The team ranked 5th in V.League says goodbye to head coach Nguyen Thanh Cong; Liverpool announces a super new player, spending 200 million pounds on transfers

Liverpool announces super cool new recruit, spends 200 million pounds on transfer

Liverpool have completed the signing of left-back Milos Kerkez from Bournemouth for a fee of £40 million.

The Kerkez deal takes Liverpool's summer spending to more than £200m, following the arrivals of Florian Wirtz, Jeremie Frimpong and goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashvili.

A series of "blockbusters" were activated early, confirming the reigning champion.Premier Leagueafter a period of silence in the transfer market.

Kerkez was one of the most outstanding left-backs in Europe last season. Liverpool signed him to gradually replace Andy Robertson, who turned 31. Milos Kerkez moved to Bournemouth from AZ Alkmaar in the summer of 2023 for a fee of £15.5 million. In two seasons, he played 67 times for Bournemouth.

The Hungarian player impressed with his excellent physical strength, tirelessly attacking and defending on the left wing.

Kerkez's arrival could prompt Robertson to leave Anfield, with Atletico Madrid reportedly keen to bring the Scottish defender to the Wanda Metropolitano.

V.League's 5th ranked team says goodbye to head coach Nguyen Thanh Cong

VTC News's source confirmed that Coach Nguyen Thanh Cong said goodbye to Hong Linh Ha Tinh Club as soon as the 2024/25 season ended. Mr. Cong gave the reason for health reasons and wanted to rest and focus on treatment before returning to work.

Coach Nguyen Thanh Congmoved to Hong Linh Ha Tinh in the middle of the 2021 season. Overall, the performance of the Central team has become very... unpredictable. In an impressive season, they could be in the championship race and win medals. On the contrary, Ha Tinh could fall into the relegation group at any time.

But we also need to sympathize with coach Nguyen Thanh Cong. Hong Linh Ha Tinh is not a strong team, their results depend a lot on the performance of foreign players. If the foreign players play below their ability or not as expected, Hong Linh Ha Tinh's performance will be affected immediately.

Under the leadership of Mr. Cong, the Central representative still shows their efforts in every match. This season, Hong Linh Ha Tinh ranked 5th in V.League and is a very difficult team to defeat. They won 7, drew 15 and lost only 4 matches. Most of the losses of Van Tram and his teammates came at the end of the season when there was no more chance to compete for medals.

Thus, the preparation process for the new season of Hong Linh Ha Tinh will be much more difficult. The team has been led by Mr. Nguyen Thanh Cong for the past 4 years and needs a lot of time to change both personnel and tactics.

Bui Tien Dung renews contract with The Cong Viettel

On the afternoon of June 26, The Cong Viettel confirmed that central defender Bui Tien Dung will continue to be with the team. The new contract of the Ha Tinh player will last until 2027.

Center back Bui Tien Dung is a typical product of the Viettel The Cong training center. He joined the team when he was only 14 years old. Bui Tien Dung grew up with Viettel The Cong, making a great contribution to helping the army team win the 2018 First Division championship to return to V.League. Two years later, the center back born in 1995 and Viettel The Cong won the 2020 V.League, and also received the Vietnam Silver Ball award.

“This is not just a football team, but a part of Dung’s flesh and blood. After 16 years of accompanying, Dung has always clearly felt the trust from the leadership, teammates and fans. Dung pledges to continue to strive to inspire, lead the younger generation and work with the team towards higher goals,” Tien Dung emotionally shared on the day of signing the new contract.

Not only is he a pillar of The Cong Viettel, in the national team, Bui Tien Dung is a familiar face in the period of great success of Vietnamese football. He and the Vietnamese team have won titles such as AFF Cup 2018 and 2024 championship, fourth place in ASIAD 2018, runner-up in U23 Asia 2018 and champion of U19 Southeast Asia 2014.

Regarding the military team, Director Do Manh Dung highly appreciated Tien Dung's expertise and influence on The Cong Viettel. The contract extension with the player born in 1995 is part of the strategy to preserve the identity and tradition of the military team. Bui Tien Dung is expected to continue to be a pillar for the next generation of players.

Vietnam team in the same group with China in the 2026 Asian Futsal Qualifiers

On the afternoon of June 26, in Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) held the draw ceremony for the qualifying round of the 2026 Asian futsal tournament. According to the results,Vietnam Futsal Teamare in Group E with opponents Lebanon, China and Hong Kong (China).

The 2026 Asian Futsal Championship qualifiers feature 31 teams, divided into 8 groups (7 groups of 4 teams and 1 group of 3 teams). The teams compete in a round robin format to determine rankings in the host countries.

The 2026 Asian Futsal Qualifiers will take place from September 20 to September 24. This is a key tournament for the Vietnamese futsal team in 2025, alongside the SEA Games which will take place in December in Thailand.

According to the plan, to prepare for the Continental Futsal Qualifiers, the Vietnamese team will gather after the 2025 National Futsal Cup ends next August.

With this draw result, the Vietnamese Futsal team is facing a great opportunity to continue to affirm its position in the continental playground when it only has to face lower-ranked opponents such as Lebanon, China and Hong Kong (China).

Being in the No. 1 seed group not only helps avoid the top strong teams in Asia but also proves the progress and stability of Vietnamese Futsal in recent years./.