Vietnam determined to defend the AFF Cup championship
Recently, Coach Park Hang-seo shared with the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) homepage about his journey with Vietnamese football, leading position in Southeast Asia and ambition to the World Cup.
The Korean strategist affirmed: "Regardless of the difference, we will be the Southeast Asian champion in the next 2 years. The Vietnamese team proved that at the AFF Cup and is very proud of this achievement. We will work hard to defend the championship title".
Czech Republic will compete overseas Vietnamese against Vietnam?
In the match against Slavia Praha in round 26 of the Czech National Championship, Filip Nguyen played excellently with 10 saves. After the match, the goalkeeper with a Vietnamese father and a Czech mother was voted the best player of this round.
His excellent performances helped the goalkeeper of Vietnamese origin be admired by many fans. Many people even called on Head Coach Jaroslav Silhavy to call Filip Nguyen up to the Czech national team to avoid losing this goalkeeper to the Vietnam national team.
Chris Smalling speaks out about Messi's injury
According to MU defender Chris Smalling, after the collision that bleeded superstar Lionel Messi, the two sides happily reconciled and had no problems with each other before the return match.
"We talked to each other afterwards. Messi and I had a small dialogue that ended up being a handshake. He knew it was just an accident. At that time, I didn't realize I could foul Messi like that," Smalling told BBC.
Diego Costa is suspended for the rest of the season
In the match against Barcelona on April 7, Diego Costa was sent off in the 28th minute after blocking his Brazilian compatriot of Barca Arthur Henrique. Although only warned with a yellow card, " doubter" Costa shouted loudly, fiercely argued with referee Jesus Gil Manzano and received a red card in the midst of the two team players.
According to the La Liga Disciplinary Subcommittee, Diego Costa was banned from playing a total of 8 matches, including a loud argument, insulting the referee, being fined 4 matches and pushing the tournament's officials away from 4 more matches. In addition, Diego Costa must also pay a fine of 6,010 euros while Atletico Madrid will be jointly responsible with a fine of 2,800 euros.
