Another Uruguayan Football Player?

Qatar has, it seems, become rather fond of Uruguayan football players.

Sebastian Quintana has not only played in the Q-league for several years, he also now competes at a national level with the Qatar National Football Team.

He’s also one of their top scorers, playing a large role in Qatar’s victory over Iran in the finals of the Asian Olympics, in which he scored a total of four goals. He also saved Qatar from disgrace in the Asian Cup this month after Qatar’s star player Khalfan Ibrahim was injured: scoring a goal against each of the three countries that they played: Vietnam, Japan and the UAE.

Now it seems Qatar’s love affair with Uruguayan players may be extended According to Goal.com Al Sadd are hoping to snag Alvaro Recoba . Al Sadd, the richest club in Qatar (not surprising as they are sponsored by the members of the Emir’s family) and the recent winner of the Emir’s cup have offered a reported 3.1 million Euro a season pay check for the 31 year old “El Chino”, as the Uruguayan player is known.

Alvaro, who was once (briefly) the highest played player in the world, gained world cup experience with the Uruguayan National Team in 2002, and has gained over 50 caps playing for his country.

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