Sports leaders intervene in Pham Nhu Phuong's retirement at 20, accuses coach of cutting bonus; Messi wins controversial FIFA The Best 2023

South Korea 3-1 Bahrain: Lee Kang In overshadows Son Heung Min

Facing a not-so-weak Bahrain team, South Korea still proved their superiority with a 3-1 victory, pocketing the first 3 points in Group E of the 2023 Asian Cup.

In this match, the most regrettable thing was star Son Heung Min when he missed many opportunities to score for himself. However, he had many assists for his teammates, including goals for the Korean team.

Sports leaders intervene in Pham Nhu Phuong's retirement at 20, accuses coach of cutting bonus

The leaders of the Department of Physical Education and Sports said that they immediately coordinated with the Vietnam Gymnastics Federation and the Hanoi National Sports Training Center to review the case of athlete Pham Nhu Phuong's sudden retirement. This female athlete also accused the coach of cutting her bonus.

It all started when she went to the US to visit friends and relatives last December. After that, she received a heavy disciplinary penalty by being removed from the national gymnastics team training list in 2024 and sent back to her home unit, the Hanoi Sports Training and Competition Center.

After suddenly announcing her retirement, Pham Nhu Phuong spoke up about the fact that for many years, she always had to deduct a percentage of her bonus to give back to her coach.

De Bruyne is unlikely to win the Ballon d'Or

Watching Kevin de Bruyne play football is a privilege. But the world's best attacking midfielder may never win the Ballon d'Or.

In the two years De Bruyne played best (2022) and won the most titles (2023), this player was quite far from France Football's noble award.

This season, while De Bruyne was absent for 5 months due to injury, Haaland managed to score 19 goals in 22 matches for Man City.

Unless De Bruyne excels in the remaining four months of the season, Haaland is still the Man City player with the most chances to win the 2024 Ballon d'Or.

Messi wins controversial FIFA The Best 2023

Superstar Lionel Messi caused a big surprise when he surpassed Erling Haaland and Kylian Mbappe to receive the FIFA The Best 2023 award.

At the FIFA The Best 2023 Awards Gala held early this morning (January 16), Lionel Messi (Inter Miami Club and Argentina National Team) and Haaland (Man City Club and Norway National Team) had the same score - 48 points (average score).

But in the end, Messi won thanks to more votes from the captains of the national men's teams, according to the regulations in Article 12 of the voting rules issued by FIFA. In third place was Mbappe of PSG Club and the French National Team with only 35 points.