Revealed candidate to replace Mr. Troussier; Coach Park Hang-seo becomes senior advisor of Bac Ninh FC

Revealed candidate to replace Mr. Troussier

The Vietnam national team and U23 are still participating in international tournaments and the VFF needs to quickly complete its personnel structure to replace coach Troussier.

VFF has listed a number of options for the position of head coach of the national U23 team participating in the 2024 AFC U23 Championship and will announce it after reaching agreements.

Mr. Tran Anh Tu said that the same is true for the national team. In the next two months, if a suitable candidate is found, it can be done during the FIFA Days in June. The national team head coach will be considered and evaluated based on criteria of prestige, professional level and importantly, must be suitable for Vietnamese football.

Currently, the online community supports the VFF's plan to use a domestic coach for the national team's hot seat, in which Mr. Hoang Anh Tuan is a potential candidate.

Coach Park Hang-seo becomes senior advisor of Bac Ninh FC

On the afternoon of March 27, in Bac Ninh city, the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Bac Ninh province coordinated with Bac Ninh Football Club to organize the ceremony to send off Bac Ninh Football to compete in the 2024 National Second Division and introduce Senior Advisor Park Hang-seo.

Sharing about the opportunity to come to Bac Ninh FC, Mr. Park Hang-seo said that, up to now, he has never worked in an advisory position, and is not clear about this job. When he received the proposal to be a senior advisor for Bac Ninh FC, he refused the club's invitation. However, after meeting with the leaders of Bac Ninh province, he saw the vision and plan for football development of Bac Ninh province as well as Bac Ninh FC, so he decided to become a senior advisor for Bac Ninh FC.

Indonesian coach's unexpected reaction to news of Mr. Troussier losing his job

Indonesia just broke the 20-year streak of not beating Vietnam at My Dinh Stadium after Shin Tae-yong's team defeated coach Philippe Troussier's team 3-0 on the evening of March 26.

The atmosphere in the Indonesian team is very good, but personally I am not happy that coach Troussier was fired," coach Shin Tae-yong told the media.

Barcelona president Joan Laporta is planning to recruit Erling Haaland for Barca

Returning to the role of Barca President in 2021, Joan Laporta always cherishes the dream of bringing Barca back to its former golden age.

During his first term as President, Laporta signed superstars such as Ronaldinho, Thierry Henry and Zlatan Ibrahimovic, and in his second term only Robert Lewandowski is considered a big name.

Both Sport and Mundo Deportivo have confirmed that Laporta wants to recruit Manchester City's Erling Haaland in the summer of 2025.

The Norwegian striker is said to have spoken to coach Xavi since early 2022 - before he joined Man City - about his dream of moving to Spain to play in the near future.