Vietnam national team receives good news before ASEAN Cup 2024; Real Madrid causes shock when asking to buy MU player

Russian-Vietnamese midfielder successfully naturalized

In the context of the increasing wave of overseas Vietnamese returning home to compete and adding color to the V-League, fans are hoping that the Vietnamese team will also have the service of this force in upcoming international tournaments.

At this time, midfielder Viktor Le of Vietnamese-Russian blood is a very promising face receiving much attention from experts and V-League coaches.

Viktor Le spent a long time training at the famous youth training center CSKA Moscow in Russia. A few years ago, Viktor Le was also a pillar that helped U19 CSKA Moscow win the Russian national youth championship.

Standing at 1m80 tall, Viktor Le has a modern football mindset and good personal technique. In 2023, Coach Troussier intended to call Viktor Le up for U23 Vietnam but failed because the player could not complete the naturalization procedure.

After joining Ha Tinh Club from Binh Dinh in the 2023/24 V-League season, the young talent born in 2003 has made great progress in terms of expertise and attracted great attention from fans.

Recently, the Russian-Vietnamese midfielder has officially become a naturalized citizen after many years of dreaming. With Vietnamese nationality, Viktor Le has the opportunity to play for teams from U22/U23 to the national team in the near future, if he is appreciated by the coaches.

Vietnam team receives good news before ASEAN Cup 2024

On December 2, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) announced the seeding list for the 2027 Asian Cup qualifiers (phase 3). Accordingly,Vietnam teamin group 1 with Syria, Thailand, Tajikistan, Lebanon and India.

The basis for AFC to classify the seeds for the 2027 Asian Cup qualifiers is the latest FIFA rankings (November 2024). The Vietnam team is currently ranked 116th, up 3 places from the previous update (ranked 119th in October). In the first seed group, India is the only team ranked below the Vietnam team (ranked 127th).

The 2027 Asian Cup qualifiers, phase 3, has 24 participating teams. These are the teams that did not pass the second qualifying round of the 2026 World Cup in Asia. The teams are divided into 6 groups, each group has 4 teams. Teams in the same seed group will not meet each other. Therefore, the Vietnam team will not be in the same group with Thailand or any team in group 1.

The 2027 Asian Cup qualifiers will start in March 2025 and run through to March 2026, with only the group winners qualifying for the finals in Saudi Arabia.

The draw for the 2027 Asian Cup qualifying round took place on December 9. That is also the day the Vietnam National Team begins competing in the 2024 AFF Cup (ASEAN Cup).Coach Kim Sang-sik meet Laos team away, then face Indonesia (home), Philippines (away) and Myanmar (home) respectively.

Naturalized striker Nguyen Xuan Son officially participates in AFF Cup with Vietnam National Team

Coach Kim Sang Sik has decided to include naturalized striker Nguyen Xuan Son in the list of Vietnam National Team for AFF Cup 2024.

After successfully naturalizing and being allowed by the World Football Federation (FIFA) to play for the Vietnam National Team, striker Nguyen Xuan Son recently received news when coach Kim Sang Sik named him to participate in the AFF Cup 2024 with the "Golden Star Warriors".

According to information, Xuan Son will join the Vietnam National Team from December 6, the time when the whole team leaves for Laos to prepare for the opening match at the AFF Cup 2024. Xuan Son will only be allowed to play for the Vietnam National Team from December 21, 2024, exactly 5 years after he came to Vietnam to play (December 21, 2019). The Nam Dinh striker will participate in the match against Myanmar at home and the following matches if the team advances.

The appearance of Xuan Son will significantly increase the strength of the Vietnamese national team's attack, and at the same time promises to create an exciting competition between strikers. Recently, Xuan Son has shown his very good form when playing with Nam Dinh Green Steel Club. In the new season, the Brazilian striker has scored 10 goals for Nam Dinh Green Steel in all competitions.

Real Madrid shocked everyone when asking to buy MU player

Real Madrid are interested in signing Manchester United right-back Diogo Dalot, who is currently valued at €50 million.

The news comes after the La Liga giants repeatedly approached Liverpool to sign Trent Alexander-Arnold, whose contract expires next summer.

But with Liverpool flying high under new coach Arne Slot, the Royal team will give up their ambitions if Alexander-Arnold signs a contract extension.

Therefore, Diogo Dalot is considered a suitable backup option, in the context that Real is in dire need of adding a right-back.

According to Spanish news agency Revelo, Real Madrid are willing to spend 50 million Euros (41 million Pounds) to get Dalot's services.

Dalot's importance grew during the 2023/24 campaign, as he started 35 of 38 Premier League games, scoring two goals.

Real Madrid will not easily convince MU to release him, because the contract between Dalot and the Manchester team is valid until 2028./.