Coach Hoang Anh Tuan officially leads Binh Duong club; Man United extends 2-year contract with Erik ten Hag

Losing to Thanh Hoa, Nam Dinh Club missed the double target

After defeating Nam Dinh Club, Thanh Hoa Club entered the National Cup final with Hanoi FC on July 7.

With the strongest starting lineup, including the foreign duo Hendrio and Rafaelson, Nam Dinh FC quickly took control of the game, proactively pushing up the attack to overwhelm the opponent. After only 16 minutes of domination, Hendrio scored the opening goal, helping Nam Dinh take the lead.

However, with the home field advantage, Thanh Hoa was not inferior to their opponents, ready to play an open game and scored an equalizer just a few minutes after falling behind, thanks to midfielder A Mit. From that moment on, the two teams played openly, giving back and forth, giving the audience a match that was pleasing to the eye.

In the second half, Thanh Hoa showed the mettle of the reigning National Cup champions with a goal from foreign striker Rimario. When the game was balanced, defender Hong Duy lost the ball in the middle of the field, creating conditions for Ngoc Tan to counterattack and then assist the 30-year-old Jamaican striker to score the goal that sealed a 2-1 victory for Thanh Hoa.

With this victory, Coach Popov and his team will play in the final match with Hanoi FC on July 7. Hanoi won convincingly with a score of 4-1 against The Cong Viettel in the semi-final match of the National Cup 2023-2024 which took place on the same day.

Man United extends 2-year contract with Erik ten Hag

On the morning of July 4 (local time), Man United's homepage officially announced that the club decided to extend the contract with coach Erik ten Hag until June 2026. The contract that the two sides signed in 2022 only has 1 year left.

Speaking after signing the contract, coach Erik ten Hag said: "I am delighted to have reached an agreement with the club to continue my work here. Over the past two years, we can be proud of two titles achieved and many evidences of progress compared to before. Of course, we still have a lot of work to do to reach the level that Man United expect, which means challenging for titles in England and Europe. We are strongly committed to making that journey together."

The contract extension will contribute to increasing the influence and voice in the dressing room of coach Erik ten Hag.

Coach Hoang Anh Tuan officially leads Binh Duong club

After a period of negotiation, coach Hoang Anh Tuan has accepted the task of leading Binh Duong club to replace Le Huynh Duc. The 56-year-old strategist from Khanh Hoa will have a 3-year term working with the team.

After Binh Duong parted ways with coach Le Huynh Duc at the end of the 2023/2024 V-League season, Mr. Hoang Anh Tuan appeared many times at Go Dau Stadium to watch the matches with the leaders of the team.

Initially, the former coach of U23 Vietnam did not reach a preliminary agreement on leading Binh Duong club. But after the two sides resolved the problem, coach Hoang Anh Tuan agreed to take over the Go Dau team from July 4 and prepare a plan for B.Binh Duong before the 2024/2025 season begins.

According to the 3-year contract, coach Hoang Anh Tuan is responsible for helping Binh Duong compete for the championship in domestic tournaments.

In V-League 2023-2024, Binh Duong under the leadership of coach Le Huynh Duc has invested in a strong force, at times leading the rankings for many consecutive rounds and only running out of steam in the second leg of the tournament.

Judo brings 13th Olympic ticket for Vietnamese sports

Hoang Thi Tinh will participate in the Lima Panamerican Open 2024, taking place from June 21 to 22 in Peru. This tournament is part of the ranking points system, calculating the official qualification for the 2024 Paris Olympics and is the final tournament in the Olympic points system for Judo.

The Vietnamese female boxer (ranked 98th in the world) excellently won 2 victories against boxers Diaz Martina (Chile, ranked 159th in the world) and Solis Jacqueline (Guatemala, ranked 65th in the world), entering the final match of the women's 48kg weight class.

In the final, Hoang Thi Tinh defeated Mauritius' Priscilla Morand (ranked 43rd in the world) by Ippon points to win the gold medal. With this achievement, the Vietnamese boxer accumulated enough points to officially qualify for the 2024 Olympics according to the continental quota.

President of the Vietnam Judo Federation Nguyen Manh Hung said that immediately after receiving the news that female Judo fighter Hoang Thi Tinh brought good news to Vietnamese sports, the Vietnam Judo Federation decided to award fighter Hoang Thi Tinh 30 million VND and coach Nguyen Duy Khanh 20 million VND.

Up to now, Vietnamese sports have 13 athletes who have officially won tickets to participate in the 2024 Olympics, including Nguyen Thi That (cycling), Nguyen Huy Hoang (swimming), Trinh Thu Vinh and Le Thi Mong Tuyen (shooting), Trinh Van Vinh (weightlifting), Nguyen Thi Huong (canoeing), Pham Thi Hue (rowing), Nguyen Thuy Linh and Le Duc Phat (badminton), Vo Thi Kim Anh and Ha Thi Linh (boxing), Le Quoc Phong (archery), Hoang Thi Tinh (judo)./.