Umm Salal Club has completed its agreement with Spanish coach Pablo Machin, the former youth team coach, to take over the task of coaching the first team until the end of the season, succeeding Frenchman Patrice Carteron, who left to coach the Iranian Sepahan team. Pablo is scheduled to begin his duties with the Falcons in the coming hours, in preparation for facing Al-Arabi in the eleventh round of the Iridan Stars League. This step comes within the framework of the club’s efforts to improve the team’s results and restore its balance in the league competitions. The new coach previously led the leading Saudi club Al Ain and in Europe, he led several clubs, most notably Sevilla, and his last experience was with the Cypriot team Apollon Limassol, in the period from December 2023 until last June. .12