Binh Phuoc Club and PVF-CAND compete for promotion play-off spot; Messi's superb free kick gives Inter Miami a spectacular win

Binh Phuoc Club and PVF-CAND compete for promotion play-off spot

The final round of the 2024-2025 National First Division will take place with 5 matches at the same time at 4:00 p.m. on June 21.

After Ninh Binh Club was crowned early, the focus was on the race for a place in the V-League promotion play-off.

After 21 rounds, Binh Phuoc Club and PVF - People's Public Security (CAND) are ranked 2nd and 3rd respectively on the rankings, with only 1 point separating them. The runner-up of the National First Division will qualify for the play-off match with the second-to-last team in the V-League rankings.

Compared to PVF-CAND, Binh Phuoc Club has the right to decide for itself, has the advantage of only needing to win against Long An in the final round at home to become the runner-up of the tournament. In this important round, Binh Phuoc also has the strongest force when the pillars have had their "suspension" due to penalty cards cleared.

However, the possibility of striker Nguyen Cong Phuong playing is still uncertain. This 30-year-old striker is expected to help Binh Phuoc football to play in V-League 2025-2026, but was injured during the gathering with the Vietnam national team during FIFA Days in June 2025.

Messi's superb free kick helps Inter Miami beat Porto spectacularly

Superstar Lionel Messi shined with a classy free kick goal, helping Inter Miami come from behind to defeat Porto 2-1 at the FIFA Club World Cup.

In the 54th minute, when the score was 1-1, Inter Miami was awarded a free kick right outside the penalty area. Lionel Messi took a run-up and fired the ball into the top right corner, leaving the Porto goalkeeper no time to react.

Messi reached 50 goals for Inter Miami after only 61 appearances. This was also the 68th goal of the superstar born in 1987 from the free kick, only 2 goals less than the achievement of "King of Football" Pele and 9 goals less than the all-time record of Juninho.

"El Pulga's" moment of genius helped the US representative complete a spectacular comeback against Porto, thereby gaining a big advantage in the race for a ticket to the knockout round.

Mbappe hospitalized, leaving open possibility of playing at FIFA Club World Cup

Real Madrid's tour of the United States did not go as smoothly as expected. After a draw with Al-Hilal at Hard Rock Stadium (Miami), the Spanish Royal team continued to receive bad news when striker Kylian Mbappe had to be hospitalized because his health condition became more serious than expected.

Real Madrid's No. 9 has been absent from recent training sessions due to a viral fever, causing him to miss the team's opening match of the FIFA Club World Cup. However, the latest information from Real Madrid shows that Mbappé's condition is more complicated than initially diagnosed.

“Our player Kylian Mbappe is suffering from acute gastroenteritis and has been admitted to hospital to undergo the necessary tests and undergo the appropriate treatment,” Real Madrid said in a brief statement, without providing further details.

Concerns are currently growing over the health of the French striker. Mbappé has not participated in training for several days and his ability to play in the upcoming match against Pachuca Club (Mexico) on June 23 at Bank of America Stadium (Charlotte) is still uncertain.

HAGL: Why did it "break up"?

HAGL, owned by Mr. Duc, is preparing to say goodbye to a series of key players after the 2024/25 season. Why can't the mountain town team keep their players, even if they want to?

Almost certainly when the 2024/25 season ends, HAGL will say goodbye to a series of pillars who have been with the team for a very long time such as Minh Vuong, Chau Ngoc Quang, Quang Nho, and Bao Toan.

And according to many predictions, the "escape" from the mountain town team has not stopped at 4, because a few other faces are also in the sights of the big teams in V-League.

The main problem lies in the desire, in many seasons, Mr. Duc's team often struggled with the relegation race or settled in the middle of the rankings. Perhaps the most important problem is the financial problem. Mr. Duc has had a really difficult time in recent years and cannot compete in salary, bonus, signing bonus... like his opponents, so when lacking both motivation and economy, it is understandable that the players left Pleiku stadium.