Doan Van Hau writes apology letter to fans; Newcastle announces 'huge' new recruit worth 70 million euros

Hanoi FC coach talks about the importance of Van Quyet

In round 13 of V-League 2023, Hanoi Club welcomes Song Lam Nghe An Club at home stadium Hang Day.

Despite having the home field advantage and playing with determination, Mr. Hien's team unexpectedly lost 0-1, thereby only getting 3rd place in the rankings after the first leg and currently 2 points behind the leading team, Hanoi Police.

After the match, Coach Bozidar Bandovic of Hanoi Club admitted: "The absence of Van Quyet greatly affects our playing style. Quyet is a player with good vision and can play under pressure, especially when Hanoi FC has to face an opponent who plays deep defense."

Currently, the captain of Hanoi Club is still serving an 8-match suspension, he will miss 2 more matches, including the match against Viettel in the National Cup on July 6 in the round of 16.

Tickets to watch the Vietnam women's team play New Zealand are being sold at unbelievable prices.

According to information, the friendly match between the Vietnamese women's team and New Zealand will take place at 12:30, July 10 (Vietnam time).

Notably, tickets to watch the match between the Vietnamese women's team and New Zealand were sold by the Organizing Committee at very low prices.

Specifically, tickets to watch the match at McLean Park (Napier, New Zealand) are sold at two prices: 200,000 VND (for adults) and 50,000 VND (for children).

Currently, the Vietnamese women's team is gathering at the Vietnam Youth Football Training Center.

As planned, on July 5, the whole team will move to New Zealand to attend the biggest women's football festival on the planet.

In this tournament, the girls in red will face the US women's team (July 22), Portugal (July 27) and the Netherlands (August 1).

Doan Van Hau writes a letter of apology to fans

Hanoi Police Club unexpectedly lost 1-0 to Da Nang in round 13 of V-League 2023. This is quite a surprising result because the capital team is rated much higher than its opponent and is a strong candidate for the championship.

In this match, Doan Van Hau left an ugly image when he played too violently, disappointing fans.

Recently, Doan Van Hau sent an apology to the Hanoi Police Club fan community, especially the fans present at Hoa Xuan Stadium for the disappointing results in the last round.

"In the match against Da Nang in the 13th round of V-League, Hau and his teammates at the Hanoi Police Club continued to receive enthusiastic support from the team's fans, who traveled far and wide to cheer.

It is the honor, pride and responsibility of each player, including Hau, to play well and bring joy to the fans.

It is regrettable that in the final match of the first phase, Hau and his teammates could not win to thank the fans who have accompanied them over the years. Even more lacking after the match ended, because of regret for the bad result, Hau and his teammates did not send their thanks to the enthusiastic fans who have stood by the team.

In this incident, Hau, who was wearing the captain's armband, accepted responsibility for this mistake. Hau also sent his most sincere apologies to all the fans, especially the fans of the Hanoi Police Club who traveled a long way to cheer on the team," Doan Van Hau wrote.

Newcastle announces new recruit worth 70 million euros

"We are delighted to confirm the successful signing of midfielder Sandro Tonali from AC Milan," Newcastle's homepage announced on the evening of July 3 (Hanoi time).

The 23-year-old signed a five-year contract, lasting until June 2028. According to The Athletic, the Magpies paid 70 million euros plus additional fees to AC Milan to complete the deal. The Italian representative included a clause to receive 10% of the future sale fee for Tonali.

Tonali and Alexander Isak became the most expensive contracts in the history of the St. James' Park team. Tonali is also the highest-ever sale of a player by an Italian team. The previous record was also held by Milan when they sold Kaka to Real Madrid for 67 million euros in 2009.

The Italian midfielder said: "I want to thank Newcastle United for giving me this great opportunity in my career. I want to repay them with my performances on the pitch and give my all. I am really excited to play at St. James' Park and can't wait to feel the warmth of the fans."

Tonali is one of the most promising young players in Italian football today. He has played for Brescia since the age of 17 and became a regular starter in the 2018/19 season, helping the team win the Serie B championship.