Hoang Anh Gia Lai of Mr. Duc received bad news from FIFA; Vietnamese billiards players banned from international competitions

Hoang Anh Gia Lai of Mr. Duc received bad news from FIFA

The World Football Federation (FIFA) suddenly announced that Mr. Duc's Hoang Anh Gia Lai Club was sued by foreign players.

Accordingly, striker Martin Dzilah sued Mr. Duc's Hoang Anh Gia Lai Club to the World Football Federation (FIFA). The reason is that this player believes that,Hoang Anh Gia Lai Clubneed to pay the amount of 20 thousand USD and the matter was not resolved as expected. Striker Martin Dzilah asked a representative company to sue Hoang Anh Gia Lai Club to the FIFA Dispute Resolution Chamber with the purpose of wanting the amount of 20 thousand USD, as confirmed at the time of parting.

FIFA's initial decision was that Hoang Anh Gia Lai must compensate Dzilah with the amount of 29 thousand USD, with appropriate interest.World Football FederationThis announcement was made on August 30 after Hoang Anh Gia Lai had not yet provided evidence to the FIFA Dispute Resolution Chamber.

Discussing the above incident, the leader of Hoang Anh Gia Lai Club said that there was no debt of 20 thousand USD to striker Martin Dzilah, as reported by the player who filed a lawsuit with FIFA. Hoang Anh Gia Lai Club confirmed that they had paid Martin Dzilah in full after the two sides' contracts expired. The leaders of HAGL and Martin Dzilah also took a photo before parting, along with a receipt of the 20 thousand USD, but it is unclear why this noisy incident happened.

"We do not understand why Martin Dzilah sued FIFA when the club had already paid 20 thousand USD. We have appealed to FIFA and received further confirmation from the Vietnam Football Federation about this matter," said the leader of Hoang Anh Gia Lai.

In the past, striker Martin Dzilah joined Hoang Anh Gia Lai Club in October 2023 but only played 3 matches before suffering a serious injury. Martin Dzilah left almost no impression so Hoang Anh Gia Lai Club decided to part ways.

Martial receives record high salary at new club

British media have confirmed that Anthony Martial has reached an agreement to join AEK Athens on a free transfer. Transfer expert Fabrizio Romano said: "After negotiations with Flamengo collapsed, AEK Athens is confident of completing the Martial deal in the next few hours."

Daily Mail added that Martial will earn £2.5m a season in Greece. The French striker will sign a 3-year contract, thereby earning £7.5m. This is a record high salary in the history of AEK Athens.

Previously, Flamengo wanted to bring Martial to Brazil. They needed a striker to replace Pedro, who was out for a long time. However, the 28-year-old striker's high salary demands made Flamengo withdraw.

AEK Athens is currently the top football club in Greece. They are competing fiercely with PAOK, Olympiacos and Panathinaikos for the championship. Last season, AEK Athens finished just 1 point behind champions PAOK. Currently, this team leads the Greek Super League with 10 points, equal with PAOK and Panathinaikos after 4 rounds.

Returning to Martial, after the 2023/24 season ended, MU did not renew the contract and let the former AS Monaco star leave as a free agent. He left Old Trafford after 317 appearances and scored 90 goals in 9 years with the "Red Devils".

Vietnamese billiard players banned from international competitions

In a document sent to local Billiards & Snooker Federations as well as the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of provinces and cities across the country, the Vietnam Billiards & Snooker Federation (VBSF) announced that UMB officially imposed penalties on players participating in the PBA Hanoi Open 2024 tournament taking place from August 19 to 26 in Hanoi.

This tournament is under the Professional Billiards Association (PBA) system - a rival organization and not recognized by UMB. Of the 128 male players and 64 female players participating in the PBA Hanoi Open 2024, there are 32 male players from Vietnam and 5 of them were previously banned by UMB because they officially competed in the PBA system, including Nguyen Quoc Nguyen, Ngo Dinh Nai, Ma Minh Cam, Nguyen Huynh Phuong Linh and Nguyen Duc Anh Chien.

The 27 players who received the latest suspension decisions include Huynh Phi Long, Truong Van Duc, To Minh Thien, Truong Thai Duy, Huynh Thanh Hien, Do Duc Hien, Huynh Duc, Huynh Le Truong Hung, Tran Quoc Vinh, Nguyen Cong Thanh, Ngo Van Duc, Cao Ngoc Bao Kha, Nguyen Dinh Nui, Tran Dinh Phuong Vu, Ken Vinh, Nguyen Manh Phat, Tran Tien Phong, Dang Mai Phu, Truong Be Nam, Nguyen Ngoc Tri, Lam Han Thanh, Nguyen Van Phuoc Hieu, Nguyen Van Long, Huynh Tan My, Nguyen Quoc Thang, Nguyen Vu Quang Truong, Tran Van Ngan.

Speaking to the press, many famous players said they clearly understand the regulations and sanctions of UMB, for example, players who have played for the PBA will not be allowed to compete in tournaments organized by UMB if they intend to return.

The problem is that due to conflicts of interest and management style as well as competition organization, UMB and PBA fiercely compete with each other in carom while the World Pool Association (WPA) and Matchroom Pool are "at odds" in pool.

The public opinion of billiards pool and carom fans in the country and internationally will continue to be "uproarous" because of the decisions that are imposed but also belong to the organizational principles of ABCS or UMB. These organizations are considered to be quite bureaucratic, conservative and unable to keep up with the innovation of billiards in particular and international sports in general.

Indonesia rushes to naturalize Southeast Asian "blockbuster"

CNN Indonesia said,Indonesian Football FederationThe authorities have urgently completed the naturalization procedures for Dutch central defender Mees Hilgers.

Mees Hilgers was in Indonesia to complete the naturalization procedures, coinciding with the time when coach Shin Tae-yong and his team met Australia in the second match of Group C of the 3rd qualifying round of the 2026 World Cup on September 10. He then returned to Twente to play in the Dutch National Championship and waited for news.

"Mees Hilgers' application has been approved by President Joko Widodo, Youth and Sports Minister Dito Ariotedjo, and Law and Human Rights Minister Supratman Andi Agtas. The next step is to wait for the approval of the DPR RI Commission III, before taking the oath of naturalization," CNN Indonesia said.

If everything goes well, the former Netherlands U21 defender could make his debut for the Indonesian national team against Bahrain on October 10, becoming the 13th European-born player for the Indonesian national team under coach Shin Tae-yong.

"I used to play for the Netherlands U17, U19 and U21. Recently, I have considered carefully and want to try my hand at the national team level. Indonesia - my motherland, is the ideal choice," Mees Hilgers shared.

Mees Hilgers was born in 2001 to an Indonesian mother and grew up playing professional football in the Netherlands.

He currently has a transfer value of 7 million euros (191 billion VND), higher than the entire squad ofVietnam team(6.83 million Euros), Thailand (6.43 million Euros), or Malaysia (6.38 million Euros).

It is expected that Mees Hilgers will soon be naturalized as an Indonesian, at which time this defender will become the most expensive player in Southeast Asia./.