Ruud Gullit shakes hands with playing partner Joost Luiten during a Pro-Am prior to the DP World Tour Championship. Getty Images
Ruud Gullit shakes hands with playing partner Joost Luiten during a Pro-Am prior to the DP World Tour Championship. Getty Images
Ruud Gullit shakes hands with playing partner Joost Luiten during a Pro-Am prior to the DP World Tour Championship. Getty Images
Ruud Gullit shakes hands with playing partner Joost Luiten during a Pro-Am prior to the DP World Tour Championship. Getty Images

Ruud Gullit on Rijkaard and Van Basten, watching Champions League with Rory McIlroy and his love of golf


Paul Radley
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Ruud Gullit will not be pressed on whose result he looks for first among his starry list of old clubs. According to the former AC Milan, Feyenoord and Chelsea player, he holds them all in equal affection.

He is sure, though, about which were the most challenging. “A set of Jack Nicklaus MacGregor Persimmons. Most difficult ever,” he says.

Gullit had never played golf before arriving in Milan, when he joined a side that would become one of the greatest in the history of European football.

Home stars like Daniele Massaro and Roberto Donadoni were avid golfers, and he and his Dutch compatriot Marco van Basten started playing to help them fit in.

“They gave me a bag of golf clubs,” Gullit told The National, before pointing out his first set were tricky to handle. “So therefore, I didn't do anything much in the beginning.

“Then all of a sudden, I went on a holiday which was on a golf course. I went to visit it, then I had a lesson there, and then you are hooked.”

Over three decades later, Gullit remains besotted by the sport, to the point that he is now the ambassador for his former club’s new range of golf clothing – the AC Milan Collection.

He played in the Pro-Am ahead of the DP World Tour Championship last week, winning the nearest the pin prize.

He mused on who he would like to play with in a dream four-ball. Two were perfectly conventional selections – Michael Jordan and Tiger Woods – with the third rather more niche. “Freddie Couples,” he said. “It's the smoothness of his swing. I would like to see it from up close.”

And he eulogised about the greatness of Rory McIlroy. “Funny thing is I met Rory when he was young at the Dunhill Links Championship,” Gullit said.

“We used to watch Champions League together on Tuesday and Wednesday, and then he started to play so well then he was not in the same hotel anymore.

“He was in the big hotel. We were at the St Andrew’s Bay first, then he went to St Andrew’s Hotel. I told him he had had a promotion.

“It is very nice if you see somebody young all of a sudden become so influential in golf. The good thing about him is that he's a good example for golfers.

“I think the youth look up to him and that's good. It's nice to see somebody you saw slowly, slowly going in a position that you had yourself.”

Gullit can empathise with the burdens of being a global star like McIlroy. At the turn of the 1990s, he was one of the most recognisable sportsmen in the world.

When he won the Ballon d’Or in 1987, he dedicated it to Nelson Mandela, while the future South Africa president was still a prisoner at Robben Island.

Ruud Gullit during his playing days with AC Milan. Photo: AC Milan
Ruud Gullit during his playing days with AC Milan. Photo: AC Milan

“The most difficult part for him is that people will try to use him too much,” Gullit said of the pressures weighing on McIlroy.

“You have to learn to say no. Everybody wants something of you. But you can't give everybody something. You need to protect yourself.

“They then find you arrogant or whatever, but that's not your problem. You have to protect yourself. You have to protect your environment, your family and everything.

“You have to learn to say no, and in the beginning, that's hard because you want to be loved by everybody. That's the hardest bit when you are on the top of the mountain.”

Gullit reached the top of football’s mountain alongside a childhood mate in the 1990s. His father and Frank Rijkaard’s arrived in the Netherlands together from Suriname.

“The first 12 years I didn't know who Frank was,” Gullit said of a player who was to become his teammate at club and international level. “We met each other when we were waiting for the tram to go to school.

“In the neighbourhood where we lived, I said to Frank, ‘Come to my club'. It was a good club; a lot of good amateurs came from there, good scouts and everything. So we joined, then he joined as well.”

Their careers diverged as soon as they started out in pro football in the Netherlands, but they were reunited with dramatic effect.

Alongside Marco Van Basten, they were known as the “Three Tulips” who were central to Milan becoming an all-conquering force when Seria A was the leading league in the world.

“Marco and I were the first ones to go to Milan,” Gullit said. “Frank went [to Sporting Lisbon] for a year, and we begged [coach, Arrigo] Sacchi to take Frank as well.

