Vietnam's opponents face difficulties when naturalized star contracts Covid-19; HAGL players practice online

Just won the championship, Arsenal has listed to sell its veterans

Arsenal is still following a policy of tightening its belt, so coach Mikel Arteta has had to calculate how to renew and strengthen Arsenal for the new season in his own way.

From there, he made a list of players to sell who were once considered heroes, especially in the FA Cup final against Chelsea such as Lacazette, Holding, Bellerin...

This is a very difficult calculation for coach Arteta because he will have to consider finances while still ensuring that the new players will perform better than the veterans he is selling.

Just won the championship, Arsenal has listed to sell its veterans

If he can sell the players on the list at high prices, coach Arteta will target Coutinho and Ceballos to increase midfield strength.

In addition, coach Arteta's important goal is to keep Aubameyang when this player intends to find a new destination.

Vietnam National Team's opponents face difficulties when naturalized "star" contracts Covid-19

Vietnam's opponent in the 2022 World Cup qualifiers - the UAE team has just received bad news when naturalized striker Caio Canedo has contracted Covid-19.

Although the Covid-19 pandemic is still complicated around the world, the UAE national team still plans to gather and prepare for the 2022 World Cup qualifying matches. New coach Jorge Luis Pinto has finalized the list of 28 players to gather in early August. The entire UAE team will gather before leaving for Serbia for training from August 5.

UAE national team player Caio has Covid-19. Photo: UAE Today.

Losing Caio will be a loss for the UAE national team as the Brazilian striker is considered the main striker of the West Asian team in the upcoming journey in the 2022 World Cup qualifiers. However, they still have two other naturalized players, Sebastian Tagliabue (of Argentine origin) and Fabio de Lima (of Brazilian origin).

The UAE team is currently ranked 4th in Group G of the 2022 World Cup qualifiers in Asia with 6 points, 5 points behind the top team Vietnam but having played 1 match less. The West Asian team will need to win all 4 remaining matches, including the match against Vietnam (expected in November) if they want to enter the final qualifying round./.

The club has not yet gathered, Bui Tien Dung reunites with childhood friends, HAGL players practice online together

As of August 4, no team in the V-League has asked its players to return to the team as the country strengthens measures to prevent the Covid-19 epidemic. Therefore, players are still taking advantage of the time to rest with their families, while others are finding ways to practice at home to maintain their form.

HAGL players are practicing Plank together online.

From the image shared by Xuan Truong, it can be seen that a group of HAGL players including Xuan Truong, Van Toan, Dung Quang Nho and Van Thanh are practicing Plank together. Meanwhile, two other members of the mountain town team, midfielder Tran Minh Vuong and language assistant Pham Dinh Truyen, chose to return to Vung Tau to rest with family and friends.

Goalkeeper Bui Tien Dung shows off photos with childhood friends.

Currently, except for B.Binh Duong Club, which has closed its training camp to wait for the V-League to return, most teams are only practicing in small groups of players or letting the camp go, waiting for the next developments of the Covid-19 epidemic.

When Vietnamese football is on hiatus, other countries are starting up.

The COVID-19 pandemic has broken out again, especially in Southeast Asia, Thailand is the most affected, followed by Malaysia, but surprisingly, football in these two countries is starting up after a long period of inactivity.

Malaysia has allowed clubs to contact each other to play friendly matches under the condition that the stadiums must be closed. Previously, teams were allowed to gather and practice again according to the standards in disease prevention and control. This was mentioned by the Southeast Asian press that after a long break from playing and practicing, Malaysian football has accepted to move in parallel with disease prevention and control like European football has done. If nothing changes at the last minute, in September, M-League will play in the condition of empty stadiums.

Thailand used to long to see the ball rolling again in Vietnam. Now Thai football is warming up, while Vietnamese football is postponed. Photo: SIAM - Contributor

While Thailand and Malaysia have allowed football to operate in parallel with epidemic prevention and control, even though these are the two Southeast Asian countries most heavily affected by COVID-19, Vietnamese football has stopped after the second wave of the epidemic broke out in Da Nang.