Al Hilal sacked their Portuguese coach Jorge Jesus yesterday days after the Saudi giants were beaten in the semi-finals of the Asian Champions League. The Riyadh-based side, who will play at the newly expanded Club World Cup in June-J
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Al Hilal sacked their Portuguese coach Jorge Jesus yesterday days after the Saudi giants were beaten in the semi-finals of the Asian Champions League.
The Riyadh-based side, who will play at the newly expanded Club World Cup in June-July in the United States, lost 3-1 to fellow Saudi club Al Ahli on Tuesday.
Defending champions Al Hilal are second as the Saudi Pro League approaches its conclusion, six points behind leaders Al Ittihad.
Mohammed Al-Shalhoub will take charge following Jesus’s exit.
“The Board of Directors of Al-Hilal Club Company has agreed with the Portuguese head coach of the first team Jorge Jesus to terminate the contractual relationship between them,” the club said in a statement on social media.
The 70-year-old Jesus was in charge since 2023 in what was his second spell with Al Hilal.
A long managerial career has taken in his native Portugal, notably with Benfica and Sporting Lisbon, and he has also coached Portuguese coach Jorge Jesus reacts during a match (file photo) in Brazil and Turkey.
