Coach Park Hang-seo was congratulated on his birthday in the UAE; Tottenham set a record in the FA Cup

Vietnamese fans sing happy birthday to coach Park in UAE

Yesterday (January 4) was Coach Park Hang-seo’s 60th birthday. The flight carrying the Vietnamese team to the UAE landed at Abu Dhabi airport at 10:15 (local time, 13:15 Hanoi time).

About 30 Vietnamese fans, living and working in this Arab country, were present early, wearing traditional red shirts and national flags to welcome the team. And the Vietnamese fans here clapped and sang "Happy Birthday" in unison when he stepped out into the airport's reception hall.

A representative of overseas Vietnamese then presented flowers and wished Coach Park success in his life and work in Vietnam. In response, the head coach of the Vietnamese national team thanked him and said he was very touched by the affection of the fans. Coach Park Hang-seo and his team stayed for a while to sign autographs and take souvenir photos with fans before getting on the bus back to the hotel.

Asian Cup 2019 will use VAR technology

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has decided to introduce the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) technology from the quarter-finals of the 2019 Asian Cup. AFC President Al-Khalifa said: “Everyone saw the benefits of VAR at the 2018 World Cup in Russia. The AFC will introduce this technology at the Asian Cup to help make matches fairer.”

In the 2019 Asian Cup finals, 24 teams will be divided into 6 groups, each group will compete in a round robin format. In addition to the top 2 teams in each group advancing, there will be 4 third-place teams with the best results entering the knockout round.

Son Heung Min is the best player in Asia 2018

On January 4, Fox Sports announced the winner of the award as striker Son Heung Min. The South Korean star was honored after a year of excellent performance for both the national team and his club. At the 2018 World Cup, although South Korea was eliminated in the group stage, they still left an impression with a shocking 2-0 victory over Germany with the decisive goal scored by Son Heung Min.

At the 18th ASIAD, Son Heung Min and his teammates defeated Japan in the final to win the championship. Playing for Tottenham in the 2018-19 Premier League season, Son Heung Min played 25 matches, scoring 11 goals. In the last 5 matches, Son Heung Min scored 6 goals, along with 3 assists for his teammates.

MU received bad news from Pogba

MU manager Solskjaer confirmed that midfielder Paul Pogba was injured after the 2-0 win over Newcastle and will most likely miss the match against Reading in the third round of the FA Cup. This is a pity for the "Red Devils" when the French midfielder has been in very good form recently.

The extent of Pogba's injury and the time it will take to recover are currently unknown. If Pogba is seriously injured, MU will suffer a great loss because the Old Trafford team will face a huge challenge in the form of Tottenham.

A 7-0 win over Tranmere has made Mauricio Pochettino's team the first team to reach the fourth round of the FA Cup.

It was Spurs' biggest home win in the club's 136-year history, and the 7-0 win was Tottenham's biggest margin of victory since they beat Wigan Athletic 9-1 in 2009.

The result was also the club's biggest FA Cup win since they beat Crewe 13-2 in the fourth round 59 years ago.

15 minutes after a stunning long-range shot from outside the box broke the deadlock, Serge Aurier continued to score from Son Heung-min's pass. This was the first double of the former PSG player's career. In addition, the number of goals Aurier scored in this confrontation was also more than in the previous 36 matches combined.

MU gets money to sign Neymar

MU is reviving strongly under interim coach Solskjaer and Don Balon heated up the previously announced information: sponsor Chevrolet is ready to pour money into the Red Devils to launch the blockbuster Neymar this summer.

According to this source, Neymar does not want to waste any more time at PSG, and will leave Paris at the end of the season. Real Madrid and his former club Barca are mentioned as potential destinations - also a return to La Liga for the Brazilian striker. However, Neymar could make a shocking landing at MU!

The reason is that the main sponsor - American car company, Chevrolet is willing to support a large amount of money for MU to buy Neymar. This brand wants the Red Devils to aim for a winning project with a new leader at the Theatre of Dreams, and that is the former Barca striker.The price of Neymar when PSG bought him from Barca was 222 million euros.

IcardiInter Milan's huge salary demand

According to Corriere della Sera, Mauro Icardi has asked Inter Milan to double his salary to 9 million euros/season. Previously, the Argentine striker had rejected a salary offer of 7 million euros/season. Currently, Mauro Icardi is in Real's sights.