Former Iceland boss Heimir Hallgrimsson said Qatar "was the place to be" as he was officially unveiled as the coach of club side Al-Arabi in Doha on Tuesday. It is Hallgrimsson's first job since leaving the Iceland post and guiding his country to their first World Cup finals earlier this year, and he admitted even he was "surprised" to end up in the Gulf.
He said he had been in talks with Bundesliga and Major League Soccer sides - Stuttgart and Vancouver Whitecaps - before being approached by Al-Arabi, but had no regrets about choosing a team from the World Cup 2022 host nation. "I had some opportunities, some discussions with clubs but nothing that was more interesting than this one," he said.
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