President of Thai Football Federation apologizes to VFF; Ronaldo misses title again

President of Thai Football Federation apologizes to VFF for mistaken national flag

President of the Football Association of Thailand Nualphan Lamsam (Madam Pang) sent a letter to the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) and VFF President Tran Quoc Tuan to apologize for the incorrect display of the Vietnamese national flag in the draw ceremony for the 2025 Southeast Asian U19 Men's Futsal Championship.

“On behalf of the Football Association of Thailand, I would like to express my deep regret and sincerest apologies for the unfortunate incident involving the misplacement of the Vietnamese national flag during the draw ceremony for the 2025 Southeast Asian U19 Men's Futsal Championship, held in Thailand on October 28,”Madam Pang wrote in a letter sent to VFF on the evening of October 28.

"This does not reflect the respect and appreciation that the Football Association of Thailand has for all federations and their national symbols. We are fully aware of the seriousness of this mistake and take full responsibility for the negligence that occurred,"The head of the Football Association of Thailand (FAT) confirmed.

Madam Pang said that after discovering the error, FAT immediately took corrective measures, reviewed and strengthened the event organization process, to ensure that such errors would never recur.

Football results today October 29

In round 9 of the 2025/26 Italian National Championship, Napoli had a hard-fought 1-0 victory at Lecce. Meanwhile, Atalanta and AC Milan drew 1-1.

In the 1/8 round of the English League Cup, Fulham had to rely on a lucky penalty shootout to overcome Wycombe, while the team that eliminated MU, Grimsby, had to stop after losing 0-5 to Brentford. In the remaining match, Wrexham lost 1-2 to Cardiff right at home.

In the German Cup, Dortmund, RB Leipzig, M'gladbach and Hamburg entered the round of 16 after victories over E.Frankfurt, Cottbus, Karlsruher and Heidenheim.

Ronaldo missed the title again

Al Nassr started well and controlled the ball, but surprisingly conceded the first goal. From a quick counter-attack in the 15th minute, Moussa Diaby coordinated a one-two with Benzema near the center circle and then accelerated down the right wing. Diaby crossed the ball accurately for the former Real Madrid star to run in from the left wing, finishing past goalkeeper Bento to open the score for Al-Ittihad.

In the 30th minute, Al Nassr found the equalizer. From Ronaldo's cross from the left wing, Al Ittihad's defender failed to clear the ball, which became a favorable pass for Angelo to finish into the roof of the net.

Just before the end of the first half, Al Nassr's net shook for the second time. Aouar penetrated from the left wing, put the ball into the far corner, beating goalkeeper Bento, re-establishing the lead for Al Ittihad.

In the second half, Al Nassr focused all their efforts on attacking to find an equalizer. Coach Jorge Jesus' team became even more excited when Al Ittihad's Ahmed Al Julaydan was shown a red card after a dangerous foul on Yahya.

But despite having one more player, Ronaldo and his teammates still could not penetrate Al Ittihad's tight defense and had to accept defeat with a score of 1-2. With the win, Benzema's Al Ittihad won a ticket to the quarter-finals of the King's Cup Saudi Arabia.

Inter Milan goalkeeper causes accident that kills one person

According toLaPresseThe incident occurred in the suburbs of Milan on the morning of October 28 (local time). Martinez's car is said to have collided with an elderly man who was moving in an electric wheelchair.

The victim was identified as an 81-year-old man who was said to have suffered from health problems shortly before the collision. Despite medical personnel arriving quickly at the scene, the victim did not survive.

Immediately after the incident, Inter Milan confirmed the news and expressed their deep sorrow. The team said that Martinez is fully cooperating with the police to clarify the cause of the accident. There is currently no evidence that the Spanish goalkeeper violated traffic laws.

This serious incident forced Inter coach Cristian Chivu to cancel his press conference before the match with Fiorentina. The team said that this was not the right time to organize any media activities.

Medvedev off to a smooth start at Paris Masters 2025

It took the Russian just over an hour to establish himself as the top seed. With his powerful serves and excellent tempo control from the back of the court, Medvedev quickly overwhelmed his Spanish opponent. In the first set, he won the first five games in a row and closed the set 6-1 in less than 30 minutes.

In the second set, Munar tried harder but still could not overcome Medvedev's tenacious and precise play. The world No. 13 maintained stability in every shot, broke in the 6th game and went straight to win 6-3.

With this result, Medvedev entered the second round of the Paris Masters 2025, where he will face the player nicknamed "Little Federer" Grigor Dimitrov Dimitrov.

Meanwhile, Carlos Alcaraz caused a shock when he lost to Cameron Norrie in the second round of the 2025 Paris Masters, marking the first time the "little Nadal" had stopped early at the Masters 1000 tournament after 17 consecutive wins.

World No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz returned after more than a month of absence since his Tokyo title, but his performance at the 2025 Paris Masters was disappointing.

In the eighth match against Cameron Norrie, Alcaraz played erratically and made 19 unforced errors in the second set, losing 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 after more than 2 hours of play.

In another notable match, young Vietnamese-American tennis player Learner Tien suffered a 0-2 (4-6, 4-6) defeat to Andrey Rublev in the second round of the Paris Masters 2025.