Cong Vinh, Quang Hai compete in the 'Golden Generation' charity friendly match; Cristiano Ronaldo makes unprecedented progress in football history

Arsenal win big on Champions League return

Arsenal marked their return to the Champions League after six years with an impressive 4-0 win over PSV Eindhoven at the Emirates Stadium.

Bukayo Saka, Leandro Trossard, Gabriel Jesus and Martin Odegaard took turns scoring to help Arsenal "crush" the opponent they were in the same group with in the Europa League last season.

This victory helped the Gunners extend their unbeaten streak since the beginning of the season to 7 matches, including 6 wins.

This resounding victory helped Arsenal get their first 3 points, thereby rising to the top of Group B after the opening match of the 2023-2024 Champions League season.

In the same match, reigning Europa League champions Sevilla were held to a 1-1 draw by their opponents Lens at home.

What did the Iranian coach say before the Vietnam Olympic match?

Drawing in the opening match, the Iranian Olympic team aims to gain maximum points in the remaining two matches, including the matchVietnam Olympicsat 6:30 p.m. on September 21, to win one of the two leading positions in Group B and a place in the round of 16.

Before the match against Olympic Vietnam, the Iranian coach shared: "We need to take advantage of our opportunities in the next matches. We have to play with focus and save points. I have led the team for 17 days since taking this responsibility. In the U23 Asian qualifiers, we did not perform well in the match against Uzbekistan and could not make it to the finals."

In addition, Coach Enayati was also satisfied with his players' performance in the opening match because these players had only trained together for 3 days. He hoped that Iranian fans would continue to come to the stadium to support their team.

"We will play with all our hearts to be able to win a place in the next round and return with the strongest squad. There is no chance of going to the Olympics but we have to protect our reputation" - Coach Enayati added.

Ho Chi Minh City Club retains overseas Vietnamese goalkeeper

According to the latest V-League transfer information, Ho Chi Minh City Club has successfully negotiated with Hanoi Police Club to borrow Vietnamese-American goalkeeper Patrik Le Giang for the 2023/2024 season.

Patrik Le Giang left European football to return to Vietnam to play at the beginning of the 2023 season in the Hanoi Police Club. He quickly became the number one goalkeeper in the rookie V-League at that time. However, by the middle of the 2023 season, Hanoi Police Club successfully recruited another Vietnamese-American goalkeeper, Filip Nguyen, and Patrik Le Giang moved to Ho Chi Minh City Club on loan.

Arriving at Thong Nhat Stadium, Patrik Le Giang has made a great contribution to helping Coach Vu Tien Thanh's team successfully stay in the V-League 2023. Therefore, Ho Chi Minh City Club really wants to extend the loan period of the goalkeeper who used to play for Slovakia's youth teams.

After successfully negotiating with the Hanoi Police Club, Patrik Le Giang is considered the 5th new player of Ho Chi Minh City Club before the 2023/2024 season. Before the 31-year-old goalkeeper, the Thong Nhat Stadium team successfully recruited defenders Nguyen Thanh Thao, Nguyen Ha Long, Nguyen Minh Tung and midfielder Pierre Lamothe.

Cristiano Ronaldo does something unprecedented in football history

Cristiano Ronaldo set a historic milestone in his career when he helped Al-Nassr win 2-0 against Persepolis in the opening match of the 2023-24 AFC Champions League.

In this match, the Portuguese superstar did not score but still created a new milestone in his career.

Specifically, Al-Nassr's victory helped Ronaldo reach the milestone of 1,000 unbeaten matches for the club and the National Team (776 wins, 224 draws), thereby becoming the first player in football history to do so.

In addition to the above amazing record, Ronaldo also set a series of other unforgettable milestones in his career.

Earlier in September, Ronaldo reached the milestone of 850 goals in his top-flight football career after scoring in Al Nassr's 5-1 win over Al Hazm in the fifth round of the Saudi Arabian national championship.

Previously, in June this year, he also officially reached the milestone of 200 matches in his career for the Portuguese National Team, far surpassing the old record of 196 matches held by Bader Al-Mutawa for the Kuwait national team. In that match, CR7 was the one who scored to help Portugal defeat Iceland 1-0 in the EURO 2024 qualifiers.

With this milestone, Cristiano Ronaldo was recognized by the Guinness Book of Records as having the most appearances in history at the national team level in football./.

Cong Vinh, Quang Hai compete with Van Quyen, Van Quyet in the "Golden Generation" match

Cong Vinh and Quang Hai compete with Van Quyen and Van Quyet in a charity friendly match of the "Golden Generation" of Vietnamese football.

The "Golden Generation" friendly match within the framework of the program "Vietnamese Football - Digital Masterpiece" will take place at 5:00 p.m. on September 24 at Thong Nhat Stadium. Up to now, the organizing committee has confirmed that Coach Calisto and Coach Phan Thanh Hung along with more than 50 famous Vietnamese football players will attend the match.

The members will have a training session at Thong Nhat Stadium on the afternoon of September 23 before competing on September 24. Coach Calisto and Coach Phan Thanh Hung will be the Head Coaches of the two teams Sao Vang and Rong Vang. The list of the two teams with famous players has also been determined and promises to create an emotional friendly match.

The organizers of the match will use all the money from selling tickets to watch the match and the auction of 4 valuable items of Vietnamese football for charity purposes. The organizers have issued tickets to watch the match with 2 denominations: 100,000 VND and 200,000 VND.

The ticket sales will be announced during the match and will be used for charity funds, supporting the victims of the mini apartment fire in Khuong Ha as well as the difficult circumstances of Vietnamese football./.