Dembele received the Golden Ball on the night PSG was defeated by Marseille; Vietnam futsal team beat China; Ninh Binh beautifully defeated Nam Dinh Green Steel

Dembele received the Golden Ball on the night PSG lost to Marseille

At 2am on September 23, the Golden Ball award gala took place at the Chatelet Theatre in Paris. Legendary Ronaldinho appeared as a guest and announced Ousmane Dembele's name in the most important award category.

The striker born in 1997 became the second PSG player in history, after Lionel Messi, to win the Golden Ball, and the sixth French player to step up to the podium, after Michel Platini, Raymond Kopa, Zinedine Zindane, Jean-Pierre Papin and Karim Benzema.

However, Ousmane Dembele's joy was not complete when PSG lost to Marseille in the same match. The only goal was scored by Aguerd in the 5th minute.

In the women's category, legendary Andres Iniesta appeared to present the Women's Ballon d'Or to Aitana Bonmati, Barcelona's star midfielder. This is the third consecutive year that the Spanish star has won this prestigious individual award.

Hoang Duc scored a great goal, Ninh Binh beautifully defeated the defending champion Nam Dinh Green Steel

In the 29th minute, Hong Duy lost the ball to Duc Chien, the pass was favorable but Daniel Da Silva missed the shot. However, captain Hoang Duc came from the second line and fired a beautiful shot, leaving Nguyen Manh rooted to the spot watching the ball fly into the net.

Just 4 minutes later, from Hoang Duc's corner kick, Thanh Hao failed to clear the ball well, creating a delicious opportunity for Thanh Thinh to unleash a beautiful volley, doubling the gap for the team from the ancient capital.

In the second half, Nam Dinh rose strongly but encountered the solidity of Ninh Binh's defense and the excellence of goalkeeper Van Lam. In the end, Ninh Binh won 2-0, reclaiming the top spot from CAHN.

U17 Thep Xanh Nam Dinh eliminated U17 SLNA to meet U17 The Cong Viettel in the semi-finals

Both Nam Dinh and The Cong were behind but successfully came back in the quarter-finals to face each other in the remaining semi-final of the National U17 Finals - Thai Son Nam Cup 2025.

While U17 Thep Xanh Nam Dinh beat U17 Song Lam Nghe An with a score of 3-2, U17 The Cong Viettel also beat Ho Chi Minh City Football Club with a score of 2-1 with goals in the final minutes of the match.

In the other two quarter-final matches, U17 Hanoi and U17 SHB Da Nang also had to struggle to win against U17 PVF-CAND and U17 An Giang.

Vietnam futsal team beat China 7-2 in Asian tournament

The Vietnamese players took the initiative to attack right after the opening whistle. In the 2nd minute, the Vietnamese futsal team opened the score. Just 3 minutes later, Ngoc Anh completed a double, helping the Vietnamese futsal team lead 3-0. Before the end of the first half, Thinh Phat scored a close-range shot to raise the score to 5-0 for coach Diego Giustozzi's team.

In the second half, China played better, while the Vietnamese futsal team had some situations where they lost the ball from midfield. At the end of the match, each side scored 2 more goals to secure a 7-2 victory for the Vietnamese futsal team.

On September 24, the Vietnamese futsal team played its final match against Lebanon.