Pau FC struggles to stay in the league, Quang Hai's future is unclear; Hanoi Club extends disappointing streak

Colombia overwhelms European representative at U20 World Cup

Early morning of June 1, U20 Colombia defeated Slovakia 5-1 in the round of 16 of the World Cup.

After a first half full of wasted opportunities, U20 Colombia needed less than half of the second half to deal with Slovakia.

In the 48th and 50th minutes, Oscar Cortes and Yaser Asprilla scored to help Colombia take a 2-0 lead. The consecutive goals caused the European representative's defense to crumble. As a result, they conceded two more goals when the second half had not lasted 20 minutes.

Colombia U20 have reached the World Cup quarter-finals for the second consecutive time.

In the 52nd minute, U20 Colombia pressed impressively to launch an attack. Tomas Angel Gutierrez fired a dangerous shot from the 16.5m line, forcing goalkeeper Adam Danko to pick the ball out of the net for the third time.

Eleven minutes later, Gutierrez made his mark again with a breakthrough and a shot into the Slovakian net from a tight angle. The player born in 2003 completed his double, helping Colombia extinguish all of Slovakia's hopes.

A late effort only helped the European representative get a consolation goal scored by the 2003-born player, Timotej Jambor, in the 87th minute. However, Colombia restored the 4-goal gap after an easy finish by Cortes in the 90+4 minute.

Colombia won convincingly to become the second South American team to reach the World Cup quarterfinals after Brazil. Gutierrez and his teammates will face the winner of the match between England and Italy.

Defeating AS Roma on fateful penalty shootout, Sevilla deserves the title of Europa League King

Sevilla is known as the "King of Europa League". Photo: Reuters

Sevilla defeated AS Roma 4-1 on penalties after the two teams drew 1-1 in regulation time and extra time. This is the 7th time Sevilla has won the Europa League and reached the final of this tournament for the 7th time.

Losing to Hoang Anh Gia Lai, Hanoi Club extends disappointing streak

Hanoi FC continued to play disappointingly when they lost away to Hoang Anh Gia Lai. The capital team lost a series of key players. Coach Bandovic only registered one foreign player, Lucao. The midfield of Hanoi FC also suffered such a loss that veteran Thanh Luong had to play the role of team conductor.

HAGL opened the score early in the 6th minute.

The match ended with a score of 1-0 for Hoang Anh Gia Lai. The mountain town team quenched its thirst for victory after 4 matches with only draws and losses. Meanwhile, Hanoi Club failed to win for the 4th consecutive match. They are at risk of losing the third place to Nam Dinh and Binh Dinh.

Result: Hoang Anh Gia Lai 1-0 Hanoi.

Tottenham set price to sell Harry Kane to Real Madrid

Spanish media say Tottenham will only let Harry Kane leave if they receive £100m (€115m).

Kane is a strong candidate to replace Karim Benzema at Real. Photo: Reuters

AS said Spurs only want to sell the England captain to foreign teams. Real have to compete with Bayern Munich, the club also wants to recruit a top striker. Spanish media also said Kane wants to leave Tottenham after another trophyless season. The English striker wants to play in the Champions League next season.

Messi launches new PSG jersey

Despite rumors of his departure, Lionel Messi still appeared in PSG's new 2023/24 season shirt promotion campaign.

PSG have just launched their 2023/24 home kit designed by Nike, featuring the famous trio Messi, Neymar and Mbappe.

PSG still uses Messi's image for advertising.

Among them, only Mbappe has committed his future to the team at the Parc des Princes, while Messi and Neymar are both said to be looking for new destinations.

Messi has refused to renew his contract with PSG when it expires on June 30. The Argentine superstar's next destination is likely to be Al Hilal in the Saudi Pro League, who are paying him £1 billion for a two-year contract.

On June 4, PSG will host Clermont in the final round of Ligue 1 this season. This will be the last time Messi plays for the Parisian team.

Pau FC is struggling to stay in the league, Quang Hai's future is unclear

Quang Hai and his teammates at Pau FC will have to fight Caen club to successfully stay in the league, before the 2022/23 Ligue 2 season ends.

Ligue 2 (France) will end at dawn on June 3 (Hanoi time) with the final round of matches, where 4 teams are still competing to avoid relegation until the last minute: Pau, Rodez, Laval and Dijon.

The end of Ligue 2 is the right time for Quang Hai to make a decision about the future.

With 44 points, Pau must win against Caen, currently ranked 5th on the table, to secure their place in the league. In case of a draw or loss, they need to hope that their opponents also stumble to stay in the league.

Quang Hai is on the preliminary list of the Vietnam national team to play in two friendly matches in FIFA Days in June (against Hong Kong on June 15 and Syria on June 20). This is an opportunity forQuang Haito be on the field, regain form, after a long time on the bench at Pau, as well as score points with new coach Philippe Troussier.

Quang Hai's contract with Pau lasts for two years until June 2024. However, it is possible that the midfielder born in 1997 will leave the French team when Ligue 2 ends on June 3.

Recently, Quang Hai's representative hinted that he is negotiating with Pau FC about whether the midfielder will stay or leave. At the same time, Thai media reported that Quang Hai "demanded" a signing fee of 6.9 billion to join Muangthong United.

However, up to now, Quang Hai's future next season is still a question mark./.