Mr. Park Hang-seo applied to be the coach of the Malaysian team; Bui Hoang Viet Anh missed the appointment with the Vietnamese team.
Mr. Park Hang-seo has applied for the position of head coach of the Malaysian national team; Center back Bui Hoang Viet Anh suffered a knee injury and had to say goodbye to the Vietnamese national team. Those are the outstanding sports news in the past 24 hours.
Mr. Park Hang-seo applied to be the coach of the Malaysian national team
Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) President Datuk Hamidin Amin confirmed that Mr. Park Hang-seo has applied for the position of head coach of the Malaysian national team and FAM is considering this candidate.
On the evening of August 29, the New Straits Times (Malaysia) quoted FAM President Datuk Hamidin Amin as saying that the organization is screening candidates in the selection of a new head coach for the national team, after Korean strategist Kim Pan-gon suddenly resigned last month.
"After Mr. Kim left, another Korean coach, Park Hang-seo - former coach of the Vietnam national team - applied for the vacant position. When asked if Mr. Park was among the candidates being considered, the FAM President replied: "Yes", New Straits Times reported.
Injured, Bui Hoang Viet Anh misses appointment with Vietnam team
Center back Bui Hoang Viet Anh suffered a knee injury and had to say goodbye to the Vietnam team. Coach Kim Sang Sik called Giap Tuan Duong to replace him.
Before the day the Vietnamese team gathered, coach Kim Sang Sik received bad news when Bui Hoang Viet Anh missed the meeting due to injury. The CAHN central defender damaged his cruciate ligament in the match against Buriram United at the Southeast Asian Football Club Cup, so he could not serve the Vietnamese team.
Replacing Bui Hoang Viet Anh, coach Kim Sang Sik called up Giap Tuan Duong. This player, born in 2002, is a teammate of Viet Anh at CAHN, and is considered to have great potential, playing in many positions such as center back, left back and midfielder. The last time Giap Tuan Duong was called up to the Vietnam national team was on FIFA Days in October 2023.
Lukaku beams at his new team debut
On August 29, Napoli announced the successful signing of Lukaku from Chelsea. To get the Belgian striker, the Serie A team had to pay The Blues 30 million euros plus 15 million euros in additional fees.
Lukaku signed a 3-year contract with Napoli. The striker chose Napoli because the team is led by his former coach Antonio Conte, who always had faith in him.
Napoli is the third Italian team in Lukaku's career, after two times this striker played for Inter and once with Roma.
This is also the 9th club in the career of this "wooden leg". He has now reached 374 million euros in total transfer value, only 26 million less than Neymar and far ahead of the 3rd ranked Cristiano Ronaldo (247 million euros).
