AFC praises Nham Manh Dung's header that tore the net against U23 Malaysia; Just returning from injury, Coach Park's favorite player continues to receive bad news

Messi, Ronaldo 'dropped' out of top 10 most expensive players in the world

Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi are not included in the list of the 100 most valuable players in the world by the CIES research organization.

CIES bases its ranking on variables related to the player (including contract length, age, form, career progression and international level), the club (sporting class and economic strength) and inflation. Here, players who regularly compete at the highest level and are indispensable cogs in the team are rated higher. From there, CIES will create an overall score and ranking.

Neither Ronaldo nor Messi made it into the top 100 list published by CIES on June 6. The duo are both over 34 and have only one year left on their contracts. Their respective clubs, Man Utd and PSG, also had an unsuccessful 2021-2022 season, being eliminated in the Champions League round of 16. Transfermarkt values ​​Ronaldo at $37 million at age 37, while Messi is worth $55 million at age 34.

Age and declining form have made Messi and Ronaldo no longer maintain their leading position in the football world as they have for more than 10 years. Photo: The Ringer

According to CIES, Kylian Mbappe is currently the most expensive player at $221 million. The French striker has just signed a three-year contract extension with PSG, earning the highest weekly salary in the world at $817,000. Mbappe is valued $25 million higher than the second-placed player, Vinicius. The Brazilian striker is valued at $199 million by CIES after helping Real win their 14th Champions League in history.

In third place is Erling Haaland with $163 million. In late April, Man City reportedly paid just $63 million to sign Haaland, $19 million less than the striker's release clause with Dortmund, and $100 million less than CIES' valuation.

Haaland also became the Premier League’s most valuable player, ahead of Phil Foden ($133 million), Luis Diaz ($118 million) and Ruben Dias ($117 million). But Foden is not the most valuable English player. That honor belongs to Jude Bellingham, an 18-year-old Dortmund midfielder valued at $144 million. There are 18 English players on the CIES list, more than any other country.

The Premier League also has the most players (41). Man City playmaker Kevin De Bruyne, who turns 31 on June 28, is the oldest player on the list with $62 million. Meanwhile, 17-year-old Barca midfielder Gavi is the youngest with $63 million.

The 20 most expensive players in the world according to CIES (unit: USD): Kylian Mbappe (221 million), Vinicius (199), Erling Haaland (163), Pedri (145), Jude Bellingham (144), Phil Foden (133), Frenkie de Jong (121), Luis Diaz (118), Ruben Dias (117), Ferran Torres (116), Lautaro Martinez (114), Jamal Musiala (113), Jadon Sancho (111), Mason Mount (107), Bukayo Saka (107), Josko Gvardiol (106), Bruno Fernandes (105), Nicolo Barella (102), Kai Havertz (100), Joao Felix (97).

Just returning from injury, Coach Park's favorite student continues to receive bad news

Having just recovered from a shoulder injury, central defender Do Duy Manh continues to suffer a thigh injury and is expected to take about 3 weeks for treatment.

According to recent information, central defender Do Duy Manh suffered a thigh muscle injury in the match against Hoang Anh Gia Lai at the Hai Phong Four-Hero Cup 2022.

It is expected that the central defender of Hanoi FC will have to rest for about 3 weeks. If he does not progress well, his time away from the field will be longer.

This means Duy Manh will miss the V-League 2022 round 3 make-up match against Nam Dinh on June 26.

Duy Manh has a thigh muscle injury.

Previously, at the AFF Cup 2020 (December 2021), the striker from Hanoi suffered a shoulder injury after a collision with Thai striker Supachai and had to take a long break from competition.

In early June 2022, coach Park Hang-seo called the central defender born in 1996 to join the team.Vietnam teamto prepare for the international friendly match with Afghanistan.

In that match, Duy Manh was put on the field at the beginning of the second half and contributed to the 2-0 victory for the "Golden Star Warriors".

After returning from the Vietnam national team, the 26-year-old striker was registered by Hanoi FC to compete in the Hai Phong Four-Hero Cup 2022, in order to regain his best playing form before the V-League returns.

However, it was unfortunate for Duy Manh that he continued to suffer injuries.

AFC praises Nham Manh Dung's header that tore the net against U23 Malaysia

After the match in which the U23 Vietnam team won 2-0 against U23 Malaysia to enter the Quarterfinals of the 2022 AFC U23 Championship, the Twitter page of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) praised Nham Manh Dung's beautiful goal.

