Nguyen Xuan Son is about to return; Barcelona and Atletico Madrid create a crazy match

Nguyen Xuan Son returns

After being injured in the second leg of the AFF Cup 2024 final, striker Nguyen Xuan Son showed signs of a quick recovery and is about to return at the 2024 Vietnam Golden Ball award ceremony.

Nearly two months of treatment for the injury suffered in the second leg of the 2024 AFF Cup final on Thailand's field in early 2025, the strikerNguyen Xuan Sonof Nam Dinh is recovering better than expected and is eager to return to the field. This naturalized foreign player has not been able to return to competition yet, but his appearance at a special event of Vietnamese football has attracted the attention of many fans.

Currently, the striker born in 1996 is strictly following the diet and recovery training regimen as prescribed by the medical team. According to information from medical experts, Nguyen Xuan Son can return to normal training with his teammates after about 6 months.

If everything goes well, he is fully capable of participating in international friendly matches and the final qualifying round of the 2027 Asian Cup with the Vietnamese team from September. This is certainly very good news for domestic football fans, especially in the context that the team is in need of top-class strikers to conquer big goals.

Vietnam team plays friendly match with Thailand before Asian tournament

On February 25, the Vietnamese beach soccer team officially gathered and will play three friendly matches with the Thai Club to prepare for the 2025 Asian Beach Soccer Championship.

According to the plan, during the training period in Da Nang from February 25 to March 18, the Vietnamese beach soccer team will have 3 practice matches with Imane Beach Soccer Club - one of the leading beach soccer clubs in Thailand, the country hosting the 2025 Asian Beach Soccer Championship.

The practice matches were held on March 8, March 10 and March 12 at Pham Van Dong beach soccer stadium, Da Nang.

The 2025 Asian Beach Soccer Championship will take place from March 20 to 30 at the Jomtien Beach Soccer Stadium, Pattaya, Thailand, with the participation of 16 teams, divided into 4 groups. Vietnam is in Group D with Oman, Bahrain and Malaysia - highly rated opponents in the region.

Fenerbahce confirms accusations against coach Mourinho are "distorted"

Fenerbahce have responded to Jose Mourinho's "racist" accusations following their 0-0 draw with Galatasaray early this morning.

On the morning of February 25, Galatasaray announced that they would sue the former Manchester United manager for making "insulting remarks" about Turkish people. The Turkish Super League leaders also confirmed that they had filed a complaint with football governing bodies UEFA and FIFA.

Faced with this, Fenerbahce Club, Mourinho's team, recently spoke up to protect and defend the 62-year-old coach.

The statement read: "Jose Mourinho's post-match comments have been completely distorted and there is an attempt to distort them. As any reasonable person can see and understand, the statements Mourinho used to describe the overreaction of the opposing team's coaching staff to refereeing decisions during the match cannot in any way be related to racism.

Mourinho had previously commented on the Galatasaray coaching staff "jumping around like monkeys" after an early clash in the match. He also said the match was better without the Turkish referee, with Slovenian Slavko Vincic taking charge.

Barcelona, ​​Atletico Madrid create crazy match with 8 goals

In the early morning of February 26, Barcelona led 4-2 until the 83rd minute but still let Atletico Madrid equalize 4-4 in the first leg of the Copa del Rey semi-final at Lluis Companys home stadium.

An unbelievable scenario happened in the first leg of the Copa del Rey semi-final, Atletico Madrid took a 2-0 lead after only 6 minutes. Immediately, the home team Barcelona attacked and scored 4 goals in a row against their Madrid opponents.

Thinking victory was in their hands, coach Hansi Flick's team played complacently and let their opponents equalize 4-4 with 2 goals in the 84th and 90+3 minutes. Barcelona threw away all their advantages and will face many difficulties when they have to play the second leg away on April 3.