33·Legends

Adnan Al-Talyani vs Faisal Khalil

United Arab Emirates against United Arab Emirates. The almanac states its case, the crowd votes, you decide.

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Adnan Al-Talyani

United Arab Emirates · 1989–96 · ST

Almanac rating
87
Rank in United Arab Emirates
#1 of 33
Clubs
Al-Shaab CSC

In Singapore on 28 October 1989 he scored in the 16th minute against South Korea, and the 1-1 draw that followed carried the UAE to Italia 90, the only World Cup the country has reached. He remains its most capped player with 161 appearances, finished runner-up at the 1996 Asian Cup at home and in three Gulf Cups, played all twenty seasons of his club career at Al-Shaab, and was later voted UAE player of the century. Career record: club career at Al-Shaab CSC.

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Faisal Khalil

United Arab Emirates · 1999–2007 · SS

Almanac rating
81
Rank in United Arab Emirates
#9 of 33
Clubs
Shabab AlAhli Dubai Club, Al Wasl, Al-Shaab CSC

The number that follows him is 82 league goals in 126 games for Al Ahli between 1999 and 2006, a run that ended with a move to Châteauroux in France where he never played a competitive match. The 2007 Gulf Cup with the UAE sits above two league titles and three President's Cups at Al Ahli, and in 2007/08 he was both the league's leading scorer and its Best Emirati Player. Career record: club career at Shabab AlAhli Dubai Club, Al Wasl, Al-Shaab CSC.

The verdict

The almanac puts Adnan Al-Talyani ahead by 6 rating points, 87 against 81.

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