Soheil Var

⚽️ Founder of Palm City FC 📍Dubai

[Soheil Var @soheilvar]

4 years ago I landed in Dubai with a 1 way ticket and 0 connections

I opened my wallet and saw a $1 bill

then looked up and saw “dollar.” car rental

I told myself:
“you’ve got a dollar and a dream - now go make that dream happen.”

4 years later, we just won the FA Cup.

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We are CHAMPIONS of the UAE Second Division 🔥🏆⁣

2 years ago - no football club.

1 year ago - promotion in year 1.

Today - CHAMPIONS.

Next up - UAE First Division.

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We won our first league game in the UAE Second Division this past weekend.

In May 2026, we will lift the cup.

Enjoy the show.

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In 5 years from now, we will qualify for the Asian Champions League.

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We just got promoted to the UAE Second Division.

And by this time next year, we will have been promoted to the UAE First Division.

Grab your popcorn and enjoy.

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We are pleased to welcome Newcastle United legend Papiss Cissé to Al Qabila FC. 🟣⚫️

37 Premier League goals for Newcastle United.

Representing Senegal at the Africa Cup of Nations and the World Cup.

Welcome to The Tribe, Cissé. 🤝

[Soheil Var @soheilvar]

Every day seems the same.

I wake up. Solve 100 problems. Train.

Then I go to sleep and repeat that same cycle over and over again.

The problems change. They get bigger. Harder. More uncertainty.

One day when I’m massively successful and people ask me how I got there - this.

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The responsibility and pressure is incredible high.

And my mind?

Stoic as ever.

Although there are no solutions in front of me right now, I will create them.

I know I will figure it out.

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99 days left to get promoted and this is how our game went… ⚽️

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We only have 100 days left to get promoted in our 1st ever season as a pro football club in Dubai…

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Our coach was running us like crazy after playing 11v11 matches.

I look around - everyone is struggling.
Wheezing. Breathing heavy. Hands on their knees.

I ask myself, is this really where I want to be right now?

The answer was yes.

I smile and get ready for the next set.

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1st ever season as a new pro football club in Dubai and we just had our biggest defeat yet.

A tough 3-0 loss in our match this weekend against top of the table.

After this result, we are currently out of promotion in 5th place.

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This is how we sign new players for our pro football club in Dubai ⚽️✍️

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My thoughts 3 years ago when I first came to Dubai.

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5-1 win in our recent league match.

We’re going to strengthen our team moving into the 2nd half of the season.

The transfer window is now open in the UAE and we can sign new players ✍️ any suggestions on players let me know.

[Soheil Var @soheilvar]

The guy in this picture went to Dubai to play football. After a while he got bored and decided to build his own pro football club.

Crazy guy. Stay away from crazy people.

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Our club @AlQabilaFC meeting with the President of @FCBarcelona Joan Laporta 🤝

Pleasure making a connection with one of the biggest football clubs in the world. ⚽️

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I never released this before.

1 week before I decided to “build a pro football club in 365 days” this is a page out of my journal on what my game plan was going to be.

September 23, 2023.

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My name is Soheil Var.

I’m the founder of Al Qabila FC.

And one day, my club will compete in the Asian Champions League.

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We built a pro football club in just 1 year and here’s how our first 9 games have gone so far: