Liverpool equals Man City's record of 32 wins; Ho Chi Minh City invites Minh Phuong to be Huu Thang's assistant

Ho Chi Minh City invites Minh Phuong to be assistant to coach Huu Thang

After the 0-3 loss to Hanoi, Coach Chung Hae Soung resigned from his position as “captain” of Ho Chi Minh City Club. Although the Korean coach was invited to stay as Technical Director, he refused. After an internal meeting held on July 25, the Board of Directors of Ho Chi Minh City Club temporarily decided to let Chairman Nguyen Huu Thang be the interim coach of the team in the near future.

The former head coach of the Vietnam national team will lead Ho Chi Minh City from round 12. To assist coach Nguyen Huu Thang, Ho Chi Minh City Club has invited former midfielder Nguyen Minh Phuong to be an assistant. In addition, the coaching staff of the Thong Nhat Stadium team will have two other assistants, Lu Dinh Tuan and Nguyen Ngoc Tho.

“I was contacted by the coaching board before to come back to support, help build and develop Ho Chi Minh City football. On July 27, I will join the team to continue working with the club's leadership. I am in Ho Chi Minh City, so the work is also favorable,” Minh Phuong shared.

Former midfielder Nguyen Minh Phuong.

It is known that Ho Chi Minh City is aiming for coach Ailton Silva (Brazil), who last season brought Chiangrai United Club to the Thai League championship for the first time and won the title of "Best Coach of Thailand in 2019". However, due to the impact of the Covid-19 epidemic, it is highly likely that this Brazilian coach will not be able to take over the hot seat of Ho Chi Minh City this season.

VPF President Tran Anh Tu: "Always proactive for V.League to return soon"

Due to the Covid-19 outbreak in Da Nang, VPF has had to decide to temporarily suspend professional football tournaments. However, VPF leaders announced that they will always be proactive in preparing for the V.League to return soon.

According to the head of VPF, when the tournament is suspended, the functional departments involved in managing the tournament will always closely follow the developments of the epidemic situation to have the best plan for the tournament to resume. Mr. Tran Anh Tu said: "The tournament is suspended, but we will base on the epidemic situation to come up with the best plans. VPF as well as the Tournament Management Board will always be proactive so that when the epidemic is under control, they will apply a plan to continue organizing the tournament.

Matches in V.League 2020 have been suspended due to the Covid-19 outbreak. Photo: Minh Tuan

“This is a very sensitive period, but we will not stop working just because the tournament is on hiatus. Everything always requires initiative, careful discussion, and most importantly, when the epidemic situation is under control and the authorities allow it, the tournament will return,” Mr. Tran Anh Tu reaffirmed.

Liverpool equals Man City's record of 32 wins

Despite being behind early on against Newcastle, Liverpool still showed their champion's spirit to win 3-1 in round 38 of the Premier League.

On the evening of July 26, Liverpool visited Newcastle at St James Park. In the 20th second, Dwight Gayle opened the score for the home team.

While some teams still have competitions to compete in such as the FA Cup, Champions League or Europa League, Liverpool have run out of goals. Now, the "Red Brigade" will plan for the new season to start on September 12.

In the 59th minute, Divock Origi had a decisive shot from outside the penalty area. The ball went into the far corner, leaving goalkeeper Dubravka helpless.

In the 89th minute, the Senegalese striker sealed the score at 3-1 for Liverpool with a perfect finish, curling the ball into the top corner of the goal.

With this victory, Liverpool equaled Man City's record of 32 wins in a season. Coach Klopp's team won 99 points, ranking 2nd in the list of teams with the most points in the Premier League.

The team was crowned champion of the 2020 National Women's Cup

With a 2-0 victory over their opponent, Ho Chi Minh City Women's Football Club was officially crowned champion of the 2020 National Women's Football Cup and Than KSVN Club finished as runner-up.

Meanwhile, Hanoi Watabe won 3rd place and the style title after defeating Phong Phu Ha Nam with a score of 3-0.

Ho Chi Minh City Women's Football Club officially crowned champions of the 2020 National Women's Football Cup. Photo: To Quoc

Juventus won Serie A for the 9th consecutive season

In the final stages of the season, Juventus continuously stumbled due to poor performance of the defense. However, competitors such as Atalanta, Inter Milan or Lazio could not take advantage of the opportunity to surpass in the Scudetto race. As a result, in the 36th round, coach Maurizio Sarri and his team decided the championship with a 2-0 victory over Sampdoria.

Juventus entered this match with 80 points, 4 points ahead of the 2nd placed team (Inter Milan). With constant pressure, Juventus finally opened the scoring in the injury time of the second half.

Juventus players celebrate the championship in the locker room.

At the end of the match, Juventus was awarded a penalty but Cristiano Ronaldo failed to convert it from the spot. However, the 2-0 victory was enough for Maurizio Sarri's team to win.

These 3 important points helped Juventus officially win the championship in round 36. They have pocketed 83 points, 7 points more than the rest while there are only 2 rounds left in the season. This is Juventus's 9th consecutive Serie A championship. This number is enough to show the dominance of the Old Lady in the number 1 Serie A playground.