{"id":2653,"date":"2022-09-02T06:50:02","date_gmt":"2022-09-02T06:50:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gulftimes.ae\/ricardo-soares-pays-heavy-price-for-lack-of-immediate-success-at-al-ahly\/"},"modified":"2022-09-02T06:50:02","modified_gmt":"2022-09-02T06:50:02","slug":"ricardo-soares-pays-heavy-price-for-lack-of-immediate-success-at-al-ahly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gulftimes.ae\/?p=2653","title":{"rendered":"Ricardo Soares pays heavy price for lack of immediate success at Al-Ahly"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden\">\n<div class=\"field-items\">\n<div class=\"field-item even\"><span class=\"date-display-single\">Fri, 2022-09-02 09:48<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden\">\n<div class=\"field-items\">\n<div class=\"field-item even\">\n<p>\n\tFootball is cruel at times. On Monday, just prior to the final game of the Egyptian Premier League season, Ricardo Soares was asked whether it would be his last as head coach of Al-Ahly.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\u201cWhy would it be? It\u2019s the last game of this season,\u201d he said. \u201cBut now we prepare for the next.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\n\tOn Wednesday the Portuguese tactician was fired. He had been in the job for just two months.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\u201cThe club would like to thank Soares and his assistants for their service and we wish them all the best in the future,\u201d Al-Ahly said in a statement. 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