“We begged him and begged him. We talked to him all the time, and eventually they did [sign Rijkaard]. That he was the last piece of the jigsaw puzzle, the last piece that we needed.”

After eight years in Italy, Gullit said he “wanted to have my life back a little bit” so moved to London and joined Chelsea.

“In my lifetime, I always chose the underdog, who didn’t win a lot for a long time,” he said.

Gullit was transformative at all of his clubs. Feyenoord might be one of the Netherlands’ giants, but they had not won an Eredivisie title in 10 years before he arrived to break the drought.

When he later switched to PSV Eindhoven, they won the title in his first season having been eight years without the crown.

And Milan won the title four times in the seven seasons he was there having had eight years without the title. Plus there were the two European Cup wins.

“When you bring success, all of a sudden things change,” Gullit said. “People appreciate what you've done. I think it's all better than to go to a club that has already won for a long time, because then it's just normal for them.

“You want to put an imprint there that leaves people saying, ‘Hey, that was great’. You do that on purpose.”

The President's Cake

Director: Hasan Hadi

Starring: Baneen Ahmad Nayyef, Waheed Thabet Khreibat, Sajad Mohamad Qasem 

Rating: 4/5

THE SPECS

Engine: 3.6-litre V6

Transmission: eight-speed automatic

Power: 285bhp

Torque: 353Nm

Price: TBA

On sale: Q2, 2020

Director: Laxman Utekar

Cast: Vicky Kaushal, Akshaye Khanna, Diana Penty, Vineet Kumar Singh, Rashmika Mandanna

Rating: 1/5

Timeline

2012-2015

The company offers payments/bribes to win key contracts in the Middle East

May 2017

The UK SFO officially opens investigation into Petrofac’s use of agents, corruption, and potential bribery to secure contracts

September 2021

Petrofac pleads guilty to seven counts of failing to prevent bribery under the UK Bribery Act

October 2021

Court fines Petrofac £77 million for bribery. Former executive receives a two-year suspended sentence 

December 2024

Petrofac enters into comprehensive restructuring to strengthen the financial position of the group

May 2025

The High Court of England and Wales approves the company’s restructuring plan

July 2025

The Court of Appeal issues a judgment challenging parts of the restructuring plan

August 2025

Petrofac issues a business update to execute the restructuring and confirms it will appeal the Court of Appeal decision

October 2025

Petrofac loses a major TenneT offshore wind contract worth €13 billion. Holding company files for administration in the UK. Petrofac delisted from the London Stock Exchange

November 2025

180 Petrofac employees laid off in the UAE

Wicked: For Good

Director: Jon M Chu

Starring: Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo, Jonathan Bailey, Jeff Goldblum, Michelle Yeoh, Ethan Slater

Rating: 4/5

A MINECRAFT MOVIE

Director: Jared Hess

Starring: Jack Black, Jennifer Coolidge, Jason Momoa

Rating: 3/5

'My Son'

Director: Christian Carion

Starring: James McAvoy, Claire Foy, Tom Cullen, Gary Lewis

Rating: 2/5

Islamophobia definition

A widely accepted definition was made by the All Party Parliamentary Group on British Muslims in 2019: “Islamophobia is rooted in racism and is a type of racism that targets expressions of Muslimness or perceived Muslimness.” It further defines it as “inciting hatred or violence against Muslims”.

Profile

Company name: Marefa Digital

Based: Dubai Multi Commodities Centre

Number of employees: seven

Sector: e-learning

Funding stage: Pre-seed funding of Dh1.5m in 2017 and an initial seed round of Dh2m in 2019

Investors: Friends and family 

UAE v United States, T20 International Series

Both matches at ICC Academy, Dubai. Admission is free.

1st match: Friday, 2pm

2nd match: Saturday, 2pm

UAE squad: Mohammed Naveed (captain), Rohan Mustafa, Ashfaq Ahmed, Shaiman Anwar, Rameez Shahzad, Amjad Gul, CP Rizwan, Mohammed Boota, Abdul Shakoor, Ahmed Raza, Imran Haider, Sultan Ahmed, Zahoor Khan, Amir Hayat

USA squad: Saurabh Netravalkar (captain), Jaskaran Malhotra, Elmore Hutchinson, Aaron Jones, Nosthush Kenjige, Ali Khan, Jannisar Khan, Xavier Marshall, Monank Patel, Timil Patel, Roy Silva, Jessy Singh, Steven Taylor, Hayden Walsh

Profile of Udrive

Date started: March 2016

Founder: Hasib Khan

Based: Dubai

Employees: 40

Amount raised (to date): $3.25m – $750,000 seed funding in 2017 and a Seed round of $2.5m last year. Raised $1.3m from Eureeca investors in January 2021 as part of a Series A round with a $5m target.

