, legend”\u00a0was the simple message tweeted by Wasl about the World Cup 1986 winning hero and venerated two-time Serie A champion at Napoli, with Fujairah adding about the 60-year-old:\u00a0“Rest in Peace”.
\nMeanwhile, ambitious Al Wahda will strive to end a long winless run at Al Ain when match-week seven culminates with an intense Abu Dhabi derby.
\nThe buoyant Clarets moved into second spot last weekend thanks to a commanding 3-0 rout of 10-man Ajman. But they travel to a Hazza bin Zayed Stadium on Friday where they last tasted top-flight victory nearly seven years ago, plus is now home to resurgent hosts after ending an unconvincing start to the season.
\nShabab Al Ahli Dubai Club, meanwhile, face growing pressure to prevail against lowly Ajman after 2019\/20 pacesetters descended into 2020\/21 also-rans. Their preceding 5-3 defeat to Al Jazira left them down in eighth, increasing the spotlight on Gerard Zaragoza.
\nAl Bayan has linked former UAE and Al Nasr supremo Ivan Jovanovic with the post. Their current coach, however, was convinced about an immediate fightback.
\n\u201cWe are going into an important match to compensate for the stumbling block of the last round and are ready to face Ajman,\u201d Zaragoza stated.
\n\u201cI am the most sad and sorry for the first loss in my career with Shabab Al Ahli. The players have the necessary experience to overcome this difficult stage.\u201d
\nThe Pride of Abu Dhabi will also supply the opposition when bottom-placed Hatta welcome debutant boss Vladimir Vermezovic into the dugout.
\n\u201cI sensed the desire of the players during training to improve the conditions of the team,\u201d the ex-Partizan Belgrade tactician said.
\n\u201cThe players face a mental handicap because of the current situation, but they have the necessary strength to amend it.
\n\u201cI watched four matches of the team before my arrival and I look forward to presenting a summary of my experience.\u201d
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\nLeaders Sharjah can expect to extend their 100-per-cent record at minnows Khor Fakkan, Bani Yas\u2019 three-match winless spell should be extended by third-placed Al Nasr and recovering Al Dhafra will aim to propel themselves back towards the top spots with victory against Ittihad Kalba.
\nMATCH-WEEK SEVEN FIXTURES
\nThursday
\n18:00 Al Wasl v Fujairah
\n18:00 Al Jazira v Hatta
\n21:00 Shabab Al Ahli Dubai Club v Ajman
\n21:00 Khor Fakkan v Sharjah
\nFriday
\n18:00 Al Nasr v Bani Yas
\n18:00 Al Dhafra v Ittihad Kalba
\n21:00 Al Ain v Al Wahda<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
A poignant Arabian Gulf League\u00a0clash awaits at Zabeel Stadium when Al Wasl and Fujairah meet less than 24 hours since the death of their iconic former coach, Diego Maradona, was announced.
\nThe football world was\u00a0left bereft\u00a0on Wednesday when the\u00a0Argentina maestro suffered a heart attack at his home in Buenos Aires, having recently been treated to remove a blood clot on his brain.\u00a0These two struggling sides will feel this loss more than most, with \u201cEl Pibe de Oro\u201d (\u201cThe Golden Kid\u201d)\u00a0leading Thursday\u2019s hosts in a\u00a0rollercoaster 2011\/12\u00a0and\u00a0the Wolves ending his five-year absence from the dugout when they hired him to\u00a0oversee a tumultuous promotion campaign out of First Division League for 2017\/18.
\n\u201cGoodbye, legend\u201d\u00a0was the simple message tweeted by Wasl about the World Cup 1986 winning hero and venerated two-time Serie A champion at Napoli, with Fujairah adding about the 60-year-old:\u00a0\u201cRest in Peace\u201d.
\nMeanwhile, ambitious Al Wahda will strive to end a long winless run at Al Ain when match-week seven culminates with an intense Abu Dhabi derby.
\nThe buoyant Clarets moved into second spot last weekend thanks to a commanding 3-0 rout of 10-man Ajman. But they travel to a Hazza bin Zayed Stadium on Friday where they last tasted top-flight victory nearly seven years ago, plus is now home to resurgent hosts after ending an unconvincing start to the season.
\nShabab Al Ahli Dubai Club, meanwhile, face growing pressure to prevail against lowly Ajman after 2019\/20 pacesetters descended into 2020\/21 also-rans. Their preceding 5-3 defeat to Al Jazira left them down in eighth, increasing the spotlight on Gerard Zaragoza.
\nAl Bayan has linked former UAE and Al Nasr supremo Ivan Jovanovic with the post. Their current coach, however, was convinced about an immediate fightback.
\n\u201cWe are going into an important match to compensate for the stumbling block of the last round and are ready to face Ajman,\u201d Zaragoza stated.
\n\u201cI am the most sad and sorry for the first loss in my career with Shabab Al Ahli. The players have the necessary experience to overcome this difficult stage.\u201d
\nThe Pride of Abu Dhabi will also supply the opposition when bottom-placed Hatta welcome debutant boss Vladimir Vermezovic into the dugout.
\n\u201cI sensed the desire of the players during training to improve the conditions of the team,\u201d the ex-Partizan Belgrade tactician said.
\n\u201cThe players face a mental handicap because of the current situation, but they have the necessary strength to amend it.
\n\u201cI watched four matches of the team before my arrival and I look forward to presenting a summary of my experience.\u201d
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\nLeaders Sharjah can expect to extend their 100-per-cent record at minnows Khor Fakkan, Bani Yas\u2019 three-match winless spell should be extended by third-placed Al Nasr and recovering Al Dhafra will aim to propel themselves back towards the top spots with victory against Ittihad Kalba.
\nMATCH-WEEK SEVEN FIXTURES
\nThursday
\n18:00 Al Wasl v Fujairah
\n18:00 Al Jazira v Hatta
\n21:00 Shabab Al Ahli Dubai Club v Ajman
\n21:00 Khor Fakkan v Sharjah
\nFriday
\n18:00 Al Nasr v Bani Yas
\n18:00 Al Dhafra v Ittihad Kalba
\n21:00 Al Ain v Al Wahda<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"image","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1862"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1862"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1862\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1863,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1862\/revisions\/1863"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1862"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1862"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1862"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}