Ha Tinh conducts security drill before welcoming Cong Phuong and Phi Son; Chelsea makes MU 'smell smoke'

Fearing the stadium would collapse, Ha Tinh conducted a security drill before welcoming Cong Phuong and Phi Son.

Ha Tinh Stadium Organizing Committee has carefully planned to ensure safety and security for the reception of Ho Chi Minh City in round 10 of V.League 2020.

The match between HL Ha Tinh and TP.HCM in round 10 of V.League 2020 received great attention from Ha Tinh fans. This is also understandable because on the other side of the front line, the away team TP.HCM owns a series of famous stars in the squad such as Phi Son, Cong Phuong, Bui Tien Dung, Huy Toan. The heat of this match is certainly no less than the match between HL Ha Tinh and Hanoi in round 4.

Learning from the experience of the "field collapse" incident in the match with Hanoi FC, the management board of Hong Linh Ha Tinh Club has taken a series of measures to ensure safety for the reception of Ho Chi Minh City on the afternoon of July 17. A safety and security rehearsal with many scenarios was held on the afternoon of July 14.

Representatives of VPF, Organizing Committee and security forces had a rehearsal before the match between HL Ha Tinh and TP.HCM in round 10 of V.League.

To avoid stadium collapse, the local organizing committee has only issued more than 10,000 tickets to watch the match (more than 1,000 tickets are invitations), while the capacity of Ha Tinh stadium is about 11 - 12 thousand seats. The match between HL Ha Tinh and Ho Chi Minh City will take place at 6:00 p.m. on July 17.

Striker Nguyen Anh Duc unexpectedly joins HAGL

This is really a surprise for Vietnamese fans, because as we know, Anh Duc's contract was terminated by B.Binh Duong's leadership at the beginning of the season. It was thought that he would retire from the field, ending his career as a football player.

Although Anh Duc has been contacted by many clubs to invite him to join, the regime that this striker requested has not been approved by the clubs. Surprisingly, on the morning of July 14, HAGL revealed that it had officially obtained the signature of the striker B.Binh Duong. To obtain the signature of this player born in 1985, HAGL had to pay the former national team striker around 1 billion VND for the next phase 2.

Anh Duc (number 11) in the Vietnamese national team shirt.

According to many experts, if Anh Duc returns to HAGL with the support of "satellites" such as Tuan Anh, Xuan Truong, and Van Toan, Anh Duc can shine.

Defeating Norwich, Chelsea left MU "smelling smoke"

Chelsea temporarily created a 4-point gap with MU after defeating Norwich 1-0 in the early match of round 36 of the Premier League.

The moment Giroud's accurate finish brought 3 points for Chelsea against Norwich. Photo: Getty

The match ended with a 1-0 victory for Chelsea. This result was enough for The Blues to have 63 points, temporarily leaving MU 4 points behind in the race for a place in the top 4 of the Premier League./.

Man City spends money to hunt for players to escape punishment

The Etihad Stadium team plans to extend the contracts of a series of key players after escaping a two-year ban from the Champions League.

Man City had five months of living in fear when they were banned from the UEFA Cup for two years in February for violating Financial Fair Play regulations.

However, on July 13, the Court of Arbitration for Sport issued the opposite verdict, making Pep Guardiola and his team very happy.

De Bruyne was considering a move away before Man City escaped a two-year ban from the Champions League.

Daily Mail reported that Kevin de Bruyne, Raheem Sterling and Gabriel Jesus, who Man City feared would leave the team if their appeal was unsuccessful, are all set to be offered new contracts with much more attractive terms.

All three players have contracts with Man City until the summer of 2023, but the Etihad team still wants to offer extensions to ensure they will stay long-term in the club's development plan.

Regarding transfers, Man City is targeting Kalidou Koulibaly, Mautaro Martinez, Ferran Torres and David Alaba.

AFC adjusts the schedule of the 2022 AFC U20 Women's Championship

According to information from the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF), recently, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) announced to continue adjusting the schedule of the first qualifying round of the 2022 AFC U20 Women's Championship.

Accordingly, the new schedule of the first qualifying round of the 2022 AFC U20 Women's Championship will take place from March 13 to 21, 2021, replacing the old schedule from March 6 to 14, 2021.

Illustrative photo. Source: VFF

The AFC is also calling on member associations to host and register for the qualifying rounds of the 2020 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup and 2022 AFC U-20 Championship.

The registration period to attend and host these two events is open until July 31, 2020.

Midfielder Phi Son is eager to face his hometown team HL Ha Tinh

On July 17, Phi Son and Ho Chi Minh City will have a match with HL Ha Tinh. Returning to his hometown for the first time as an opponent, Phi Son is quite excited.

Tran Phi Son is no longer a strange name to Vietnamese football as he has participated in all levels of the U23, Olympic and National teams. This 28-year-old midfielder was born and raised in Ha Tinh, then went to the SLNA training center and now plays for Ho Chi Minh City.

Tran Phi Son and Ho Chi Minh City are in good form at V.League 2020

“Right now, I am very eager to return home. When I came from Quang Ninh to Hanoi to practice before moving to Ha Tinh, my friends and relatives kept asking me when I would return home. The feeling is hard to describe,” Phi Son said.

In the upcoming match, Phi Son will welcome a special fan - his mother - who will appear at Ha Tinh stadium. The midfielder born in 1992 said that he will overcome the pressure to have a good match: "My mother will come to the stadium to watch me play, so maybe she will cheer for me personally."