Coach Kim Sang-sik returns to Vietnam, receives good news; Hai Long renews contract with Hanoi FC
Coach Kim Sang Sik received a lot of good news from the performance of the players; Hanoi FC announced a 3-year contract extension with midfielder Nguyen Hai Long. That is the outstanding sports news in the past 24 hours.
Coach Kim Sang-sik returns to Vietnam, receives good news
According to the original plan,Coach Kim Sang-sikwill be on vacation until early February before returning to Vietnam, however the 1976-born coach decided to shorten his "break" time to focus on work.
As soon as he returned to Vietnam, Coach Kim Sang-sik went to watch the matches in rounds 10 and 11 of LPBank V-League 2024/25. After these two rounds, Vietnam's professional football leagues will have a Tet holiday for about 10 days.
The Korean strategist said he has a lot of work to do in the near future to help the Vietnamese national team and U22 Vietnam have the best preparation for the goals in 2025.
"My work is still very busy. I want to find new talents to help Vietnamese football compete more strongly in the Asian arena. The immediate challenge will be the 2027 Asian Cup qualifiers, and at the end of this year is the 33rd SEA Games. Everything is waiting ahead,"Coach Kim Sang Sik shared.
Before returning to Vietnam, Coach Kim Sang-sik received a lot of good news from the performance of his players. Notably, Doan Ngoc Tan had a great goal in the Southeast Asian Club Cup. In the 1/8 round of the National Cup, Jason Quang Vinh (CAHN) made his mark when he assisted Bui Hoang Viet Anh to seal a 2-1 victory over Ha Tinh.
There is even more good news in the case of Jason Quang Vinh. The player whose mother is Vietnamese announced that he is about to complete the naturalization procedure, ready to receive the call-up to the national team from coach Kim Sang Sik.
Coach Kluivert amazed with U20 Indonesia
Coach Indra Sjafri revealed his first meeting with Patrick Kluivert after the former Dutchman took charge of the Indonesian national team.
After hearing me tell him about the U20 Indonesia team's victory over Argentina, Patrick Kluivert was shocked and wanted me to send him a video of the match. We then exchanged phone numbers."Bolaquoted coach Indra Sjafri, who is considered one of the most successful domestic coaches in Indonesian history, when he helped the country's football team win the 2023 SEA Games gold medal and the 2019 SEA Games silver medal.
At the youth level, Coach Sjafri also helped Indonesian football win the U19 and U23 Southeast Asian Championships. Coach Indra Sjafri's most notable achievement last year was helping U20 Indonesia defeat Argentina 2-1 in a friendly tournament in Seoul (South Korea) in August 2024.
This result surprised coach Kluivert. The new coach of the Indonesian team affirmed that he will regularly discuss with coach Indra Sjafri and the assistant team at the U20 team to help the football of the archipelago develop synchronously between the lines. Coach Indra Sjafri will also lead the Indonesian U20 team to compete in the 2025 AFC U20 Championship, taking place in China from February 12 to March 1.
Vietnamese player scores against Thailand, renews contract with Hanoi FC
Hanoi FC announced a 3-year contract extension with midfielder Nguyen Hai Long - the player who just returned from the journey to win the AFF Cup 2024 with the Vietnamese team.
Hanoi FC proactively negotiated a contract extension with Nguyen Hai Long. The agreement to extend the contract until 2029 is considered a reward for the midfielder born in 2000 after his contributions to the Vietnam national team's journey to win the AFF Cup 2024 as well as his good performance in the capital team.
Hanoi FC said Hai Long "plays an important role in the strategy of building the capital's football team for the future". The club's leadership considers Hai Long a bright talent and hopes that this player will stay with the team for a long time like Nguyen Van Quyet and Do Hung Dung.
Amad scored a hat-trick, MU came back in the 90th minute
In the early morning of January 17, Amad shone to help MU beat Southampton 3-1 in round 21 of the Premier League.
After a series of missed chances, Southampton opened the scoring in the 43rd minute. The home fans were disappointed to see Onana concede another goal from a corner kick.
After conceding the goal, MU had a series of chances to equalize but Alejandro Garnacho and Antony both missed in front of an open goal. The home team had to wait until the 82nd minute to be able to break through Southampton's net.
The equalizer boosted the home team's spirits. In the 83rd minute, Christian Eriksen was brought on. Just 7 minutes later, the veteran Danish player made his mark with a precise pass, allowing Amad to lean forward and finish from close range, putting MU 2-1 up.
Not stopping there, Amad completed his hat-trick in the 90+4 minute. The former Atalanta player stole the ball right from the feet of the visiting team's defender, before finishing into an empty net, completing his first hat-trick in a MU shirt.
3-1 was the final score of the match at Old Trafford. Amad helped MU end a 5-match winless streak, and at the same time rose to 12th place in the Premier League table with 26 points, 9 points behind the group with tickets to the European Cup.
