Croatia national team in chaos before semi-final; PSG offers to buy Coutinho at crazy price

Croatia national football team in chaos right before the semi-final match

Right before the 2018 World Cup semi-final against England, there was turmoil within the Croatian national team. Accordingly, the Croatian Football Federation suddenly sent assistant coach Ognjen Vukojevic back home.

The Croatian Football Federation has removed assistant coach Ognjen Vukojevic from the country's squad for the 2018 World Cup because of his political comments. Specifically, Vukojevic and the star who scored for Croatia in the match against Russia, defender Domagoj Vida, shouted: "Hurrah for Ukraine!"...

Both of these names previously played for the Ukrainian team Dynamo Kiev, but using the country's victory to send to another country is a taboo. Not to mention that Russia and Ukraine have not had a very good relationship in the past.

And mixing politics with sport has cost Vukojevic dearly.

Vukojevic was suspended and immediately returned home just before the semi-final between Croatia and England took place.

Because Vida is still serving the national team, he was only warned and not suspended like Mr. Zlatko Dalic's assistant.

England lost 2 key players in the match against Croatia?

According to talkSPORT, midfielder Jordan Henderson and striker Jamie Vardy are at risk of not being able to join the England team to face Croatia in the semi-final of the 2018 World Cup taking place in the early morning of July 12. Currently, both players are still having to practice separately and the possibility of playing is still open.

Argentina Football Federation postpones Sampaoli's dismissal

The meeting between President of the Argentine Football Federation (AFA), Claudio Tapia, Vice President Daniel Angelici and the AFA board of directors on July 9 failed to reach an agreement on the future of coach Jorge Sampaoli.

According toFour Four Two, most of the attendees were disappointed with Argentina's results at the 2018 World Cup, when they were eliminated by France in the round of 16. However, the $20 million compensation fee for Sampaoli made the AFA hesitate to issue a dismissal notice.

Sampaoli continues to lead Argentina. Photo:AP

While waiting for an official decision, Sampaoli will lead Argentina U20 to participate in the COTIF Tournament in Spain, which will take place from late July to early August 2018. After that, the parties will meet and come up with a final plan for Sampaoli's future.

Coach Luis Enrique leads the Spanish team

On the evening of July 9, the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) officially appointed strategist Luis Enrique as head coach of the national team.

This information was officially announced to reporters by RFEF president Luis Rubiales. Mr. Enrique's contract will only last for 2 years.

The challenge for Mr. Enrique is huge, similar to when he took over Barca in 2014. The Spanish team fell into chaos after the shocking dismissal of coach Julen Lopetegui right before the 2018 World Cup because of a secret deal with Real Madrid.

Despite being temporarily replaced by former player Fernando Hierro, Spain's performance in Russia was very inconsistent. They only won 5 points in Group B, before being eliminated by the hosts Russia in the round of 16. It is understandable that the RFEF did not continue to work with Hierro.

PSG offers to buy Coutinho from Barca at crazy price

The rich French team, PSG, offered a world record price of 270 million euros to buy Philippe Coutinho from Barcelona.

PSG is said to be asking to buy Coutinho at a crazy price in order to keep Neymar.

Mundo newspaper reported shockingly that just 12 months after exploding the record 222 million euro contract with Neymar, PSG set a new transfer price mark in the world football village, when they wanted to steal another Brazilian star from the Catalan team.

According to this source, there was no official contact between the two clubs, but PSG made an offer to Coutinho's representative, which was then forwarded to Barcelona's leadership.If negotiating directly with Barca, PSG will immediately encounter the "obstacle" of Coutinho's contract termination clause of 400 million euros!

Ronaldo contract to be announced in next 48 hours

Italian football expert Gabriele Marcotti said Real Madrid have agreed terms for Cristiano Ronaldo to leave, and the Portuguese superstar's contract with Juventus is expected to be announced in the next 48 hours.

Ronaldo shirts have gone on sale in Turin.

The Portuguese superstar has reached an agreement with Juventus, receiving a salary of 30 million euros/season for a 4-year contract. In addition, he will receive a significant bonus if he brings the Champions League title to the Old Lady.