Cong Phuong signs contract with Japanese company; Vietnam national team head coach receives new instructions from VFF

Vietnam national team head coach receives new instructions from VFF

Facing the possibility of leaving the hot seat at U23 Vietnam, coach Gong Oh Kyun received a new notice from the Vietnam Football Federation.

The Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) is said to be considering options for a new head coach.Vietnam team- the replacement for coach Park Hang-seo, will simultaneously lead U23 Vietnam.

Recently, coach Gong Oh Kyun received a new notice from VFF. Specifically, the Korean strategist received a training schedule with U23 Vietnam to prepare for upcoming plans during the contract period.

Coach Gong Oh Kyun has not yet decided on his future with VFF.

It is expected that from February 20 to March 10, 2023, coach Gong Oh Kyun will announce the list of the Vietnam U23 team, the first gathering to prepare for the 32nd SEA Games taking place in Cambodia in May. This could also be Mr. Gong's last gathering as head coach.

Then, from April 18 to May 16, U23 Vietnam will continue to gather, practice and compete in men's football at the 2023 SEA Games in Cambodia.

VFF recently decided that regardless of whether the host country Cambodia decides to use the U22 or U23 age group for men's football at the 32nd SEA Games, VFF will still send the U22 team to the SEA Games in their host country.

Notably, this U22 generation will carry the responsibility of qualifying for the U23 Asia and competing in the 2024 U23 Asia Finals, where the teams will compete for tickets to the 2024 Olympics.

With this decision, quality players such as Nham Manh Dung, Dung Quang Nho, Nguyen Thanh Binh, Nguyen Hai Long... will also not be able to attend the Southeast Asian Games next year because they are too old.

Former Thai player leads Vietnam's Second Division team

Former midfielder Issawa Singthong will lead Lam Dong Club, the team that almost won the right to win promotion to the First Division next season.

Issawa is in Hanoi to attend some friendly matches with friends. Information about him coming to Vietnam to become a coach has been available for a long time. In August 2022, Issawa had a tour in Ho Chi Minh City and the Central provinces. On this occasion, he and the team's leadership also talked about the future. The former Thai midfielder is also interested in coming to Vietnam to work and coach a professional football team.

The team that coach Kiatisak's former teammate will work for next is Lam Dong. In the 2022 season, Lam Dong Club invited coach Hua Hien Vinh to lead. Along with that, the team has a new sponsor, so they are determined to be promoted to the National First Division in 2023. However, that goal has not come true.

Former midfielder Issawa Singthong will lead Lam Dong Club.

This is considered a necessary addition to Lam Dong Club. Having played in Vietnam for a long time, coach Isawa Singthong will certainly have a good understanding of Vietnam as well as the playing style of Vietnamese teams. At the same time, this coach also speaks Vietnamese very well.

Issawa was born in 1980. He played for Binh Dinh, An Giang, Dong Thap and Dong Nai in the V.League and the National First Division from 2003 to 2011. Issawa was the midfield leader of the Thai national team before the legendary Datsakorn Thonglao emerged. Although he did not contribute much to the national team, the former Thai midfielder still contributed to the 2002 Tiger Cup championship and the 2003 SEA Games Gold Medal in Vietnam.

He retired in 2017 after a short time returning to Thailand to play for Chiangrai Utd, Air Force or TOT SC. Recently, Issawa Singthong has been an assistant at the Thailand U15 team.

How much money do Premier League clubs earn from their World Cup 2022 stars?

Premier League clubs such as Man City, Chelsea, Tottenham or Man United will pocket more than 1.5 million pounds when releasing players to the national team to attend the 2022 World Cup.

The total amount of money that clubs can earn could exceed £2m depending on how many players they have at the 2022 World Cup and how far they go in the tournament. According to statistics, more than 100 players from 20 Premier League clubs in 2022/23 are preparing to travel to Qatar for international duty.

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FIFA will pay around £8,500 per player per day. Teams will have six days of training before the tournament and the group stage will last 13 days. This means that clubs will earn a total of £161,500 per player for their World Cup squad. The knockout stages will take place 16 days after the final group stage match, so the more players a team has in the World Cup, the more money they will earn.

Man City are the team that contributes the most players to the 2022 World Cup among Premier League Clubs with 16. This number includes 5 English players, 3 Portuguese players and many other countries such as Spain, Germany, Argentina and Switzerland.

Man City's "neighbor" Man United contributed 14 players to the 2022 World Cup, the second most in the Premier League. England, Portugal and Brazil are the three countries where the Red Devils contributed the most players. Chelsea and Tottenham are the two other teams with more than 10 players attending the 2022 World Cup. The Blues have 12 players and Spurs have 11. Meanwhile, Liverpool is the team with the fewest players going to Qatar among the Big Six teams with 7.

Arsenal - the Premier League leader - has 9 players attending the 2022 World Cup. They hope that pillars such as Gabriel Jesus, Gabriel Martinelli, Granit Xhaka and William Saliba will all return healthy after the tournament in the Middle East.

Cong Phuong signed a contract with a Japanese company.

Reliable sources confirmCong Phuongand his group of friends will have their contracts with Hoang Anh Gia Lai expire at the end of this season. Currently, some sources also revealed that the striker from the Mountain City is considering the possibility of playing football abroad. The destination could be Japan or Korea.

Cong Phuong represents the image of Japanese company ABeam Consulting.

A few days ago, the homepage of ABeam Consulting Company - a giant in the Japanese technology field - suddenly posted information that it had completed a sponsorship contract with Cong Phuong. V.League 2022 has only one more round to officially end.

Vietnam National Team's No. 10 will become the brand ambassador for ABeam in 2023. The contract's value is revealed to be an extremely "huge" number. Many rumors also say that this is the first step in Cong Phuong's plan to play football in Japan.