Xavi renews Al Sadd contract for two more seasons
13 May 2021 - 5:30
The Peninsula
Al Sadd head coach Xavi Hernandez along with officials poses with team jersey after renewing his contract with the club for another two seasons.
Xavi expressed his delight after signing the contract, saying he is proud to extend his stay at Al Sadd. The Barcelona legend also rebuffed reports that his new contract allows him to leave the club anytime. “I have signed for two more seasons and I respect this contract,” he said.
Under Xavi as coach, Al Sadd have won six titles and also qualified for the final of 2021 Amir Cup.
Covid: New Zealand PM sets out plans to re-connect with post-pandemic world
Reuters/Auckland
Ardern said she will lead a trade and promotional delegation to Australia in early July.
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Thursday her government will explore more travel bubbles and lead trade delegations later this year to re-connect with a post-pandemic world after more than a year of border closures.
Tough lockdowns and its geographical location has helped New Zealand eliminate the novel coronavirus within its borders, but left the country of 5 million isolated from the rest of the world.
With majority of its essential workers now being vaccinated and inoculation for the wider population starting in July, the government is preparing a plan for how it would reopen.