Canadian_Supporter started a related thread in the Mid-East forum, but I thought this warranted a pan-Asian attention... so my apologies, C_S. Maybe a Mod could do some merging... The 'unknown club in the middle east' that is linked with a 3-month loan of Romario seems to be Qatari side Al Sadd , who happen to be in the upcoming group stages of the Asian Champions League. They are in group C along with Esteghlal (Iran), Al-Ain (UAE) & Al-Hilal (KSA). I'm not too happy about this news because this brings back bad memories from the past... back in '97-'98 Asian Cup Winners Cup, eventual champions Al Nassr (KSA) hired Hristo Stoichkov just for the latter stages of the tournament, and beat Suwon (Korea) in the final 1-0... and guess who scored the winning goal? Mr. Stoichkov, of course... This memory aside, I personally think this kind of 'instant-success' won't win a club any respect... I wouldn't object to even a half-season loan if circumstance demands it, but just for a tournament is going too far, I think. I hope Al Sadd never gets past the group stage! What do you guys think?
1.5 mil for three month? Well, he did score a hat trick last weekend. BTW, clubs do this all the time. It's a gamble, of course, but I think Romario might come through for them.
No way. Romario still has it. I just saw a Fluminese game on TV (prob. misspelled, I'm sorry!), and he bagged a hattrick. The man can still play!!
Looks like Romario won't be eligible... Here's the latest from AFC: AFC reiterates Champions League eligibility rules
he won't be able to get used to the culture. he can't show his wife's photo after scoring a goal, he can't get naked, he can't cross... that's what i read from some article.
Yes he can.. You sound like you are talking about Saudi and maybe Iran.. Qatar and Emirates (UAE) don't have such rules. that is one reason (other than the money) why UAE attracts tourists from all over..