Chinese newspaper wants coach Park to lead the home team; Simeone explains why Atletico did not recruit Ronaldo

Simeone explains why Atletico didn't sign Ronaldo

Diego Simeone confirmed that Cristiano Ronaldo will not be able to join Atletico Madrid because of the hostility between the Wanda Metropolitano team and Real Madrid.

In the last summer transfer window, there was a lot of information about Ronaldo joining Atletico Madrid to play in the Champions League.

Simeone said the truth Atletico did not buy Ronaldo.

This quickly met with a fierce reaction from Atletico fans. They also hung banners mocking the Portuguese player, who had previously played for the Royal team for many years.

In a recent interview, coach Simeone confirmed that the deal will never happen, the main reason being that Ronaldo is a former Real Madrid player.

"There are rumours that are far from the truth. Sometimes people talk about what they want, not what is real. Ronaldo is clearly a Real Madrid legend. There is no way Martin Palermo or Juan Riquelme would play for River Plate, or Ariel Ortega would play for Boca Junior," he told Marca.

In the past, Cristiano Ronaldo had a record scoring record at Bernabeu, with 450 goals in 438 matches. During his 9 years serving Los Blancos, he won 2 La Liga titles and 4 Champions League titles. It is worth mentioning that during his peak time with the Royal team, Ronaldo tore the net of rival Atletico Madrid 25 times in 37 matches.

Coach Park Hang-seo leads Vietnam team to play Dortmund

The Vietnam Football Federation, Borussia Dortmund and Next Media have reached an agreement to host a friendly match between the Vietnamese national team and the famous Bundesliga team. The event will take place on November 30 at My Dinh Stadium (Hanoi).

The match against Vietnam is part of Dortmund's Southeast Asia tour in November and December, when the Bundesliga and European leagues are on hiatus due to the 2022 World Cup. Dortmund's World Cup players will not be able to join the tour. However, the remaining squad of the German team still has many top stars.

Stars like Mats Hummels will come to Vietnam for friendly matches if they do not attend the World Cup.

Mr. Benedikt Scholz - Director of International Trade and Business of Dortmund Club said: "Dortmund will definitely bring to Vietnam the strongest possible squad in the friendly match this coming November. In fact, at this time, I cannot say exactly which name will go to Vietnam because the teams have not announced the list of players to concentrate for the World Cup. But I am sure that the Dortmund force going to play the international friendly match with Vietnam will be the strongest."

The friendly match with Dortmund is a useful opportunity for the Vietnamese team to practice before the AFF Cup 2022 - the last tournament of coach Park Hang-seo before his contract with VFF expires.

“When choosing to participate in the match event, besides the cooperation factor, VFF also emphasizes the professional factor for the Vietnam team. We also soon received consensus from the coaching staff in the process of choosing the falling point in terms of expertise and force,” VFF Vice President Cao Van Chong shared.

VFF fines both Nam Dinh and Hanoi because fans set off flares

In the 62nd minute of the match between Hanoi Club and Nam Dinh in round 19 of Night Wolf V-League 2022 at Hang Day Stadium on the evening of October 15, Manh Hung made a beautiful volley to reduce the gap to 2-5 for the away team Nam Dinh. Many Nam Dinh fans jumped up to celebrate. At the same time, in the Nam Dinh fan area, a flare was lit but was extinguished shortly after.

Regarding the incident, on the afternoon of October 17, the Disciplinary Board of the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) imposed penalties on both teams. Accordingly, the visiting team Nam Dinh and the match-organizing club Hanoi were both fined 15 million VND.

VFF fined both Nam Dinh and Hanoi because fans set off flares.

A member of the VFF Disciplinary Board said that this penalty is in accordance with the VFF's disciplinary regulations. "After reviewing the report of the tournament organizing committee, we found that Hang Day Stadium has implemented a good job of ensuring safety and security. The incident happened quickly and was handled immediately, so it did not cause a major impact. However, we also hope that the clubs will continue to promote and raise awareness among fans," he said.

The act of lighting fireworks is strictly prohibited in the world andV. League. The most serious incident involving flares recently recorded was in 2019, also at the match between Nam Dinh and Hanoi Club. A female fan was hit in the thigh by a flare, causing health effects. The subject causing the incident was prosecuted and sentenced to 4 years in prison.

Chinese newspaper wants coach Park to lead the home team

After the news that coach Park Hang-seo will stop leading the Vietnamese team, Chinese media wants the Korean strategist to take the hot seat to replace his colleague Li Xiaopeng.

China's Titan Plus wrote: "Coach Park led Vietnamese football to create a series of miracles. He also helped the Vietnamese team win against China twice. This has dealt a heavy blow to the reputation of the Chinese team. However, thanks to his excellent achievements in coaching, coach Park was once ranked among the candidates to lead the national team. Now is a good opportunity to invite him to work."

Coach Park Hang-seo. Photo: vov.vn

The news of coach Park leaving Vietnamese football after 5 years was also reported by Sina and Sohu. Chinese media expressed their wish for coach Park to lead the national team after recent poor results.

Since the third round of the 2022 World Cup qualifiers ended at the end of March, coach Li Xiaopeng has not appeared in public. Many rumors say that the Chinese Football Association is looking for a replacement, in preparation for important tournaments in 2023, including the Asian Cup and Asian Games.

Striker Karim Benzema won the 2022 Ballon d'Or

Karim Benzema surpassed other candidates to be honored at the 2022 Ballon d'Or award ceremony organized by France Football at the Chatelet Theater in Paris (France).

Specifically, Real Madrid's striker ranked above two most promising candidates, Sadio Mane and Kevin de Bruyne, to win this prestigious award.

This is a worthy reward for Karim Benzema after he made great contributions to helping Real Madrid have an extremely impressive 2021-22 season.

Benzema and French legends won the Golden Ball.

Last season, the striker born in 1987 scored 44 goals and had 15 assists in all competitions, helping Real win the double of national championship and Champions League.

This year, the Golden Ball winner is awarded based on individual performance in the most recent season (2021-2022 season), not the calendar year as usual.

Another change to the 2022 Ballon d'Or is that only representatives of football nations in the top 100 on the FIFA rankings, and the top 50 women's national teams, are eligible to vote. Voting criteria are based on individual performance, team performance and finally the player's fair-play score.

With Benzema being honored, this is the first time in a quarter of a century that the new Ballon d'Or award belongs to a French player.