Thailand U23 head coach believes his team is strong enough to 'fight' with top Asian teams; Zinedine Zidane sets conditions for returning to Real

Head coach of U23 Thailand believes his team is strong enough to "fight" with the top teams in Asia.

After a 1-0 victory over U23 Qatar at the U23 Doha Cup 2023, coach Issara Sritaro of U23 Thailand is optimistic about his team's ability to compete with the continent's top teams.

Seeing the positive results at the U23 Doha Cup 2023 is encouraging, but coach Sritaro still wants to use this friendly tournament as a good opportunity to test personnel. "The players are a bit tired, so I will rotate the squad so that each player can play at least half a match," the coach born in 1980 added.

In the final match of the U23 Doha Cup 2023, U23 Thailand will face U23 Kuwait in the early morning of March 29.

Indonesia was stripped of the right to host the U20 World Cup 2023 to give to Peru?

Indonesian newspaper Sportstars quoted a former member of the Indonesian Football Federation as saying that FIFA had stripped Indonesia of the right to host the 2023 U20 World Cup and gave it to Peru.

The information was quoted by football observer Isaiah Oktavianus, a former member of the Indonesian Football Federation. He said that the Indonesian government had received a letter from FIFA canceling the tournament. Furthermore, FIFA is said to have appointed Peru as the host country instead of Indonesia. Previously, this country was designated as the host of the 2023 U17 World Cup.

Zinedine Zidane sets conditions for returning to Real Madrid

Coach Zinedine Zidane is ready to return to the Bernabeu to lead Real Madrid next season to replace Carlo Ancelotti. However, that will only happen if President Florentino Perez meets two conditions he has set.

If his request is met, Zidane will return to the Bernabeu.

Zidane's first condition is: Real Madrid must appoint his "confident" Gregory Dupont as the coach in charge of fitness. This means that president Florentino Perez must fire Antonio Pintus - the current fitness expert of the Spanish Royal team.

Zidane's second condition is: Real Madrid must keep star Eden Hazard. Although the 32-year-old attacker is disappointing at the Bernabeu, he was the one Zidane suggested to buy when he was in charge of Real Madrid. The French football legend wants to help Hazard revive, especially after the former Chelsea player announced his retirement from the Belgian national team to focus on Real Madrid.

Fernandes refutes Ronaldo's comments

Midfielder Bruno Fernandes "recklessly angered" Cristiano Ronaldo after publicly disagreeing with the captain of the Portuguese national team.

After scoring four goals in Portugal's last two matches, against Liechtenstein and Luxembourg respectively, in the EURO 2024 qualifiers, Cristiano Ronaldo declared that new head coach Roberto Martinez had "brought a breath of fresh air" to the Seleccao.

However, before Ronaldo's statement, Bruno Fernandes did not think this was correct. He said: "No, it's just a new coach, with new ideas. There's no fresh air at all. This is just a transition period. The atmosphere in the national team is always good. There are new dynamics, a new coach and we have to assimilate his ideas."

Result Republic of Ireland 0-1 France: Pavard scores another great goal

In the match between the Republic of Ireland and France in the EURO 2024 qualifiers, Les Bleus had a hard-fought 1-0 victory. The only goal was a masterpiece by defender Benjamin Pavard, thereby consolidating the top position in Group B of the EURO 2024 qualifiers with 6 points after 2 matches.