How did you manage to become the head coach of a new professional club in Dubai that has been set up only in the past year?
It all started a couple of years ago when owner Soheil Varahram was playing for Gulf United, my club at the time. We won the league title and got promoted. He later experienced the heartache of being released and decided to build his own club. With his social media network, he’s massive. He tapped into that and asked his followers what the club should be called. The team is named Al Qabila FC, which means ‘tribe’ in Arabic. We’ve gone worldwide looking for new players. It’s mad!
TEAMS (PLAYER)
Newcastle Wycombe (loan) Portland Timbers Ipswich Peterborough Wellington Phoenix Odisha
TEAMS (MANAGER)
Gulf United Al Qabila