Messi breaks through the Golden Boot race; Drawing with Liverpool, West Ham brings good news to Man City
(Baonghean.vn) - List of players leading the race for the European Golden Shoe; Rashford will receive a lucrative salary if he signs a new contract with MU; Ronaldo invites James Rodriguez to Juventus; Dang Van Lam is ready to debut for Muangthong United... are today's interesting sports news.
Dang Van Lam is ready to debut for Muangthong United
While his teammates were preparing for New Year's Eve, on the afternoon of the 30th of Tet (February 4), goalkeeper Dang Van Lam boarded a plane to Thailand, ready to debut for Muangthong United Club.
According to the schedule, on February 5, Van Lam will have a medical examination at a hospital in Bangkok, and the next day (February 6), he will hold a ceremony to introduce his new team and meet the press organized by the new team.
This club is a candidate for the 2019 Thai League championship, and will likely participate in the AFC Champions League next season. This is also the place that launched the "Thai Messi" Chanathip Songkrasin before conquering the J.League.
Tran Dinh Trong celebrates Tet in Korea
Vietnam national team defender Tran Dinh Trong shared a photo of himself having a New Year's Eve dinner with the family of Vietnamese Ambassador to Korea Nguyen Vu Tu. Two other Vietnamese players, Luc Xuan Hung and Dang Van Toi, were also present at the meal. All three are currently undergoing treatment in Korea and cannot celebrate Tet with their families.
"I miss my parents and family so much! Although this is my first Tet away from home, I'm very sad, but please enjoy Tet happily. Because there are many people who care about me in Korea! I will try to be happy," Dinh Trong shared on his personal Instagram page. Previously, Coach Park Hang Seo visited Dinh Trong when he returned to Korea to celebrate Tet.
Tran Dinh Trong made a great contribution to helping Vietnam win the AFF Cup 2018. However, he later had to go to Korea for injury treatment and could not participate in the Vietnam team's 2019 Asian Cup campaign.
Messi breaks away in the Golden Shoe race
With two goals in Barca's 2-2 draw with Valencia, Lionel Messi now has 21 goals since the start of the 2018-2019 La Liga season. The Argentine superstar is leading the race for the Spanish Championship's top scorer and the European Golden Shoe race with 42 points (La Liga has a coefficient of two points per goal).
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Messi is aiming for his third consecutive Golden Shoe. Photo:Reuters |
Despite not scoring in PSG's 1-2 loss to Lyon, Kylian Mbappe is still in second place with 18 goals and 36 points. If he has to stay in Ligue 1 to prepare for the upcoming Champions League match against Man Utd, the French football prodigy will find it difficult to surpass Messi.
Ronaldo accelerated in the last round of the weekend when he scored a double against AC Parma. CR7 currently owns 17 goals in Serie A 2018-2019, ranking third in the Golden Boot race with 34 points.
Due to his "goalless" performance in the 1-1 draw with West Ham, Mohamed Salah has remained at the same level with 16 goals and 32 points. The Liverpool striker has the same record as Fabio Quagliarella (Sampdoria), Edinson Cavani (PSG) and Nicolas Pepe (Lille).
List of players leading the European Golden Shoe race:
1. Lionel Messi (Barca), 21 goals, 42 points
2. Kylian Mbappe (PSG), 18 goals, 36 points
3. Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus), 17 goals, 34 points
4. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), Fabio Quagliarella (Sampdoria), Edinson Cavani (PSG), Nicolas Pepe (Lille), 16 goals, 32 points
5. Aubameyang (Arsenal), Luis Suarez (Barca), Duvan Zapata (Atalanta), 15 goals, 30 points
6. Krzysztof Piatek (AC Milan), Sergio Aguero (Man City), Harry Kane (Tottenham), Luka Jovic (Frankfurt), 14 goals, 28 points
Rashford will receive a lucrative salary if he signs a new contract with MU
According to the newspaperTelegraph(England), MU is negotiating a contract with striker Marcus Rashford, who is in very good form after Ole Gunnar Solskjaer took over the "hot seat" at Old Trafford. The English striker has scored 6 goals in the last 10 matches. After tying down striker Anthony Martial with a 5-year contract with a salary of 200 thousand pounds/week, MU wants to quickly keep Rashford with a new contract.
With this new contract, Rashford's salary will be doubled to 150 thousand pounds/week. Rashford and Martial are considered by MU as the future pillars of the team, so they want to quickly keep both of these players.
The 21-year-old's current contract with MU expires at the end of next season. The Old Trafford team has a 12-month extension clause to keep Rashford until June 2021.
Ronaldo invited James Rodriguez to Juventus
According to the newspaperMarca(Spain), Cristiano Ronaldo has invited his former teammate James Rodriguez to Juventus. In the summer of 2017, James Rodriguez was loaned by Real Madrid to Bayern Munich on a 2-year contract. The German team will most likely not buy James Rodriguez after the Colombian player had a conflict with coach Niko Kovac.
Juventus are said to be keen on the 27-year-old. The Serie A side are hoping they can secure the services of James Rodriguez thanks to Ronaldo's relationship with the player. Ronaldo played alongside James Rodriguez at Real Madrid, but the Portuguese star moved to Juventus for €100 million last summer.
Premier League: Liverpool held to a draw by West Ham
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West Ham deserved more than a point from this match. |
Liverpool were held to a draw by West Ham in round 25 of the Premier League this season. Jurgen Klopp's side opened the scoring in the 22nd minute thanks to Sadio Mane. However, just 6 minutes later, West Ham broke through Liverpool's net to level the score thanks to Michail Antonio. The 1-1 score remained until the end of the match, despite Liverpool's attacking efforts in the remaining minutes.
Despite dropping points at West Ham, Liverpool are still leading the Premier League, but now they are only 3 points behind Man City. This is clearly not a safe gap. Jurgen Klopp and his players have felt the heat from Man City from behind.
