'Shocked' by the transfer price of goalkeeper Van Lam; Ronaldo scores, Portugal wins 7-0 against Andorra

"Shocked" by the transfer price of goalkeeper Van Lam in Thailand

Muangthong United Club does not sell goalkeeperDang Van Lamfor under $1 million.

At the end of the 2020 season, information about Ho Chi Minh City Club contacting to buy goalkeeper Dang Van Lam to strengthen the team. However, this deal later sank when the parties did not make any further moves.

In a recent share, a leader of Ho Chi Minh City Club said: "A Japanese club agreed to buy back a 1.5-year contract from mid-2020 for 1 million USD (about 23 billion VND).

Goalkeeper Dang Van Lam

Besides financial factors, Ho Chi Minh City also finds it difficult to recruit Van Lam because players with Vietnamese-Russian blood tend to want to play in major football countries such as Japan and Korea.

Except for Dang Van Lam's case,Ho Chi Minh City Clubalso aiming for Lee Nguyen. However, the Vietnamese-American striker is also happy in the US so it is difficult for him to represent Vietnam successfully.

Neymar ready to extend contract with PSG for another 5 years

The Brazilian striker is said to want to stay with the French giants for a long time. However, the parties still have many issues to resolve before sitting down at the negotiating table.

According to ESPN, Neymar is ready to extend his contract with the Parc des Princes team for another 5 years. Currently, the binding effect between the 28-year-old star and PSG is valid until 2022.

Neymar is said to want to stay with PSG long-term. Photo: Getty.

However, the two sides have yet to sit down to negotiate. AS explains that PSG is still having trouble with Neymar over money issues.

According to AS, Neymar is likely to agree to stay at PSG if Kylian Mbappe continues to stay at the Parc des Princes. Keeping Mbappe is considered a move that shows the ambition of the Paris giant.

AFC agrees on World Cup qualifying schedule

Mr. Tran Quoc Tuan said that 2021 is predicted to be a very difficult year because the Asian competition schedule will take place at a dense density whileCovid-19 epidemichas not been fully controlled. Therefore, the members of the AFC Competition Committee have been very active in discussing and carefully calculating the plans to successfully organize football events in the upcoming year, from club level to national team level.

Competition BoardAFCagreed to approve the regulation on the age of players participating in the 2020 AFC U16 Championship from January 1, 2004 instead of September 1, 2004 to match the age regulation of the FIFA U17 Championship.World Cup2021.

Vietnam team continues with World Cup dream in 2021.

Regarding the plan to organize the remaining matches in the Second Qualifying Round of the 2022 World Cup in Asia, the Competition Committee agreed on the time to organize the 7th match on March 25, 2021, the 8th match on March 30, 2021, the 9th match on June 7, 2021 and the 10th match on June 15, 2021.

However, the timing of the above matches may be adjusted depending on the situation. In case the two member football federations negotiate with each other on the timing of the match, it will also be approved by AFC, after the proposal is approved by FIFA.

Ronaldo scores, Portugal wins 7-0 over Andorra

Ronaldo contributed 1 goal and 1 assist to help Portugal win 7-0 against Andorra in a friendly match that took place this morning, November 12.

In the 8th minute of the match, Portugal took the lead thanks to a goal by Pedro Neto. The early opening goal helped the home team play more excitedly and in the 29th minute, the EURO 2016 champion increased the score to 2-0 thanks to a goal by Paulinho.

Ronaldo scored 1 goal and 1 assist in this match. Photo: Getty Images.

In the 61st minute, Paulinho put his name on the scoreboard, and in the 76th minute, Emili Garcia scored an own goal, causing Andorra to lose the 5th goal.

In the final minutes of the match, Portugal continued to put pressure on Andorra. That was the reason why the home team had 2 more goals thanks to Ronaldo (85') and João Félix (88') to close the match with a 7-0 victory.

Crushing Andorra with 7 goals to nil, Portugal has the perfect preparation for the battle with France in the UEFA Nations League 2020/2021 taking place on November 15. If they do not lose to France, Portugal will maintain the top position after the 5th match.

Hung Dung suffered a second injury and stopped training with U22 Vietnam

Entering the 5th day of training with U22 Vietnam, midfielder Ly Cong Hoang Anh was injured during a training session. His journey of professional training with U22 Vietnam also ended.

Ly Cong Hoang Anh was injured during a training session.

Hoang Anh is one of the outstanding players of the current U22 Vietnam team. He is considered the successor of Do Hung Dung - the mainstay midfielder of the Vietnam National Team with a similar playing style.Coach Park Hang-seoalso highly appreciated him during the training session in August. He was even chosen as one of the two vice-captains of U22 Vietnam along with Nguyen Tran Viet Cuong of B.Binh Duong. While goalkeeper Nguyen Van Toan wore the captain's armband.