on 4 July 2010 with United Arab Emirates club Al-Ahli Dubai, where his first decision was to install former Italy captain Fabio Cannavaro as the new skipper of the team. On 2 April 2011, O'Leary was relieved of his duties following a 5-1 defeat at the hands of Al Jazira. On 22 April 2011, Al-Ahli officially announced its decision to sack O'Leary with his assistant coach Roy Aitken. When he was sacked, O'Leary had two years remaining on a three-year contract. In March 2012, he asked FIFA for help in getting compensation from Al-Ahli for the early termination of his contract. In May 2013, he won $5.2 million (£3.34 million) compensation. The dispute was settled by FIFA's players' status committee. Al-Ahli claimed O'Leary had abandoned his post, despite previously stating he had been dismissed. O'Leary had won six of his 15 league games in charge. Personal life O'Leary's father was an avid Arsenal supporter who had left Ireland to work in London as a contractor, and was later proud that his son chose Arsenal instead of Manchester United, who had also offered him terms to sign for them. He explained his decision in 2022 to interviewer Adrian Chiles, as a guest on BBC R5 Live. O'Leary is a UK resident according to current UK Companies House documents, and maintains links to Yorkshire. He has been married to wife Joy for more than forty years. In 2002 she was the subject to hate mail during a failed CPS prosecution of two Leeds football players. The couple have two children together. O'Leary's brother, Pierce, played for Shamrock Rovers and Celtic, and was capped seven times for the Republic of Ireland. His nephew, Ryan, declined to play for the Republic of Ireland Under 21s, choosing to play for Scotland, the country of his birth. O'Leary was involved in a complex tax avoidance scheme, O'Leary v. McKinlay (Inspector of Taxes), that was struck down in the Chancery Court in December 1990. The scheme involved the loan of £266,000 () by Arsenal, O'Leary's club, to trustees in Jersey, where it was held for his benefit. Playing statistics Club International Managerial statistics Al-Ahli: Only league games Honours Player Arsenal Football League First Division: 1988–89, 1990–91 FA Cup: 1978–79, 1992–93 Football League Cup: 1986–87, 1992–93 FA Charity Shield: 1991 (shared) Individual PFA First Division Team of the Year: 1978–79, 1979–80, 1981–82 Manager Individual Premier League Manager of