U22 Vietnam is introduced to a strange rule in U22 Southeast Asia
On the morning of February 23 at Sunway Hotel (Pnom Penh, Cambodia), the 4 Heads of the delegation representing the 4 U22 teams participating in the U22 Southeast Asian semi-finals had a technical meeting. Here, the teams have determined the color of the competition uniforms for the semi-finals. Accordingly, U22 Vietnam will wear white shirts, white pants, and red socks.
In addition, the Southeast Asian U22 Organizing Committee also carefully disseminated the regulations when competing in offside and penalty shootouts. Accordingly, each team will be replaced with 1 more player in extra time. Notably, the Organizing Committee has issued an additional rule when players take turns playing after placing the ball, they need to shoot immediately instead of performing the movements before the ball is fired.
Van Lam confident in starting at Muangthong United
Ahead of the 2019 Thai League, goalkeeper Van Lam is confident that he will win a starting position at Muangthong United, followed by winning the championship with this club.
"What I know is that this is a club with a rich tradition of championships. Me too. When I come to the new club, I really want to win that glory. However, I am currently focusing only on training. What I can only say is that I am looking forward to the first match," Van Lam shared.
The club that had lost both Real and Barca wanted Cong Phuong
It is known that Leganes is the club that wanted to recruit striker Nguyen Cong Phuong in the transfer window last winter, before the Nghe An striker agreed to move to Incheon United.
Leganes are currently 14th in La Liga after 24 rounds. This season, the team that wanted to recruit Cong Phuong defeated Real Madrid in the King's Cup. Before that, Leganes even created a big shock when defeating Barcelona with a score of 2-1 and holding Atletico to a 1-1 draw in La Liga.
Coach Consadole Sapporo compares Chanathip with Iniesta
Before J.League 2019, Consadole Sapporo head coach - Mihailo Petrović did not hesitate to praise his beloved student Chanathip Songkrasin and even compared him to Andres Iniesta, a living legend of world football.
"Personally, I think there are two Iniesta in the J.League. One was himself, and the other was Chanathip. I think they play almost similarly," Siamsport quoted coach Consadole Sapporo as saying.
Lyon centre-back compares Messi to Mbappe
In the first leg of the 2018/2019 Champions League round of 16, Lyon played successfully, holding Barca to a 0-0 draw. This match, Lionel Messi did not show much, especially in the role of goalkeeper. Before that, center back Marcelo and his teammates had the opportunity to face Kylian Mbappe in Ligue 1.
Comparing the rising star of world football and the legendary Barca, Marcelo commented: " Mbappe made me work a lot, but Messi didn't. With his speed, positioning ability and direct confrontation skills, Mbappe is my toughest opponent. Mbappe needs to improve some skills to be on par with Messi and Ronaldo".
