Belounis settles with Qatari club after QPA steps in to mediate

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By Andrew Warshaw

January 5 – Zahir Belounis, the French-Algerian footballer whose tortuous saga of being “trapped” in Qatar against his will made him an international cause celebre,  has finally reached a financial settlement in his  long-running dispute with Qatar Stars League team El Jaish Sports Club.

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Leeds enter Bravo’s new world with Aspire hook-up

January 4 – In what they describe as a “unique partnership”, Leeds United, one of English football’s most iconic clubs striving to return to the top flight from the second-tier Championship, have joined forces with Qatar’s famed Aspire Academy in order to bring about long term benefits to the club’s on the field performance.”

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