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October 29 – In a shock transfer, Frenchman Hervé Renard has been reappointed to handle Saudi Arabia following Roberto Mancini’s departure.
Renard returns for a second spell in Riyadh after main Saudi Arabia between 2019 and 2023. He guided the workforce to a memorable 2-1 win over eventual champions Argentina on the 2022 World Cup however left in March final yr to take over France’s ladies’s workforce. Final summer time, the Frenchman departed his position following a quarter-final exit on the Olympic Video games on dwelling soil in Paris.
His contract runs till the top of 2025 with an choice to increase till the 2027 Asian Cup when Saudi Arabia will host the Asian Cup for the primary time. The Saudis haven’t received the continental finals since 1996.
Final January, the match spelled the start of the top for Mancini after a second-round exit. The Saudi Arabian Soccer Federation had poached the Italian from the European champions however Mancini didn’t settle and underwhelming ends in latest World Cup qualifiers prompted a mutual termination of his contract.
His successor received’t have a lot time to take pleasure in a honeymoon interval. In November, the Inexperienced Falcons journey to Melbourne for a crunch World Cup qualifiers towards Australia earlier than taking part in Indonesia.
“I’m again,” stated Renard in a promotional video on X. “I didn’t intend to depart, however when your nation knocks in your door, it’s a must to reply. My reference to Saudi, the followers, the gamers and all of the recollections – I can always remember. I didn’t end my story with Saudi but.”
