The referee for the 2022/23 Champions League final has been revealed; 5 members of the U22 Thailand team received disciplinary action for fighting in the 32nd SEA Games final

Ronaldo scores a great goal to help Al Nassr make a spectacular comeback

On the day Ronaldo scored a masterpiece, Al Nassr made a spectacular comeback against Al Shabab in round 28 of the Saudi Arabian National Championship.

In the 28th round of the Saudi Arabian National Championship, Al Nassr hosted Al Shabab at home. Despite being away, Al Shabab players entered the match with confidence. In the 22nd minute, the away team was unexpectedly awarded a penalty after Luiz Gustavo handled the ball in the home team's penalty area. On the 11m mark, Guanca defeated goalkeeper Rossi to open the score.

Behind, Al Nassr pushed up their formation to find an equalizer. But before they could find a way into the opponent's goal, the home team conceded. In the 40th minute, Al Shabab players coordinated as if they were playing a practice match before Guanca completed his double with a powerful shot.

Before the first half ended, Al Nassr managed to shorten the score to 1-2.

In the second half, minute 51, Alhassan continued to create favorable conditions, the person who scored for Al Nassr this time was Ghareeb.

Ronaldo scored a superb goal to help Al Nassr complete the comeback. Photo: Getty

8 minutes later, the comeback of the home team KSU was completed with a masterpiece by Ronaldo. Receiving a pass from Luiz Gustavo, the Portuguese superstar bravely passed 2 Al Shabab defenders and then shot extremely hard from outside the penalty area into the visitors' net, helping Al Nassr lead 3-2.

In the end, Al Nassr won with a score of 3-2.

The 3 points just won help Ronaldo's team continue to be 3 points behind the leader Al Ittihad, while there are 2 rounds left in the Saudi Arabian National Championship this season. In the penultimate round, Al Nassr will visit Al Ettifaq's field.

Paris 2024 Olympics opening ceremony will have a large number of free tickets

On May 23, the Paris 2024 Olympic Games Organizing Committee said that hundreds of thousands of people will be able to attend the opening ceremony of the world's largest sporting event for free.

Authorities are still discussing how many spectators will be given free tickets to the outdoor performance along the Seine. “The number of tickets could reach hundreds of thousands, depending on the weather and the level of media coverage of the event,” said French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin.

The Paris 2024 Olympic organising committee has announced an ambitious target of a grand opening party on the Seine with around 600,000 spectators in attendance. Source: Getty Images

According to the organizers, about 100,000 tickets will be reserved for special seats along the river. Another 500,000 tickets will be reserved for spectators in higher positions on the boulevards on both sides of the river. Athletes will sail down the river in a fleet of 115 boats. This will be the first time the Olympic opening ceremony has been held outside the stadium.

The first round of ticket sales in February and March sparked criticism over prices as demand far outstripped supply. The latest round, which began on May 11, saw prices for paid seats at the opening ceremony rise to 2,700 euros ($2,900).

5 members of U22 Thailand received disciplinary action for fighting in the final of SEA Games 32

The Football Association of Thailand has banned two players for six months and suspended three coaching staff members for one year for their involvement in a brawl during the men's football final of the 32nd SEA Games.

The two players involved in the brawl, goalkeeper Sohonwit Rakyath and substitute Teerapak Pruengna, were banned from playing for the national team for six months. The Football Association of Thailand said it would go easy on the two players because of their youth and issued an apology after the brawl.

The Football Association of Thailand said the brawl had tarnished the image of Thai football. Photo: Duong Thuat

An investigation committee appointed by the Football Association of Thailand also unanimously decided to suspend three staff members of the Thai national football team for one year: goalkeeper coach Prasobchok Chokmor, assistant coach Pattravudh Wongsripeuk and team official Mayeed Mudadum.

According to Thai media, these three people were accused of violating the code of ethics and standards for individuals working in the sports field, according to the charter of the Football Association of Thailand.

These are senior officials of the Football Association of Thailand, with many years of experience, whose duty is to train and set an example for young players. However, in this case, they were directly involved in the brawl, and will be subject to the maximum punishment of the investigation committee.

In the final match of the 32nd SEA Games, U22 Thailand was behind 0-2 but equalized 2-2 thanks to a goal in the 90+9 minute. At the beginning of extra time, Indonesia took the lead thanks to Irfan Jauhari. This goal sparked a fight between the two teams, causing the referee to continuously issue red cards. With the advantage of having more players, U22 Indonesia scored 2 more goals, ending the match with a 5-2 victory, thereby winning the SEA Games Gold Medal for the first time.

National women's team received 5.6 billion VND in bonus after winning the 32nd SEA Games Gold Medal

On the afternoon of May 23, the Vietnam Football Federation held an award ceremony for the national women's team and the national U22 team that achieved success at the tournament.SEA Games 32.

At the ceremony, the Vietnam Football Federation awarded the national women's team a total of 3.6 billion VND in bonuses for winning the SEA Games 32 Gold Medal and the national U22 team 2.4 billion VND in bonuses for winning the SEA Games 32 Bronze Medal.

Representatives of the Vietnamese women's team received bonuses from the Vietnam Football Federation.

In addition to the bonuses according to the State's regulations and the bonuses from the Vietnam Football Federation, with the excellent achievement of winning the Gold Medal at the 32nd SEA Games, the national women's team also received an additional 2 billion VND in bonuses from businesses, including 1 billion VND in bonuses from Truong Hai Group Joint Stock Company and 1 billion VND in bonuses from Phong Phu Joint Stock Corporation, bringing the total bonus to 5.6 billion VND.

Referee for the 2022/23 Champions League final revealed

UEFA has announced the identity of the referee team for the 2022/23 Champions League final. Accordingly, Polish referee Szymon Marciniak will take on the main duties. Working on the field with Mr. Szymon Marciniak are two assistants from his countrymen, Tomasz Listkiewicz and Pawel Sokolnicki.

Notably, the three referees mentioned above are also the ones who "weighed the scales" in the 2022 World Cup final between Argentina and France.

Meanwhile, other Polish referees Tomasz Kwiatkowski and Bartosz Frankowski will be in charge of the VAR room, while the fourth referee is Mr. Istvan Kovacs.

Referee Szymon Marciniak will officiate the match between Man City and Inter Milan in this season's Champions League final.

Previously, Mr. Marciniak also officiated the second leg of the Champions League semi-final this season between Man City and Real Madrid. This was the match in which Pep Guardiola's team "destroyed" their opponents with 4 goals to nil to win a ticket to the final.

The upcoming match between Man City and Inter Milan will be the eighth time Mr. Marciniak has officiated in the Champions League this season. Previously, the referee born in 1981 has officiated matches between Atletico Madrid vs Porto, Barca vs Inter Milan, Dinamo Zagreb vs AC Milan, Marseille vs Tottenham, Porto vs Inter Milan and Napoli vs AC Milan.

The 2022/23 Champions League final between Man City and Inter will take place at 2:00 a.m. on June 11 (Hanoi time) at Ataturk Olympic Stadium (Istanbul, Türkiye)./.