Dawri | S1 E5 | Matt Monaghan, Middle East football journalist

Dawri is a Saudi football podcast by Arab News.  A momentous summer transfer window for Saudi football is shut and we dive straight into the first international break of the season. Episode 5 of Dawri sees host Peter Redding and Arab News Sports Editor Ali Khaled discuss Al-Hilal’s astonishing 4-3 win against champions Al-Ittihad, while Matt Monaghan joins to preview Roberto Mancini’s first two friendlies as Saudi coach against Costa Rica and South Korea, both being played at Newcastle United’s St James’ Park. Meanwhile, Khaled Alarafah keeps an eye on forgotten giants Al-Shabab.