Hanoi FC liquidates foreign player who was once number 1 in V-League; Manchester United makes shocking decision

Manchester United made a shocking decision

Manchester United continue to slash staff as Sir Jim Ratcliffe prepares to axe a further 200 staff.

Man United are entering a major job cut as Sir Jim Ratcliffe - who owns 27.7% of the club's shares - continues his austerity policy to reduce losses.

According to The Sun, about 100-200 employees will be laid off this time, affecting all departments of the team.

Previously, in July 2024, Sir Jim Ratcliffe fired 250 out of a total of 1,150 employees working at the club. Thus, in less than 8 months, nearly 450 employees at Old Trafford lost their jobs.

An insider told The Sun: "Football is a business, but there are hundreds of people working tirelessly to make the club a success. Morale was rock bottom after last year's redundancies and this has now dealt a further blow."

Man United have lost £300m in the past three years, despite Ratcliffe's Ineos Group pumping more money into the team. To balance the finances, the British billionaire has continuously introduced cost-cutting measures.

Former Japanese player becomes advisor to Vietnam U17 Coaching Board

Before the 2025 AFC U17 finals, Vietnam U17 has added a Japanese advisor with the goal of winning a ticket to the World Cup.

On February 12,Vietnam Football Federation(VFF) has signed a contract with Japanese expert Yutaka Ikeuchi as a technical advisor for the Vietnam U17 Team, aiming for the 2025 AFC U17 Championship Finals.

Mr. Ikeuchi has more than 20 years of experience and an "S" coaching certificate from the Japan Football Association (JFA), having held many important positions such as head coach of the Japanese national youth teams and Director of the JFA Men's Football Academy.

The Japanese strategist has also served as coach of the Japanese U15, U16, and U17 teams. Most recently, he was head coach of the U15 team of the JFA Fukushima Academy and Director of Wyvern Football Club.

He previously played for the Japan National Team from 1981 to 1985. He was also a member of the Japan National High School Select Team and the Japan U20 Team.

By selecting this candidate, VFF hopes that he will bring advanced training methods, helping U17 Vietnam achieve good results and compete for a place at the U17 World Cup 2025.

The tournament will take place from April 3 to April 20 in Saudi Arabia. In this tournament, U17 Vietnam is in the same group with Japan, Australia and UAE. The whole team is expected to gather in early March to prepare.

Vietnam Cycling Team Wins Second Gold Medal at Asian Championship

On February 12, the Vietnamese Road Cycling Team athletes continued to compete in events within the framework of the 2025 Asian Road Cycling Championship, taking place in Thailand.

In the women's age group movement category, athletes including Ton Hoang Khanh Lan (45-49 years old), Pham Minh Nhan (35-39 years old), Truong Thi Quynh (30-34 years old) and Hoang Thi Hang (45-49 years old) competed with opponents from Thailand, Hong Kong, Iraq, Pakistan and Mongolia.

In the 45-49 age group, athlete Ton Hoang Khanh Lan had a spectacular sprint to defeat her opponent Dorchimed Erdenetuya (Mongolia) and teammate Hoang Thi Hang to finish in first place, bringing home the second gold medal for the Vietnamese Cycling Team at the Asian arena. This is also the first time Khanh Lan has won a title at the continental arena. The remaining 3 Vietnamese athletes, Pham Minh Nhan, Truong Thi Quynh and Hoang Thi Hang, also won bronze medals.

Previously, on the competition day of February 8, "U-60 veteran" Hoang Hai Nam brought home the first gold medal in the individual time trial event for the Vietnam Cycling Team.

The 2 gold medals won at the tournament show the team's determination to overcome difficulties and not be afraid of difficulties, as well as the high level of expertise of each Vietnamese athlete.

Hanoi FC liquidates foreign player who was once number 1 in V-League

Augustine Chidi Kwem, the striker who was once the most valuable player in LPBank V-League (850,000 Euro, now down to 700,000, ranked 2nd after Xuan Son), has just had his contract terminated by Hanoi FC due to poor performance.

In a recent announcement on the homepage,Hanoi FCsent farewell and thanks to Augustine Chidi Kwem for his contributions over the past half season. But in fact, these were very limited contributions.

In the Capital Club shirt, Augustine Chidi Kwem only scored 1 goal. This striker came with a lot of expectations thanks to his quality CV when he played an important role in strong African clubs. Augustine Chidi Kwem's value on the transfer market at that time was the highest in LPBank V-League (850,000 Euro).

All the more promising. However, on the pitch, Augustine Chidi Kwem's performance was the complete opposite. He played only 5 matches, scoring 1 goal. The Nigerian striker only started once, the remaining 4 matches were all from the bench in the final minutes. His value quickly dropped, to only 700,000 Euros.

Poor performance is the reason why Hanoi FC did not retain this 27-year-old player, especially when the capital team brought in Daniel Passira to replace him. This player won the title of Top Scorer of the 2024 Bolivian National Championship./.