Postponed due to Covid-19, Mr. Park has plenty of time to recruit players; Euro and Copa America postponed simultaneously

Thanh Hien• March 18, 2020 06:48

(Baonghean.vn) - Postponed due to Covid-19, Mr. Park has plenty of time to recruit players; Euro and Copa America are postponed simultaneously; Today, March 18, is the deadline for registering foreign players; There are no Vietnamese players in the top 10 "shopping" in Southeast Asia are notable Sports news in the past 24 hours.

UEFA sets Champions League and Europa League finals dates

UEFA has decided that this season's Champions League and Europa League finals will take place in June.

The Champions League final will be held on June 27 in Istanbul, Türkiye. Meanwhile, the Europa League final will be held on June 24 in Gdansk, Poland.

UEFA has decided that this season's Champions League and Europa League finals will take place in June. Illustrative photo

This is the decision made by UEFA after a meeting yesterday (March 17), to adjust the plan to organize European football tournaments due to the impact of the Covid-19 epidemic.

The online meeting between UEFA and representatives of 55 member federations also decided to postpone the EURO 2020 finals to 2021. Accordingly, the tournament will take place from June 11 to July 11 next year.

Copa America 2020 postponed until summer 2021

The South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL) has just approved the decision to postpone Copa America 2020 until June 2021 due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Along with UEFA postponing EURO 2020, CONMEBOL also decided to postpone Copa America 2020 to next summer.

Copa America 2020 postponed until summer 2021.

Previously, due to the complicated developments of Covid-19, CONMEBOL soon decided to postpone Copa America 2020, change the schedule of the 2022 World Cup qualifiers in South America, and stop Copa Libertadores.

Copa America 2020 is scheduled to be held from June 12, in two countries Argentina and Colombia.

With the new decision, Copa America opens on June 11, 2021, and the final takes place on July 11, 2021.

Today, March 18, is the deadline for registering foreign players.

If the organizers do not decide to postpone the deadline again because the tournament is postponed and there are no additions or replacements from the clubs before 5:00 p.m. today, Alex Lima of Ho Chi Minh City will be the last foreign player contract of phase 1 of V.League 2020.

Hà Nội rất mát tay trong việc chọn ngoại binh.

Hanoi is very good at choosing foreign players. Illustrative photo

The 31-year-old Brazilian rookie, who has played for 8 years in the US professional league, is also the most expensive foreign player on the Vietnamese football field at present, valued at 700 thousand euros. With a very skillful left foot, Lima can play left midfielder or central midfielder, two positions that are weaknesses of Ho Chi Minh City. Perhaps because he just arrived and is not in the best physical condition, the last late contract of Coach Chung Hae-soung could not debut in the victory over Thanh Hoa in round 2.

Postponed due to Covid-19, Mr. Park has plenty of time to recruit soldiers

Due to the impact of the Covid-19 epidemic, FIFA has decided to postpone the second qualifying round of the 2022 World Cup in Asia from March and June 2020 to October and November 2020. The Vietnamese team therefore canceled the friendly match with Kyrgyzstan scheduled to be played at Binh Duong Stadium on March 26 to prepare for the away match against Malaysia 5 days later.

Mùa dịch, nhiều giải hoãn lại là thời gian vàng cho thầy trò ông Park chuẩn bị. Ảnh: NGỌC DUNG

During the pandemic, many tournaments are postponed, which is a golden time for Mr. Park and his team to prepare. Photo: Ngoc Dung

When the national tournaments resume, Mr. Park and his colleagues are expected to attend about 8 rounds until the end of May before gathering the national team. Although not playing in an official tournament, gathering to play friendly matches during FIFA days will help Mr. Park "clear his card" as soon as possible because he was expelled by the AFC for 4 friendly matches.

Moreover, the Vietnamese team really needs to start early so that Coach Park can check the old players more carefully and choose new players. In September, Coach Park and his team will meet again after having accumulated more fully in the rounds of the national championship and preparing more carefully for the two big campaigns.

No Vietnamese players in the top 10 "shopping" in Southeast Asia

According to Transfermarkt’s latest valuation, the most expensive player in Southeast Asia is goalkeeper Neil Etheridge of the Philippines, currently playing for Cardiff City in the Championship (England) with a value of 3 million euros (more than 78 billion VND). This is the amount of money that even a “rich man” in the V.League can “live” on for 1 year.

Coming in second is Thai star Chanathip, who is playing in J.League 1, 2, 4 million euros (more than 63 billion VND).

Cầu thủ đắt giá nhất Đông Nam Á là thủ môn Neil Etheridge của Philippines

The most expensive player in Southeast Asia is goalkeeper Neil Etheridge of the Philippines.

In addition to the “Thai Messi”, in the top 10 most valuable Southeast Asian players, there are 4 players from the Golden Temple: defender Bunmathan (1 million euros, ranked 3rd), striker Dangda (900 thousand euros, ranked 4th), midfielder Thitipan (600 thousand euros, ranked 5th) and goalkeeper Kawin (500 thousand euros, ranked 7th). In addition to Etheridge, the Philippines also has 2 players, Malaysia 1 and Indonesia 1.

Meanwhile, with the loss of his starting position at Muangthong United, Vietnam national team goalkeeper Dang Van Lam has seen his value drop sharply, from 300,000 euros to only 200,000 euros, equal to Cong Phuong and Xuan Truong. The failure of Vietnamese players to play abroad is the reason for their modest value in the international transfer market.