Conservative MPs who have publicly revealed sending letters of no confidence
  1. Steve Baker
  2. Peter Bone
  3. Ben Bradley
  4. Andrew Bridgen
  5. Maria Caulfield​​​​​​​
  6. Simon Clarke 
  7. Philip Davies
  8. Nadine Dorries​​​​​​​
  9. James Duddridge​​​​​​​
  10. Mark Francois 
  11. Chris Green
  12. Adam Holloway
  13. Andrea Jenkyns
  14. Anne-Marie Morris
  15. Sheryll Murray
  16. Jacob Rees-Mogg
  17. Laurence Robertson
  18. Lee Rowley
  19. Henry Smith
  20. Martin Vickers 
  21. John Whittingdale
How to increase your savings
  • Have a plan for your savings.
  • Decide on your emergency fund target and once that's achieved, assign your savings to another financial goal such as saving for a house or investing for retirement.
  • Decide on a financial goal that is important to you and put your savings to work for you.
  • It's important to have a purpose for your savings as it helps to keep you motivated to continue while also reducing the temptation to spend your savings. 

- Carol Glynn, founder of Conscious Finance Coaching

 

 

While you're here
Race 3

Produced: Salman Khan Films and Tips Films
Director: Remo D’Souza
Cast: Salman Khan, Anil Kapoor, Jacqueline Fernandez, Bobby Deol, Daisy Shah, Saqib Salem
Rating: 2.5 stars

Key facilities
  • Olympic-size swimming pool with a split bulkhead for multi-use configurations, including water polo and 50m/25m training lanes
  • Premier League-standard football pitch
  • 400m Olympic running track
  • NBA-spec basketball court with auditorium
  • 600-seat auditorium
  • Spaces for historical and cultural exploration
  • An elevated football field that doubles as a helipad
  • Specialist robotics and science laboratories
  • AR and VR-enabled learning centres
  • Disruption Lab and Research Centre for developing entrepreneurial skills
UPI facts

More than 2.2 million Indian tourists arrived in UAE in 2023
More than 3.5 million Indians reside in UAE
Indian tourists can make purchases in UAE using rupee accounts in India through QR-code-based UPI real-time payment systems
Indian residents in UAE can use their non-resident NRO and NRE accounts held in Indian banks linked to a UAE mobile number for UPI transactions

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What is blockchain?

Blockchain is a form of distributed ledger technology, a digital system in which data is recorded across multiple places at the same time. Unlike traditional databases, DLTs have no central administrator or centralised data storage. They are transparent because the data is visible and, because they are automatically replicated and impossible to be tampered with, they are secure.

The main difference between blockchain and other forms of DLT is the way data is stored as ‘blocks’ – new transactions are added to the existing ‘chain’ of past transactions, hence the name ‘blockchain’. It is impossible to delete or modify information on the chain due to the replication of blocks across various locations.

Blockchain is mostly associated with cryptocurrency Bitcoin. Due to the inability to tamper with transactions, advocates say this makes the currency more secure and safer than traditional systems. It is maintained by a network of people referred to as ‘miners’, who receive rewards for solving complex mathematical equations that enable transactions to go through.

However, one of the major problems that has come to light has been the presence of illicit material buried in the Bitcoin blockchain, linking it to the dark web.

Other blockchain platforms can offer things like smart contracts, which are automatically implemented when specific conditions from all interested parties are reached, cutting the time involved and the risk of mistakes. Another use could be storing medical records, as patients can be confident their information cannot be changed. The technology can also be used in supply chains, voting and has the potential to used for storing property records.

UAE currency: the story behind the money in your pockets
THE BIO

Bio Box

Role Model: Sheikh Zayed, God bless his soul

Favorite book: Zayed Biography of the leader

Favorite quote: To be or not to be, that is the question, from William Shakespeare's Hamlet

Favorite food: seafood

Favorite place to travel: Lebanon

Favorite movie: Braveheart

While you're here
Know before you go
  • Jebel Akhdar is a two-hour drive from Muscat airport or a six-hour drive from Dubai. It’s impossible to visit by car unless you have a 4x4. Phone ahead to the hotel to arrange a transfer.
  • If you’re driving, make sure your insurance covers Oman.
  • By air: Budget airlines Air Arabia, Flydubai and SalamAir offer direct routes to Muscat from the UAE.
  • Tourists from the Emirates (UAE nationals not included) must apply for an Omani visa online before arrival at evisa.rop.gov.om. The process typically takes several days.
  • Flash floods are probable due to the terrain and a lack of drainage. Always check the weather before venturing into any canyons or other remote areas and identify a plan of escape that includes high ground, shelter and parking where your car won’t be overtaken by sudden downpours.

