3 V-League teams in the Top most valuable clubs in ASEAN; Ronaldo misses out on the 2024 Asian Golden Ball

Indonesian prodigy disillusioned at English football team

The player known as Indonesian football prodigy Marselino Ferdinan has yet to play for Oxford United Club (England).

In August 2024, player Marselino Ferdinan left Deinze Club (Belgium) to join Oxford United Club (English First Division - Championship).

Sources from Indonesia at that time said that Marselino Ferdinan's joining Oxford United was influenced by the president of the Indonesian Football Federation (PSSI) Erick Thohir - who is the owner of Oxford United. It was thought that this would be the fulcrum for the Indonesian football prodigy to find a place in the Southeast Birmingham team's shirt. But the reality did not go as Marselino Ferdinan wished.

Specifically, the player born in 2004 has not played any minutes for the English Second Division team after 11 matches. Currently, Marselino Ferdinan is still struggling to adapt to the new environment but it seems that this is too much for him.

Talking about the sad reality of the star considered an Indonesian football prodigy, Suara newspaper wrote: "Poor Marselino, he spent 2 months unemployed at Oxford United".

3 teamsV-LeagueTop most valuable clubs in ASEAN

Vietnamese football has 3 teams in the Top most valuable clubs in ASEAN in the 2024/25 season.

Here are the Top 10 most valuable clubs in ASEAN in the 2024/25 season:

1. Buriram United (Thailand) 12.03 million USD

2. Johor Darul Ta'zim (Malaysia) 10.83 million USD

3. BG Pathum United (Thailand) 9.50 million USD

4. Port FC (Malaysia) 7.15 million USD

5. True Bangkok United (Thailand) 7.03 million USD

6. Selangor FC (Malaysia) 6.98 million USD

7. Lion City Sailors (Singapore) 6.40 million USD

8. Nam Dinh Green Steel (Vietnam) 5.81 million USD

9. Hanoi FC (Vietnam) 5.60 million USD

10. Hanoi Police (Vietnam) 5.28 million USD

Ronaldo missed the 2024 Asian Golden Ball award

Qatar's Akram Afif defeatedCristiano Ronaldoand Son Heung-min to win the 2024 Asian Golden Ball award.

The Qatari star received 18% of the votes, finishing in first place, followed by Son Heung-min (16.8%) and Soufiane Rahimi (11.4%). Cristiano Ronaldo and Aleksandar Mitrovic, the two leading scorers in the Saudi Pro League, finished fourth and fifth in the vote.

The 2024 Asian Golden Ball Award, presented by Titan Sports, is different from the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Player of the Year award, which is given to players playing in and outside Asia.

Unlike other years, when the award is calculated within a calendar year, the 2024 Asian Golden Ball award is calculated from January 1 to August 15. Titan Sports applies the same method of calculating achievements as major tournaments around the world.

Van Toan returns to Vietnam team in time for AFF Cup 2024

Striker Van Toan is injured but is expected to return to the Vietnam national team for the 2024 AFF Cup.

According to the investigation, the striker from Hai Duong has an ankle problem and will be out of action for about 3 weeks. If he recovers well, Van Toan will return to the Nam Dinh squad in mid-November. This is good news for the Vietnam national team, because Van Toan will have more than half a month to regain his ball feeling, preparing for the ASEAN Cup 2024 (AFF Cup) taking place in early December.

At AFF Cup 2024,Vietnam teamin Group B with Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar and the Philippines. Of these 4 teams, Van Toan has scored against Indonesia (friendly match in 2016), Laos (AFF Cup 2022) and the Philippines (World Cup 2026 qualifiers).

In the immediate future, the striker from Hai Duong will certainly sit out Nam Dinh's next matches, including the away match at Jalan Besar Stadium of Tampines Club (Singapore), within the framework of the AFC Champions League Two group stage.

He also missed important matches with Hanoi Police (October 28) and Hai Phong (November 1) in V.League./.