Thierry Henry sacked; Results of Asian Cup 2019, English League Cup and King's Cup

Korean newspaper praises the fighting spirit of the Vietnamese national team

SportTV newspaper expressed admiration for the will of the Vietnamese players, SportTV affirmed: "The players in red really ran until the last moments when they were playing on the field. There were situations where their legs gave out, but they got up and continued running. It was not easy, but they did not give up."

Iran easily defeats China, meets Japan in the semi-finals of the 2019 Asian Cup

Iran continues to show strong and convincing play.

In the second match of the 2019 Asian Cup quarter-finals, China faced Iran at Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium. Iran easily controlled the game and pressured China. As a result, China's goal was constantly on alert.

In the 18th minute, a mistake by China's defense cost them the opening goal by Mehdi Taremi for Iran. In the 31st minute, Iran doubled the gap thanks to Sardar Azmoun. In the final stoppage time of the match, Karim Ansarifard sealed a 3-0 victory for Iran against China. With this result, Iran will meet Japan in the semi-finals of the 2019 Asian Cup.

Chelsea beat Tottenham, enter English League Cup final

David Luiz successfully scored the decisive penalty kick for Chelsea. Photo: AP

Losing 0-1 in the first leg, Chelsea were forced to attack from the start of the second leg of the League Cup semi-final against Tottenham. In the 27th minute, Chelsea's efforts were converted into a goal with Kante's goal. With the lead, Chelsea played with high spirits and the second goal came in the 38th minute thanks to Hazard.

Tottenham pressed forward in search of an equalizer at the start of the second half and the visitors got the result in the 50th minute. From the left wing, Danny Rose sent a quality cross for Llorente to show off his aerial prowess to beat Kepa Arrizabalaga. In the following minutes, both teams had chances but no more goals were scored.

Going into the penalty shootout, Chelsea were the more courageous team, successfully converting all four kicks while Tottenham's Dier and Lucas Moura missed. Winning 4-2 in the penalty shootout, Chelsea secured the right to play in the League Cup final against Man City on February 24.

Ramos scored twice, Real Madrid won big in the King's Cup

Ramos had a panenka penalty kick to make it 2-1.

The 2018/19 Copa del Rey semi-final ticket is closer to Real Madrid after a 4-2 win over Girona in the first leg of the quarter-finals. Conceding an early goal in the 7th minute, Real quickly equalized thanks to Lucas Vazquez.

In the 42nd minute, Sergio Ramos put Real up 2-1 with a penalty. In the second half, Real slowed down a bit and let their opponents tie the score at 2-2. Therefore, in the final stages of the match, Real attacked and pressured their opponents.

In the 77th minute, Ramos headed the ball close to the goal to increase the score to 3-2. Not stopping there, Real also had the 4th goal in the 80th minute when Vinicius made an accurate cross for Benzema to successfully tap the ball in, sealing the 4-2 victory.

Real Madrid spend 90 million pounds to sign Dybala

The Sun reports that Real Madrid are ready to outbid Man City to snatch Juventus' Paulo Dybala for a reported fee of £90 million.

Paulo Dybala is a favourite target for Pep Guardiola. However, Real Madrid also put the Argentine striker on their list of top names to replace Cristiano Ronaldo, who is also playing for the Old Lady.

Dybala is seen as a long-term replacement for compatriot Sergio Aguero. Pep Guardiola's Man City are currently four points behind leaders Liverpool in the Premier League.

Coach Thierry Henry fired by Monaco

Monaco announced on their website that they had suspended coach Henry, but the BBC confirmed that it was just a formality and that the 41-year-old strategist had left the club. Assistant Franck Passi will temporarily take charge, running the first-team training session on Friday (January 25). Leonardo Jardim - who was fired by Monaco three months ago - is likely to return to lead the team.

Henry took over from Jardim on October 13 last year, hoping to save Monaco from relegation. However, under the former Arsenal striker, the Principality team won just 5/20 matches in all competitions (including 2 wins in Ligue 1) and finished 19th, thereby facing the risk of saying goodbye to the highest level of French football.

John Obi Mikel returns to England to play football

Middlesbrough FC's homepage has announced the signing of former Chelsea star John Obi Mikel. According to BBC, Mikel will join Boro on a contract until the end of the season.

Mikel is a Premier League veteran, having spent 11 years at Chelsea, making 249 appearances. The 31-year-old midfielder was last at Tianjin TEDA, but his contract with the Chinese club expired at the end of the Chinese Super League season last November.

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