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

Messi's plane had an accident

On April 3, the private plane that the Messi family often uses, a Gulfstream V jet, first landed at Zaventem Airport, 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 and then returned to Brussels. The reason for the emergency landing was a failure of the 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 non-stop flights, from Argentina to Brazil, which took more than five hours, and from Brazil to Belgium, which took more than nine hours. Previously, on March 21, the Gulfstream V jet had also flown from Argentina to South Africa and back over the weekend.

The Messi family often uses a private jet for flights around the world. The Barca captain even personalised it by writing the names of himself, his wife Antonella and their 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 down to make 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 in 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 pandemic. 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 spread positive messages and create encouragement for the continental and regional football community in their efforts 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 campaign's #Breakthechain endorsers. This campaign calls on people to follow medical and health guidelines as guided by 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’s 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 number 1 position in goal. “All 3 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.