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May 2 (Reuters) - Saudi Pro League team Al-Hilal parted ways with Portuguese coach Jorge Jesus, the club announced on Friday. It comes few days after Al-Hilal were eliminated from the Asian Champions League Elite semi-finals after a 3-1 defeat to Al-Ahli. Sign up here.
With five games remaining in the Pro League, Al-Hilal is second in the table, six points behind leaders Al-Ittihad. They are set to play in the newly-expanded Club World Cup in the United States in June-July. "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", Al-Hilal said in a statement on X.
"Meanwhile the Board has decided to appoint the coach Mohammed Al-Shalhoub to lead the first team," the club added. Reporting by Basem Zahran; Editing by Stephen Coates Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles. , opens new tab.
