Canada downs Jamaica in CONCACAF Nations League quarters<\/a><\/p>\nGallardo returns to management after leaving River Plate last year following an eight-year spell that saw him guide the team to 14 titles, including two Copa Libertadores, making him the club\u2019s most successful coach.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Board of Directors of Al-Ittihad announces the signing of a new coaching staff, led by the Argentinian Marcelo Gallardo, to coach the football first team with a contract extending for a year and a half,\u201d the club said.<\/p>\n
Al-Ittihad is fifth in the Saudi Pro League having won only once in its last five games.<\/p>\n
It also slumped to a 2-0 loss at Air Force Club in its last Asian Champions League match, though it still leads Group C with nine points from four games against seven for the Iraqis.<\/p>\n
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