 

 

 

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UAE currency: the story behind the money in your pockets

White hydrogen: Naturally occurring hydrogenChromite: Hard, metallic mineral containing iron oxide and chromium oxideUltramafic rocks: Dark-coloured rocks rich in magnesium or iron with very low silica contentOphiolite: A section of the earth’s crust, which is oceanic in nature that has since been uplifted and exposed on landOlivine: A commonly occurring magnesium iron silicate mineral that derives its name for its olive-green yellow-green colour

How does ToTok work?

The calling app is available to download on Google Play and Apple App Store

To successfully install ToTok, users are asked to enter their phone number and then create a nickname.

The app then gives users the option add their existing phone contacts, allowing them to immediately contact people also using the application by video or voice call or via message.

Users can also invite other contacts to download ToTok to allow them to make contact through the app.

 

JAPAN SQUAD

Goalkeepers: Masaaki Higashiguchi, Shuichi Gonda, Daniel Schmidt
Defenders: Yuto Nagatomo, Tomoaki Makino, Maya Yoshida, Sho Sasaki, Hiroki Sakai, Sei Muroya, Genta Miura, Takehiro Tomiyasu
Midfielders: Toshihiro Aoyama, Genki Haraguchi, Gaku Shibasaki, Wataru Endo, Junya Ito, Shoya Nakajima, Takumi Minamino, Hidemasa Morita, Ritsu Doan
Forwards: Yuya Osako, Takuma Asano, Koya Kitagawa

The 12

England

Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, Tottenham Hotspur

Italy
AC Milan, Inter Milan, Juventus

Spain
Atletico Madrid, Barcelona, Real Madrid

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Ibrahim's play list

Completed an electrical diploma at the Adnoc Technical Institute

Works as a public relations officer with Adnoc

Apart from the piano, he plays the accordion, oud and guitar

His favourite composer is Johann Sebastian Bach

Also enjoys listening to Mozart

Likes all genres of music including Arabic music and jazz

Enjoys rock groups Scorpions and Metallica 

Other musicians he likes are Syrian-American pianist Malek Jandali and Lebanese oud player Rabih Abou Khalil

The specs

Engine: 4.0-litre V8 twin-turbocharged and three electric motors

Power: Combined output 920hp

Torque: 730Nm at 4,000-7,000rpm

Transmission: 8-speed dual-clutch automatic

Fuel consumption: 11.2L/100km

On sale: Now, deliveries expected later in 2025

Price: expected to start at Dh1,432,000

UAE currency: the story behind the money in your pockets
How to apply for a drone permit
  • Individuals must register on UAE Drone app or website using their UAE Pass
  • Add all their personal details, including name, nationality, passport number, Emiratis ID, email and phone number
  • Upload the training certificate from a centre accredited by the GCAA
  • Submit their request
What are the regulations?
  • Fly it within visual line of sight
  • Never over populated areas
  • Ensure maximum flying height of 400 feet (122 metres) above ground level is not crossed
  • Users must avoid flying over restricted areas listed on the UAE Drone app
  • Only fly the drone during the day, and never at night
  • Should have a live feed of the drone flight
  • Drones must weigh 5 kg or less
Company profile

Company name: Suraasa

Started: 2018

Founders: Rishabh Khanna, Ankit Khanna and Sahil Makker

Based: India, UAE and the UK

Industry: EdTech

Initial investment: More than $200,000 in seed funding

Joker: Folie a Deux

Starring: Joaquin Phoenix, Lady Gaga, Brendan Gleeson

Director: Todd Phillips 

Rating: 2/5

The five pillars of Islam

1. Fasting 

2. Prayer 

3. Hajj 

4. Shahada 

5. Zakat 

Countdown to Zero exhibition will show how disease can be beaten

Countdown to Zero: Defeating Disease, an international multimedia exhibition created by the American Museum of National History in collaboration with The Carter Center, will open in Abu Dhabi a  month before Reaching the Last Mile.

Opening on October 15 and running until November 15, the free exhibition opens at The Galleria mall on Al Maryah Island, and has already been seen at the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum in Atlanta, the American Museum of Natural History in New York, and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.

 

How to help

Send “thenational” to the following numbers or call the hotline on: 0502955999
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Updated: November 21, 2025, 4:20 AM