Mbappe once considered Arsenal
In a recent interview with the Telegraph, PSG rookie Kylian Mbappe revealed that he had a meeting with coach Arsene Wenger this summer. Arsenal was once an option considered by the striker if he left Monaco, but everyone knew Mbappe's last choice.
The Monaco top scorer last season shared: Yes, I have met Arsene Wenger, he is a great coach. He is an extremely famous person in France, very worthy of respect and the coach who knows how to exploit the potential of young players. It was a good choice for me. But of course PSG is the most important choice.
Yesterday (September 6), Mbappe made his media debut for his new team and had his first training session shortly after. A few hours before the 2017 summer transfer market closed (early morning of September 1, Vietnam time), PSG successfully borrowed Mbappe for 1 season from Monaco with a clause to buy him out for 180 million euros.
Phil Jones absent from the first round of the UEFA Champions League
Man United has withdrawn its complaint about a two-match suspension for UEFA's centre-back Phil Jones. The reason for this penalty is that Phil Jones insulted UEFA officials in the 2016 2017 Europa League final against Ajax Amsterdam.
Thus, this central defender will not be able to participate in Man United's reception of Basel in the first round of Group A of the UEFA Champions League 2017-2018. Previously, Phil Jones's first match out due to this penalty was last month's European Super Cup against Real Madrid.
He has started in all three of Man United's first Premier League games this season and has helped the team not concede any goals.
U18 Thailand only narrowly defeated U18 Laos
Thailand U18 won 2-1 against Laos U18 in the second match of Group A of the 2017 Southeast Asian U18 Championship on September 6. Yuthapichai Lertlum soon put Thailand U18 in a 2-0 lead with goals in the 10th and 26th minutes. It was not until the 90+2 minute that Phoutthasit Phommachai scored the only goal for U18 Laos.
In 2 other matches, U18 Malaysia won U18 Singapore with a score of 3-1 while U18 Cambodia held Timor Leste to a 1-1 draw. Thus, U18 Malaysia and U18 Thailand are temporarily leading this group with the same 6 points. With 3 points, U18 Singapore is in third place.
Today (September 7), Group B of the tournament will take place in the second round with the following matches: U18 Vietnam vs U18 Brunei at 3:30 p.m. while U18 Philippines will face U18 Indonesia at 6:30 p.m.
The No. 1 position on the WTA rankings will change owners
World No. 1 female tennis player - Karolina Pliskova lost 0-2 in the women's singles quarter-finals of the 2017 US Open Tennis Tournament against Coco Vandeweghe after 1 hour and 35 minutes of play. The set values are 6-7 (47) and 3-6.
With this defeat, Pliskova will lose the world No. 1 position on the WTA rankings announced next week. Replacing her in this position will be Spanish tennis player Garbine Murguruza.
