Hanoi FC Police owns a squad of nearly 5 million euros; Hai Phong shares points with Hoang Anh Gia Lai in the opening match of V-League 2023/2024

Hai Phong shares points with Hoang Anh Gia Lai in the opening match of V-League 2023/2024

Evening of October 20,V-League 2023/2024The opening match of the season took place with the clash between Hai Phong FC and Hoang Anh Gia Lai Club at Lach Tray Stadium.

During most of the first half, Hai Phong had the most dangerous opportunity when Trieu Viet Hung had a diagonal shot in the 30th minute, but Hoang Anh Gia Lai goalkeeper Tran Trung Kien made an excellent save, sending the ball back out but Hai Phong's foreign player could not get in to finish.

In the second half, the two teams created a more attractive match when there were dangerous situations towards each other's goal, but the strikers of both teams could not convert them into goals.

The drama began in the 75th minute, from a corner kick by Hai Phong, a Hai Phong player's shot created controversy when the home team claimed that the ball touched the hand of Hoang Anh Gia Lai's foreign player Diakite. After nearly 10 minutes, the referee consulted VAR and decided to award Hai Phong a penalty. On the penalty spot, Lucao beat Hoang Anh Gia's goalkeeper to open the score for Hai Phong.

It seemed like the match ended with a victory for Hai Phong FC, but the away team suddenly equalized the score in the 90+5 minute, Chau Ngoc Quang crossed the ball from the right wing for rookie Jairo Filho to head the ball past goalkeeper Dinh Trieu to equalize 1-1 and bring a valuable point for Hoang Anh Gia Lai.

Mourinho shocks with return to Real Madrid

The intriguing name Mourinho is being touted around the Spanish capital club as a favourite for the Real Madrid job. The Portuguese coach is currently in charge of Serie A side Roma but will leave when Mourinho's contract expires this summer.

According to sources, if Real Madrid offer a contract extension, coach Ancelotti may be willing to continue his new chapter there. However, Brazilian Football Confederation President Ednaldo Rodrigues has previously confirmed that Ancelotti is ready to move to work with the Brazilian national team.

The special one Jose Mourinho's return to the Santiago Bernabeu is shocking but no less exciting news for fans of the Spanish Royal team. According to Mundo Deportivo, Mr. Mourinho is Real Madrid's top choice.

According to Spanish media, Real Madrid need to quickly decide whether to bring Mourinho back or not, while coaches Xabi Alonso and Zidane are also mentioned. For his part, Mourinho is also ready to return to the club where he made his mark. And only Real Madrid can prevent the Portuguese strategist from rejecting the constant invitations from Saudi Arabia. If Madrid soon make an offer, Mourinho will not think long to accept.

Hanoi Police FC owns a squad of nearly 5 million euros

According to statistics from the prestigious Transfermarkt website, the value of the V-League increased from 37.06 million euros last season to 39.33 million euros this season. This comes from the fact that some teams are actively recruiting quality players, aiming for both domestic and Asian tournaments.

Hanoi FC owns the most expensive squad in the 2023/2024 V-League, with a total transfer value of 5.38 million euros. The most expensive players in the team are striker Tagueu Joel and midfielder Damien Tallec (both with a transfer value of 800 thousand euros). These are also the 2 players recorded to have the highest transfer value in the tournament.

The defending champions, Hanoi Police, have the second most expensive squad in the tournament, with a total transfer value of 4.96 million euros. Overseas Vietnamese goalkeeper Filip Nguyen is valued at 700 thousand euros, double that of the next player, Ho Tan Tai (350 thousand euros).

Also in the top 5 most expensive teams in V-League 2023/2024 are Nam Dinh Club (4.09 million euros), Viettel (3.43 million euros) and Hai Phong (3.15 million euros).

Khanh Hoa Club continues to rank at the bottom of the table with a total transfer value of 1.18 million euros, although this number is much higher than the 575 thousand euros last season.

Conflict escalates, UEFA decides to suspend matches in Israel

On October 20, the Israel Football Association (IFA) cited an announcement from the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) saying that no matches within the framework of UEFA tournaments will be held in Israel until further notice.

UEFA stated that the above decision was made after a thorough assessment of the current safety and security situation throughout Israel in the context of the dangerous escalation of the conflict between the Hamas Islamic Movement and Israel.

Israeli champions Maccabi Haifa - a UEFA Europa League participant - and Maccabi Tel Aviv - a UEFA Europa Conference League participant, have been asked to join the IFA in choosing stadiums outside Israel as an alternative to their home stadiums.

The away match between Maccabi Haifa and Spain's Villarreal on October 26 will be postponed to December 6.

Maccabi Haifa's next home match against Villarreal will be on November 9.

Meanwhile, Maccabi Tel Aviv's upcoming home match against Ukraine's Zorya Luhansk has been rescheduled from October 26 to November 25.

Israel is scheduled to host UEFA EURO 2024 qualifying matches against Switzerland and Romania on November 15 and 18 respectively.

If UEFA's decision remains in effect, these two matches will be moved to neutral venues./.