Korean newspaper criticizes officials for not choosing coach Park to lead the home team; Superstar Ronaldo suspended for 2 matches for offensive behavior

Nam Dinh says goodbye to Coutinho, introduces new foreign player

After round 10, the mid-season transfer window of V-League 2023/2024 officially opened, a series of clubs brought in notable contracts such as Ha Tinh and Hoang Anh Gia Lai.

Most recently, Nam Dinh Steel Club also said goodbye to striker Douglas Coutinho after less than 1 year of association, and completed the registration procedure for another Brazilian center-back, Lucas, and is expected to debut this new player right at the reception of Hanoi FC in round 11 of V-League 2023/2024 on February 28.

Lucas was born in 1992 in Brazil. Last season, he played 16 matches for Dinamo Bucharest in the Romanian national championship, including 15 full matches.

Playing for a quality team in Europe shows Lucas' class. At 31, he is still at the peak of his form, playing regularly for Dinamo Bucharest before moving to V-League to try his hand.

Lucao was valued at 1.5 million euros by the transfer website Transfermarkt in 2020. The appearance of this player is expected to help the defense of the Southern team become more solid.

Korean newspaper criticizes officials for not choosing Coach Park to lead the home team

On February 27, the Korea Football Association (KFA) announced that Mr. Hwang Sun-hong became the interim coach of the Korean national team.

This is very surprising because previously the person rumored to have the highest possibility of becoming the captain of the Korean team was coach Park Hang-seo.

Immediately after this information, Korean media erupted in controversy.

“The appointment of Hwang Sun-hong as the interim coach of the Korean national team, instead of the currently unemployed coach Park Hang-seo, is very surprising. It seems that in March, when the Korean U23 team participates in the U23 WAFF tournament in Saudi Arabia, there will be no official coach,” Korea Football News said.

Meanwhile, famous Korean journalist, football expert and TV host - Albert Kim said that KFA's decision was unwise.

“Choosing coach Park Hang-seo has many more suitable factors when this coach is free, understands football in Southeast Asia and especially Thailand, the opponent of the Korean team for the immediate task. However, the KFA chose coach Hwang Sun-hong and put themselves in a difficult position,” the Korean journalist emphasized.

Albert Kim explained that Mr. Hwang is currently leading the Korean U23 team towards the U23 Asian Cup and the goal is to get a ticket to the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Therefore, his move to work with the national team will certainly have a great impact on the Korean U23 team.

“It is completely unwise to ask coach Hwang Sun-hong to lead two Korean teams at the same time, even for a short period of time,” Albert Kim concluded.

French-Vietnamese player joins Hanoi Club

Hanoi Club has finalized the list of players to add to the V.League 2023/2024 second leg by adding the name of overseas Vietnamese Ryan Ha. The striker born in 1997 will wear the number 24 shirt for the capital team.

Ryan Ha has Vietnamese parents and was born in France. Before returning to Vietnam in 2023, Ryan played in the French 5th division without any notable achievements.

In his first season back home, Ryan scored 2 goals and assisted 2 goals in 17 matches for Khanh Hoa in the V.League, making a certain contribution to the team's relegation race. In the 2023/2024 season, Ryan moved to Binh Duong, only played 4 matches, mainly as a reserve and of course did not leave any mark.

Ryan has a good physique, 1.84 m tall, weighs 84 kg, can play as a striker and winger. Hanoi Club evaluates Ryan as suitable for their playing style and can serve the goal of competing for the championship.

Superstar Ronaldo suspended for 2 matches for offensive behavior

In the early morning of February 26, Al Nassr had a difficult away match against Al Shabab. Ronaldo put Al Nassr ahead 1-0 from the penalty spot in the 21st minute.

In the 86th minute, Al Nassr scored a valuable goal to seal a 3-2 victory thanks to Brazilian striker Talisca.

During the match, player Ronaldo was constantly irritated when thousands of chants of "Messi, Messi, Messi" rang out every time he touched the ball.

Not only that, when he took a penalty at the beginning of the match, he was booed even more violently. Perhaps because of frustration with the opposing team's fans, this superstar had a negative reaction.

After scoring and after the end of the match, he celebrated in a defiant manner. Ronaldo raised his hands to his ears, challenging the opposing fans to chant Messi's name again. At the peak, he had an obscene celebration, spreading his legs and constantly moving his hands up and down.

Witnessing this gesture, many people thought of crude messages. Saudi Arabian media strongly criticized him.

"Everything has its limits, no matter how famous you are. This is how big tournaments usually operate," one commentator expressed his opinion about what Ronaldo did.

Immediately after the match, Al Shabab also collected evidence to send to the tournament organizing committee and it did not take long for the penalty to be issued.

With the latest penalty, Ronaldo will miss 2 matches on the championship race.

Thus, Ronaldo will not be present in the match against Al Hazem on March 1 and may also not be able to play in the first leg of the AFC Champions League quarter-final against Al Ain on March 4./.