{"id":48739,"date":"2021-11-13T09:50:16","date_gmt":"2021-11-13T06:50:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/riyadh\/en\/?p=33949"},"modified":"2021-11-15T09:12:20","modified_gmt":"2021-11-15T09:12:20","slug":"the-saudi-football-coach-is-being-called-the-next-james-bond-for-his-movie-star-looks-by-the-aussies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/dammam\/en\/latest\/the-saudi-football-coach-is-being-called-the-next-james-bond-for-his-movie-star-looks-by-the-aussies\/","title":{"rendered":"The Saudi Football Coach Is Being Called The Next James Bond For His Movie-Star Looks By The Aussies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Saudi Arabia\u2019s 53-year-old French coach Herve Renard has been the national team\u2019s coach for over 2 years now, but he\u2019s now all in the news despite a rather uneventful match that ended in a goalless draw. The Saudi team was playing against Australia as part of a World Cup Qualifier and with the goalless draw, the Saudi side continues its undefeated run. But wait, the star of the show turned out to be the Saudi coach. Renard\u2019s movie-star looks are being widely covered in Australian <a href=\"https:\/\/www.news.com.au\/sport\/football\/socceroos\/next-james-bond-saudi-football-coach-stuns-fans\/news-story\/c96282828c26ef267275c69ec0c21458\">media<\/a> outlets.<\/p>\n<h2>This is what Fox Sports\u2019 Matt Russell tweeted.<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The Saudi coach could be the next James Bond. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AUSvsPAK?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#AUSvsPAK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Matt Russell (@MattRussellFOX) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MattRussellFOX\/status\/1458725609052381186?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 11, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>Even brands jumped onto the bandwagon.<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Model by day, Saudi coach by night <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AUSvKSA?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#AUSvKSA<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DTiD5Xz9G9\">pic.twitter.com\/DTiD5Xz9G9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 TAB (@tabcomau) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tabcomau\/status\/1458726329612845056?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 11, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>Some compared him to Game of Thrones&#8217; Jamie Lannister.<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Jamie Lannister is hiding out in Saudi Arabia <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bu3FUOQ2P2\">https:\/\/t.co\/bu3FUOQ2P2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Aaron Wallace (@wallyscr) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/wallyscr\/status\/1458735772396187649?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 11, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Saudi Arabia\u2019s 53-year-old French coach Herve Renard has been the national team\u2019s coach for over 2 years now, but he\u2019s now all in the news despite a rather uneventful match that ended in a goalless draw. 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