Messi's plane crashes; Quang Hai joins AFC's inspirational campaign

Messi's plane had an accident

On April 3, the Messi family's private plane, a Gulfstream V jet, landed for the first time at Zaventem Airport in Brussels at 9:18. Less than an hour and a half later, at 10:35, the plane took off again for the Canary Islands. But this time, the trip lasted only 43 minutes before returning to Brussels. The reason for the emergency landing was a faulty landing gear.

There is currently no information about the identity and number of people on the flight.

Before arriving in Brussels for the first time, the plane had made two consecutive flights, from Argentina to Brazil, lasting more than five hours, and from Brazil to Belgium, lasting more than nine hours. Previously, on March 21, the Gulfstream V jet also flew from Argentina to South Africa and back over the weekend.

The Messi family often uses a private plane for flights around the world. The Barca captain even personalized it by writing the names of himself, his wife Antonella and three sons Thiago, Mateo and Ciro on the stairs. The plane has enough space for 16 people, two bathrooms and a kitchen. The seats can be folded into eight beds. Due to the pandemic, the Messi family has been staying at home in Spain during the lockdown. The Barca captain also regularly works out at the gym to prepare for the possibility of La Liga returning.

Quang Hai joins AFC's inspirational campaign

The #Breakthechain campaign was launched and widely responded to globally in an effort to join hands to repel the Covid-19 epidemic. Recently, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) homepage selected 3 typical names as representatives to promote the movement.

As a star of the Vietnamese national team who has made a resounding impression in continental tournaments, midfielder Nguyen Quang Hai is expected to use his influence to contribute to spreading positive messages, creating a source of encouragement for the continental and regional football community in the effort to fight the spreading epidemic. This is the peak period in the fight against the epidemic, recognizing the efforts of all countries in the world.

Midfielder Nguyen Quang Hai.

In addition to Quang Hai, AFC also selected referee Alireza Faghani (Iran) and female player Wang Shanshan (China) as the cheerleaders for the #Breakthechain campaign. This campaign calls on people to comply with medical and health principles according to the guidelines of the World Health Organization (WHO).

Van Lam learns Thai, denies rumors of breaking up with Muangthong

“We have no intention of letting the Vietnamese goalkeeper leave at this time,” said Muangthong United Club Head of Delegation Kan Janrat. “The team has no plans for the upcoming transfer market so we cannot provide information to the press. We do not know when the Thai League will return, so all players are under the management of the team.”

However, the manager of the SCG team said Van Lam needs to make more efforts to regain the No. 1 position in goal. “All three goalkeepers of Muangthong United are training hard. Van Lam is a professional player, he must show the best form for that position,” said Mr. Kan Janrat.

Van Lam learns Thai, denies rumors of breaking up with Muangthong.

After conceding 4 goals in the opening 2 matches and the home team went home empty-handed in the Thai League, Van Lam had to give up the number 1 position to his teammate Somporn Yos. Notably, in the 2 matches Somporn started, Muangthong won and this reserve goalkeeper himself also had an extremely impressive performance.