"The Oxford-born head coach has recently been appointed Al Kholood's head coach, the first Saudi club 100 per cent owned by foreign investors, The Harburg Group, fronted by American businessman Ben Harburg. Buckingham replaces outgoing boss Noureddine Zekri, with Cosmin Contra having spent 20 days as an interim boss in between. The new boss is excited for the challenge ahead, coming up against coaches like Simone Inzaghi, and players like Cristiano Ronaldo who Buckingham is actually two days younger than."
"Then you look at some of the players we know, the obvious one is Ronaldo, but you have Mane, Benzema. You've got Nunez, Coman, Neves. So in terms of the quality that it attracts and will continue to attract, it's an exciting place to be right now. I think there's teams here now that have got a forward line that in the Premier League wouldn't go amiss."
Des Buckingham has been appointed head coach of Al Kholood, the first Saudi club fully owned by foreign investors, The Harburg Group led by Ben Harburg. Buckingham replaces Noureddine Zekri after Cosmin Contra served 20 days as interim. Buckingham expects to face top-level managers such as Simone Inzaghi and high-profile players including Cristiano Ronaldo, Sadio Mané, Karim Benzema, Darwin Núñez, Kingsley Coman and Rúben Neves. Buckingham is two days younger than Ronaldo. Al Kholood’s most notable signing for English audiences is midfielder John Buckley, who made 147 appearances for Blackburn Rovers before transferring to Saudi.
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