Ly Hoang Nam participates in Pickleball tournament with total prize money of nearly 3 billion VND; Man City gives Pep Guardiola 200 million pounds to save the season

Arsenal drowned MU with 2 corner kicks

This morning (December 5), Real Madrid will visit Athletic Club in round 16 of La Liga 2024/2025. At home, Athletic Club always causes difficulties for opponents and Real Madrid is no exception.

Coach Ancelotti's team was held to a 0-0 draw by Athletic Club in the first 45 minutes. In the second half, Real Madrid still controlled the match better, but defensive errors made Los Blancos pay the price in the 53rd minute, when Alex Berenguer tore the net.

After falling behind, Real Madrid proactively pushed up their formation to look for an equalizer. The White Vultures created significant pressure on Athletic Club's field, and scoring opportunities were continuously created.

In the 68th minute, Real Madrid was awarded a penalty kick, Mbappe was given the responsibility to take the penalty kick, but this striker could not beat the home team's goalkeeper. Not only did he miss the penalty kick, Mbappe also had a terrible day, wasting the opportunities created by his teammates in this match.

Although Mbappe missed the penalty, in the 78th minute, Jude Bellingham scored the equalizer 1-1 for the White Vultures after a successful rebound. However, exactly 2 minutes later, Federico Valverde made a silly mistake that allowed Gorka Guruzeta to score the winning goal 2-1 for Athletic Club.

With this defeat, Real Madrid still has only 33 points, ranked 2nd on the rankings, 4 points behind Barca, but still has 1 match left to play. Meanwhile, Athletic Club is ranked 4th with 29 points.

2 naturalized stars make moves that surprise Indonesia team

In a recent article, Bola Sport quoted the Head of the Indonesian Football Delegation - Mr. Sumardji about finding a way to bring two naturalized players Justin Hubner and Ivar Jenner to the national team of this country to participate in the AFF Cup 2024.

Justin Hubner is busy with Wolverhampton U23's schedule. Jenner is playing for FC Utrecht's youth team.

If there are no unexpected changes at the last minute, it is likely that both of these players will not join the Indonesian team at the AFF Cup 2024.

According to Mr. Sumardji, the Indonesian Football Federation (PSSI) is trying to find ways to bring the above two players to the national team.

But this plan is unlikely to succeed because the AFF Cup is not included in FIFA's official competition schedule, so clubs have the right to refuse to release players.

Therefore, PSSI believes that at this time only Justin Hubner and Ivar Jenner can convince their club.

But both Justin Hubner and Ivar Jenner showed no interest in being called up to the Indonesian team.AFF Cup 2024.

How are the seed groups classified at the FIFA Club World Cup 2025?

Before the draw ceremony took place on December 5 in Miami, the news that many big European clubs were only ranked in the second seed group attracted the attention of football fans.

According to FIFA's seeding groups, Chelsea, along with the "big guys" such as Dortmund, Inter Milan, Porto, Atletico Madrid, Benfica, Juventus and RB Salzburg, are in pot 2. This means they can face top teams in pot 1 such as Man City, Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, PSG or 4 strong representatives from South America including Flamengo, Palmeiras, Fluminense and River Plate.

With the rule that only a maximum of 2 European clubs can be in the same group, the possibility of Chelsea facing "giants" like Real Madrid or Bayern Munich in the group stage is entirely possible, promising to create top matches right from the group stage.

This year's tournament witnessed the dominance of European teams with 12 representatives, of which 4 teams are ranked in seed group 1 (Man City, Real Madrid, Bayern Munich and PSG). The rest are ranked in seed group 2 (Chelsea, Dortmund, Inter Milan, Porto, Atletico Madrid, Benfica, Juventus and RB Salzburg)

In addition, other regions also present include: South America: 6 representatives; Asia, Africa, CONCACAF: 4 representatives each.

The tournament will last nearly a month, from June 15 to July 13, 2025, at 12 stadiums across the United States. This is expected to be a major football event, continuing to heat up the atmosphere before the 2026 FIFA World Cup, also held in the United States, Canada and Mexico.

FIFA ClubWorld Cup 2025Not only is it a playground for clubs to assert their position, but it is also an opportunity for fans to witness top competitions between the world's leading football teams.

Man City gives Pep Guardiola £200m to save the season

Pep Guardiola's team is in poor form, not knowing the taste of victory in the last 7 matches in all competitions, including 6 defeats.

However, Man City cannot change the situation with the current squad, they need to add strength in the winter transfer window (January 2025), with the midfield being the most urgent after Rodri suffered a serious injury and will be out for the rest of the season.

The Express newspaper said that Pep Guardiola was given 200 million pounds by Man City to spend mid-season. The Premier League champions have the second oldest squad in the league. The Spanish coach even mentioned that he wanted to "rebuild" the team after the recent 0-2 defeat to Liverpool.

According to Daily Mail, some names have been identified as “potential players” in Man City's sights, including Martin Zubimendi (Sociedad), Ederson (Atalanta) and Adam Wharton (Crystal Palace).

But Man City are not only planning to bring in a "number 6" next January, they are also looking for a way to get Pep Guardiola's "dream contract": attacking midfielder Florian Wirtz (Leverkusen), who is not cheap.

Ly Hoang Nam participates in Pickleball tournament with total prize money of nearly 3 billion VND

Ly Hoang Nam and many other players participated in the Pickleball tournament taking place in Ho Chi Minh City from December 11-15.

The 2024 HTV DJOY Thu Duc PWR Pickleball Open has the participation of Ly Hoang Nam, Sophia Huynh Tran Ngoc Nhi, Truong Vinh Hien, Trinh Linh Giang, Phuc Huynh, Bao Phan,... and many other athletes from countries with strong Pickleball such as the US, Philippines, Netherlands...

The tournament has 38 different categories suitable for many audiences, such as 4 U15 categories, 5 Pro categories (open to all athletes), 13 Intermediate categories (DUPR 2 - 3.99),... with a total prize of nearly 3 billion VND.

In particular, on the opening day of the tournament (December 11), fans had the opportunity to meet and interact directly with "pickleball prodigy" Quang Duong, an athlete of Vietnamese origin who has made Vietnam famous in the international arena with a 4th place achievement in the rankings of the Professional Pickleball Association (PPA)./.