Thai newspaper unexpectedly reveals Quang Hai's new destination; Haaland shines, Man City sinks Bayern 3-0

Haaland shines, Man City sinks Bayern 3-0

Early morning of April 12 (Hanoi time), Man City won big against Bayern at home in the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals.

At home, Man City pushed up their formation after the opening whistle and put a lot of pressure on Bayern's goal. In the 27th minute, Spanish midfielder Rodri unexpectedly made a curling shot with his weaker foot from outside the penalty area, surprising the entire Bayern defense. The ball drew a curve and went into the net despite Sommer's flying effort.

The first half ended with the advantage leaning towards Man City.

In the second half, coach Thomas Tuchel sent Sadio Mane onto the field. When the former Chelsea captain's adjustment had not yet taken effect, Bayern's defense made a mistake and immediately paid the price with a goal.

Rodri's unstoppable masterpiece.

In the 70th minute, Dayot Upamecano lost the ball right in front of the penalty area. Jack Grealish successfully stole the ball and then backheeled it for Haaland to escape. The Norwegian striker made the fans admire his pass as if it was set up for Bernardo Silva to head the ball in, making the score 2-0.

The second goal put Bayern's defense under heavy psychological pressure. In the 77th minute, Sommer had to pick the ball out of the net for the third time. From a cross from the right wing, John Stones headed the ball into the wall for Haaland to lean forward and finish close to the goal, increasing the gap for the reigning Premier League champions.

The match ended with a score of 3-0 in favor of Man City. For the first time in his career, Haaland enjoyed the joy of victory against Bayern. The goal of the striker born in 2000 helped the Etihad team put one foot in the semi-finals of this year's Champions League.

Thai newspaper unexpectedly reveals Quang Hai's new destination

Buaksib newspaper recently confirmed that Mr. Fersini Michele is negotiating with a team in the Thai League about the case of midfielder Nguyen Quang Hai.

“According to internal sources, Quang Hai's representative is negotiating a contract with Muangthong United Club. This is consistent with the information that the Vietnamese player will move to the Thai championship after parting ways with Pau FC,” wrote Buaksib.

Not long ago, Mr. Fersini Michele, Quang Hai's representative, hinted at the possibility of him playing in the Thai League.

“I am waiting for a good offer from Thailand. It is a big tournament, let's wait for the future to answer,” Mr. Michele commented on social networks.

Will Quang Hai go to Thai League to play?

Speaking more about this deal, the Thai newspaper said that Muangthong United Club offered a salary of up to 6 figures (equivalent to hundreds of thousands of baht) for the star born in 1997.

However, the representative ofQuang Haistill want to receive more than that, so the two sides have not reached an agreement. During the time Quang Hai just finished his contract with Hanoi FC, many Thai teams also expressed their interest in his service. But at that time, the teams in Thai League could not meet the salary of the midfielder from Dong Anh.

At Pau FC, Quang Hai has no longer been able to maintain his official position in the first team and often has to play in the French 5th division for Pau B. Since returning after the AFF Cup 2022, the former Hanoi FC star has only played 12 minutes in Ligue 2 and has also been sidelined for 6 matches. It is known that Mr. Fersini Michele is negotiating with Pau FC about Quang Hai's future and he may leave in the summer of 2023.

VFF corrects V.League when mistakes keep appearing

Faced with continuous errors appearing at V.League 2023, VFF issued a document requesting VPF to strengthen solutions to ensure the quality of match management.

Specifically, the Standing Committee of the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) Executive Committee issued a directive to 6 subjects.

For Vietnam Professional Football Joint Stock Company (VPF), the tournament organizer and operator, VFF requires continuing to strengthen management, closely monitor professional matches, evaluate and forecast the situation of each match and provide written instructions to tournament participants on organization, ensuring security and safety for matches according to current regulations.

For the Referee Board, VFF requires increased responsibility in contributing to the assignment of referees at matches; appointing referees with the right capacity and suitable to the nature of the match according to the process approved by VFF.

Referee Truong Hong Vu is one of the controversial figures after awarding a penalty to Nam Dinh FC in the match against Khanh Hoa in round 5 of V.League 2023. Photo: Quang Thinh

After each match, the Referee Board also needs to seriously learn from the referee teams' management experience, limit the repetition of mistakes that have occurred; continuously evaluate the level of completion of the tasks of the referees and assistant referees to appoint referees suitable for the professional nature of the next rounds.

In addition, the Referee Board will coordinate with the Tournament Organizing Committee to study and propose inviting regional referees to officiate at important matches during the group separation phase based on cooperation agreements signed with national football federations; closely coordinate with FIFA to organize the second training session to soon put the VAR system into use to support refereeing work.

The remaining subjects directed by VFF are the Supervisory and Referee Force, the leaders and Coaching Board of the Clubs, the Match Organizing Committee and the VFF Disciplinary Board.

Messi "takes another step" on his way back to Barca?

European press has just made shocking revelations surrounding the future of Lionel Messi, whose contract with PSG will expire this summer.

Lionel Messi's future is receiving great attention from football fans around the world. After nearly 2 seasons with PSG, the Argentine superstar can leave for free this summer.

Jorge Messi (Lionel Messi's father and agent) has recently been in contact with leaders of many teams both in and outside Europe. And according to the Mirror, the 35-year-old's father met with Barca President Joan Laporta last month, leading to speculation that El Pulga could return to Camp Nou.

Messi is being enthusiastically pursued by Barca. Photo: Getty

However, Mirror said the recent meeting between Messi's father and Barca was not for the purpose of negotiating a transfer, but to discuss a special match held at Camp Nou to honor Messi if he retires from European football.

Barca have repeatedly expressed their desire to reunite with Messi. President Laporte recently admitted this: "He knows we have him in our hearts. I have to find a way to improve Messi's current relationship with Barcelona. We will see, but he knows that Barcelona's door is always open."

Messi is considered the greatest player in Barca's history, scoring 672 goals in 778 appearances. If he returns to the Camp Nou team this summer, the Argentine superstar will work under coach Xavi, his former teammate at the Catalan club.

Argentina replaces Indonesia as host of the 2023 U20 World Cup Finals

FIFA has officially finalized the country to replace Indonesia to host the 2023 U20 World Cup Finals. Accordingly, Argentina will officially be awarded the right to host the U20 world tournament.

Argentina U20 won the 2007 U20 World Cup.

It is known that the South American representative is the country that expressed the most desire and determination in the competition to host the 2023 U20 World Cup Finals, after Indonesia was stripped of its hosting status by FIFA. Argentina and Qatar were the last two countries to submit applications to FIFA to host the tournament, and in the end, the 2022 World Cup champion was successful in convincing the most powerful football organization in the world.

As hosts, the Argentina U20 team will automatically qualify for the 2023 U20 World Cup Finals and be in Group 1. The draw will take place on April 11 in Zurich, Switzerland.