Wednesday’s cover: Arabian Gulf League season is as close as it gets



The National’s Sport cover for the Wednesday, December 24 issue, features four of the most successful players of the ongoing Arabian Gulf League season.

The players include Omar Abdulrahman of Al Ain, Carlos Villanueva of Al Shabab, Sebastian Tagliabue of Al Wahda and Mirko Vucinic of Al Jazira in action for their clubs, any of which can win the AGL title this season.

The cover points to a piece by Ali Khaled who reviews what has been an exciting Arabian Gulf League season at the halfway stage with four clubs vying for the title – Al Ain, Al Jazira, Al Shabab and Al Wahda.

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