Cong Phuong reveals the reason for joining a First Division club; FIFA referee suspended

Cong Phuong reveals the reason for joining the First Division club

In the departure ceremony of Binh Phuoc Club,Cong Phuongshare about the decision to join this team.

"Regarding the decision to return to Vietnam, I talked to the president of Binh Phuoc club, Mr. Son talked about his dream and ambition. I myself see that as my dream too. When I decided to go abroad a lot, I wanted to develop Vietnamese football. I saw that I had the same vision as Mr. Son, so I decided to join Binh Phuoc club.

This season, I will try my best to bring Binh Phuoc club to V-League. Although I don't play much in Japan, I am still confident in my ability. In Japan, I still practice hard to get on the field, but in life, you can't always get what you want."

The striker from Nghe An also talked about the differences in club living environments in Vietnam and Japan.

"In Binh Phuoc as well as other clubs in Vietnam, the living environment is quite similar. In Japan, the living environment is more comfortable, they let the players be aware of their profession and responsibilities. In Vietnam, that is not high."

"If I achieve good form in the near future that the Vietnamese team needs, I will always be ready," Cong Phuong added.

The value of the Vietnamese team is only equal to one Indonesian player.

In the FIFA Days October 2024 concentration list, the value of the Vietnamese team is quite low compared to Indonesia and Thailand.

The top 5 Southeast Asian teams (according to FIFA rankings) have just announced their squads for international matches during FIFA Days in October.

Accordingly, the Indonesian team called up 27 players with a total transfer value of 24.48 million euros (about 670 billion VND). Of which, the most expensive rookie Mees Hilgers (23 years old, naturalized Dutch) is worth 7 million euros, exactly equal to the value of the Vietnamese team's squad this time. Of the 27 names called up,Coach Kim Sang-sikGiven the opportunity, goalkeeper Nguyen Filip had the highest transfer price: 550,000 euros.

The Thai team with 23 players has a total value of 8.02 million euros, in which Supachai Chaided (1.2 million euros), Chanathip Songkrasin (1 million euros) and Supachok Sarachat (900,000 euros) are the most valuable players.

The Malaysian team called up 27 players with a total value of 6.12 million euros. The Philippine team has the 5th most expensive squad in Southeast Asia with 5.02 million euros/23 players.

According to the schedule this October, the Indonesian team will play two matches in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers against Bahrain and China. The Vietnamese team will have a friendly match with India. The Philippines and host Thailand will compete in the King's Cup. Malaysia will play a friendly match with New Zealand.

The Cong Viettel FC says goodbye to Bruno Cantanhede again

Viettel FC posted a farewell message to the Brazilian striker on social media with the following message: “Thank you, Bruno Cantanhede! We appreciate all the efforts you have put in and the wonderful memories we have created together. We wish you the best in your future endeavours.”

This is the second time Bruno Cantanhede has left the army team. Bruno Cantanhede joined Viettel in 2019 and won the title of "top scorer" that same year with 15 goals. Wearing Viettel's shirt for another season, the striker moved to play in Indonesia, then joined D. Thanh Hoa and returned to Viettel in July 2023.

Before leaving The Cong Viettel, from February 2024, Bruno Cantanhede completely "disappeared" from coach Nguyen Duc Thang's squad.

FIFA referee suspended

In round 3, in the match betweenHanoi Police Club and Binh Duong, FIFA referee Le Vu Linh only gave a yellow card instead of a red card to Giap Tuan Duong (Hanoi Police) after a dangerous foul on Abdurakhmanov (Binh Duong).

It is worth mentioning that this decision was made after consulting VAR and indirectly affected the match result (Hanoi Police won 1-0).

After reviewing the video, the tournament's Organizing Committee determined that Giap Tuan Duong's tackle was dangerous and imposed a penalty. The player was subsequently banned from playing for 2 matches and fined 15 million VND. Referee Le Vu Linh will not be allowed to officiate in round 4 of the 2024/2025 V.League./.