Coach Calisto officially reunites with the Golden Generation after 10 years; Will Chelsea be banned from transferring?

Coach Calisto officially reunites with the Golden Generation after 10 years

On the evening of November 14, the Portuguese "wizard" and former VPF President Vo Quoc Thang officially attended a party to meet his students who had succeeded with him at the AFF Cup 2008 in a warm atmosphere in Ho Chi Minh City.

The 2008 Golden Generation paid tribute to Coach Calisto after 10 years of reunion in Ho Chi Minh City. Photo: DT

The Portuguese coach's students were delighted with the presence of their old teacher and they had a fun evening, recalling the glorious memories of 10 years ago.

Coach Calisto’s student at Dong Tam Long An, Nguyen Tuan Phong, was also present. As shared by the former U23 Vietnam midfielder, Coach Calisto has brought many Vietnamese players to new heights and even changed their lives after the success in 2008.

Mr. “To” also contributed to the strong development of football with the first historic championship of Vietnamese football that year. Coach Calisto’s tactical approach made his students admire and learn from him later.

Cong Phuong was honored

Recently, the AFF Suzuki Cup homepage has listed Cong Phuong's name in the list of "Best Player" of the first round. Specifically, striker Cong Phuong was nominated in the list of "Best Player" of the first round along with three other names including striker Adisak Kraisorn (Thailand), midfielder Hariss Harun (Singapore) and midfielder Zaquan Adha (Malaysia).

The AFF Suzuki Cup homepage commented on Cong Phuong's performance as follows: "One of the brightest stars in the 3-0 victory of the Vietnamese team in Laos was striker Nguyen Cong Phuong.

This player was the one who opened the scoring to help the Vietnamese team win on the opening day. The 23-year-old striker could have scored the second goal in this match and raised the score to 4-0 if the linesman had not blown the whistle. However, the 'Vietnamese Messi' is certainly still one of the names that shone brightly for the Vietnamese team in that match."

Currently, according to the number of votes, Cong Phuong is temporarily ranked behind Thai striker Adisak Kraisorn, who scored six goals against Timor Leste in this match.

MU prepares to sign Gary Cahill from Chelsea

The Express newspaper reported that MU is promoting the signing of Gary Cahill after Chelsea informed the veteran defender that he could leave Stamford Bridge in the upcoming winter transfer window - January 2019.

Gary Cahill's current contract with Chelsea expires at the end of the season, and the England centre-back has been told by the Blues' leadership that he can leave in January if he receives a suitable offer.

According to the above source, after hearing the news, Mourinho was ready to plan to bring Gary Cahill to join MU, as an immediate solution to the position that he was upset about since the beginning of the season, due to the Red Devils' failed shopping.

L'Equipe newspaper confirmed that France's number one team PSG could be eliminated from the Champions League despite having enough points to qualify for Europe's most prestigious tournament.

The reason for this scenario is that PSG is being investigated for financial irregularities in the period 2013-2015. According toL'EquipeThese investigations are aimed at PSG receiving sponsorship from Qatari organizations such as the Qatar Tourism Authority, while the team's owner Nasser Al-Khelaifi is also a billionaire from this country.

PSG appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) and confirmed that the investigation was closed in 2015. According to PSG, UEFA was under pressure from other clubs, especially those in Spain, in this decision.

Recently, the newspaperThe SpiegelGermany's Football Leaks website claims that former UEFA President Michel Platini and former UEFA General Secretary Gianni Infantino, who later became FIFA President, secretly helped two football teams, Man City and PSG, circumvent Financial Fair Play rules.

Specifically, PSG was injected with an unusual amount of funding of about 900 million euros from the Qatari government. This move is to help the French representative avoid violating the Financial Fair Play regulations.

Man City confirm Mendy is back on the operating table

Man City defender Benjamin Mendy has undergone surgery on his left knee, his club have confirmed.

Fortunately for Mendy and Man City, this injury is not as serious as the one he suffered. Mendy spent most of last season out of action for Man City due to an ACL injury. It is not yet clear how long it will take for Mendy to recover from this surgery.

Man City's website announced: "Mendy attended Dr Cugat's clinic in Barcelona where tests showed that surgery was required. The surgery took place on Wednesday evening and everyone at Manchester City wishes Benjamin a speedy recovery."

The defender played the full 90 minutes of Man City's 3-1 win over Man United on Sunday, but suffered knee discomfort after the game and was forced to withdraw from the France squad the following day.

Bayern in crisis

"Bayern will be without James Rodriguez for the next few weeks. The Colombian suffered a torn ligament in his left leg during training on Tuesday (November 13)," Bayern's head of medical affairs, Hans-Wilhelm Müller-Wohlfahrt, revealed.

It is understood that James' knee will be immobilised for the next 10 days, before being removed and beginning the treatment and rehabilitation process.

James' injury has made Bayern even more troubled, as they had already lost two important stars: Kingsley Coman, Thiago Alcantara and Corentin Tolisso. Of these, Tolisso is the most serious case when the French star will be out for the rest of the season due to a torn knee ligament.

Chelsea at risk of being banned from transferring for 2 seasons

British media reported that Chelsea FC is facing a transfer ban for two consecutive seasons for violating FIFA regulations related to the Bertrand Traore case. According to the law, clubs are not allowed to sign players under the age of 18 from other countries except in three cases. First, the player's parents immigrated for a reason other than football. Second, the player between the ages of 16 and 18 moved from one country to another, but both countries are in the European Union. Finally, the player's place of residence and the club's headquarters must be at least 50 km from the national border.

However, Chelsea were accused of signing Bertrand Traore in 2014 when he was still under 18 for a fee of £400,000. It was even reported that Chelsea had colluded with Traore's mother to secure the player when he was just 16.