The article stated: “The goal contributed to theU23 Vietnaminto the Quarterfinals. Thanh Nhan coordinated well with Manh Dung". This was Nham Manh Dung's first goal in the U23 Asian finals and interestingly, he once again scored with his head.

Striker Nham Manh Dung celebrates scoring the opening goal. Photo: Song Ngoc/VNA

Previously, at the 31st SEA Games, Manh Dung also made an accurate header to help U23 Vietnam defeat U23 Thailand and win the Gold Medal.

With U23 Malaysia, once again, this team conceded a goal from a header when facing U23 Vietnam. AtSEA Games 31, Tien Linh "sowed sorrow" for U23 Malaysia in the semi-finals with a header in the 111th minute.

Footballer Ngo Anh Vu faces heavy punishment after beating referee

Mr. Le Hoai Anh, General Secretary of the Vietnam Football Federation, said that player Ngo Anh Vu's act of beating the referee is a condemnable act and needs to be dealt with severely.

Player Ngo Anh Vu of Binh Thuan club left an offensive image when he hit referee Tran Ngoc Nho in the match with Vinh Yen Vinh Phuc in the Second Division on the afternoon of June 8.

Commenting on this behavior, Mr. Le Hoai Anh, General Secretary of the Vietnam Football Federation and Head of the Tournament Organizing Committee, said that this is a condemnable behavior and needs to be strictly handled. This will help players from non-professional fields when entering professional tournaments to improve their professional awareness, as well as contribute to building a good image for Vietnamese football.

Player Ngo Anh Vu punched referee Tran Ngoc Nho. Photo: Screenshot

Mr. Le Hoai Anh also said that the case file will be sent by the tournament organizing committee to the Disciplinary Board of the Vietnam Football Federation for consideration and strict handling.

In recent years, the Vietnam Football Federation as well as national teams and football clubs have been very active in building beautiful football and in fact the impressive achievements and image of Vietnamese football are creating affection from international friends as well as domestic fans.

The incident that occurred at the Second Division tournament on the afternoon of June 8 went against the general trend of world football as well as Vietnamese football, and the violators must receive strict punishment./.

U23 Vietnam meets Saudi Arabia in the quarterfinals

Coach Gong Oh-kyun and his team's opponent in the quarter-finals of the 2022 AFC U23 Championship is Saudi Arabia, the team that won first place in Group D after the final match yesterday, June 9.

The Group D situation was decided yesterday with two matches between U23 Saudi Arabia-U23 UAE and U23 Japan-U23 Tajikistan, taking place simultaneously at 6pm (Tashkent time), or 8pm (Vietnam time). The group winner will meet U23 Vietnam (second in Group C), the second in the group will meet the defending champion U23 Korea. To prepare for the quarter-final race, coach Gong Oh-kyun personally watched the match between U23 Saudi Arabia-U23 UAE and assigned his assistant to watch the remaining match between U23 Japan-U23 Tajikistan.

U23 Vietnam will meet U23 Saudi Arabia in the quarter-finals of the 2022 AFC U23 Championship.

Because they both wanted to avoid U23 Korea, both U23 Saudi Arabia and U23 Japan sent their strongest forces onto the field. In the first match, U23 Japan quickly took a 1-0 lead over U23 Tajikistan in the 11th minute. Kuryu Matsuki took advantage of a mistake by the U23 Tajikistan goalkeeper and volleyed the ball into the net from close range. In the 44th minute, Matsuki missed the chance to score a "double" for Japan when he failed to execute a penalty kick.

The gap was increased to 2-0 for Japan U23 in the 57th minute. However, in the 64th minute, the "Samurai" lost a man when number 20 Shunsuke Mito received a red card for kicking Tajikistan number 18 in the heel. Despite losing a man, Japan U23 still scored another goal in the 90+4 minute thanks to striker Nakashima to win 3-0 overall.

However, this result was not enough for U23 Japan to keep the number 1 position in Group D because in the remaining match, Saudi Arabia also beat UAE with a score of 2-0 to top Group D with the same 7 points as Japan but with a better goal difference. The two goals of U23 Saudi Arabia were credited to midfielder Yahya Ahmed (minute 57) and center back Hadi Radif (90+2). In this match, U23 UAE lost a man from the 75th minute. Captain center back Al Nuaimi was shown a direct red card after kicking the ball high with the sole of his shoe at his opponent's foot.

Thus, the opponent of U23 Vietnam in the quarter-finals of the U23 Asian tournament will be U23 Saudi Arabia.