Vietnam national football team wins international 7-a-side tournament; Malaysian coach requests closed practice before match against Vietnam

Convincingly defeating Thailand, the Vietnamese team won the international 7-a-side tournament championship.

The Vietnamese team concluded their first international tournament held on home soil with a 3-2 victory over the representative from Thailand.

On the afternoon of December 25, the final match of the 2022 Bia Saigon Cup international 7-a-side football tournament took place in Hanoi.

The victory over Ghost Gate FC helped the Vietnamese team officially win the I7C2022 championship with 9 absolute points after 3 wins. In the early match between Jcorp Data Sukan and Deltras FC, the representative from Indonesia defeated their opponent with a score of 4-1 to win the Bronze Medal.

Malaysia coach requests closed practice before match against Vietnam

Coach Kim Pan Gon requested that Malaysia practice behind closed doors during the first training session at My Dinh Stadium No. 2. This is to ensure that Malaysia keeps their tactical preparations secret, towards the match with Vietnam on the evening of December 27.

Malaysia has had two consecutive victories against Myanmar and Laos, thereby temporarily rising to the number 1 position in the group.

After the 5-0 victory over Laos, the Malaysian national team immediately moved to Vietnam to prepare for the confrontation that coach Kim Pan Gon described as their most important match in Group B - AFF Cup 2022. The Korean strategist has reason to say so because the timing and opponent are both special to Malaysia.

First of all, Malaysia has had 2 consecutive victories against Myanmar and Laos, thereby temporarily rising to the number 1 position in the group. If they defeat Vietnam at My Dinh Stadium, the “Malaysian Tigers” will certainly soon take a ticket to the semi-finals.

Coach Conte frustrated before Premier League returns

Antonio Conte has once again expressed his dissatisfaction with the Premier League's schedule, as clubs have to return to action so soon after the 2022 World Cup. "It's a strange situation and to be honest, the clubs have to play so quickly - just one week after the World Cup. I'm not happy with that. But it's normal that when you have a lot of players playing in a tournament like this, especially during the season, it's not easy because their physical condition is not at its best. You can't give them much rest, while the players who didn't play in the World Cup are very fit now." Tottenham will visit Brentford at 7:30 p.m. on December 26 - the opening match of the 2022/23 Premier League season after the World Cup.

Arsenal predicted to fall behind in phase 2, Man City to win

Supercomputers have predicted Arsenal will lose out on the remainder of the 2022/23 Premier League, while Man City will surge to claim their third consecutive title.

Arsenal are currently leading the 2022/23 Premier League with 37 points after 14 matches, 5 points ahead of second-placed Man City. The Gunners played brilliantly before the 2022 World Cup kicked off with just 1 defeat. However, the Gunners will have a tougher time in the remaining stages as they will be without striker Gabriel Jesus due to injury.

Best XI of 2022: 1 MU star joins Messi, Benzema and Mbappe

French newspaper L'Equipe has released the best squad of 2022. Notably, there is a Man United player present alongside superstars like Messi, Mbappe or Benzema.

L'Equipe has selected three French players, Kylian Mbappe, Karim Benzema and Theo Hernandez, in their 2022 team of the year.

Mbappe, who scored a hat-trick in the 2022 World Cup final against champions Argentina, finished 2022 with 55 goals for club and country. In addition to the World Cup runner-up title, the striker also has a Ligue 1 winners' medal.

Meanwhile, Benzema ended the past 12 months with 31 goals while winning the Champions League, La Liga and the 2022 Ballon d'Or.

The man Benzema has overtaken in the Ballon d'Or race is Lionel Messi, who scored 35 goals for PSG and Argentina in 2022. La Pulga has won the Ligue 1 title and then the World Cup.