Copyright for Vietnam - Thailand match increased sharply; Coach Park targets Khac Ngoc?

King's Cup 2019 TV copyright price suddenly increased shockingly

Thanks to the attraction and "rivalry" nature of the Vietnam - Thailand match, the TV copyright price of King's Cup 2019 has increased rapidly. In previous tournaments, the amount that TV stations had to pay for 4 matches in King's Cup usually fluctuated between 50,000 and 70,000 USD.

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However, according to a source, that number in this year's tournament could be up to 300,000 USD (equivalent to more than 7 billion VND, 6 times higher than normal).

King's Cup 2019 will officially open on June 5 and end on June 8. Up to now, no TV station in Vietnam has announced that it has the copyright to King's Cup 2019.

Coach Park and assistant Lee "watch the legs" of Ho Khac Ngoc?

Right after his business trip to Norway, yesterday (May 9), Coach Park Hang-seo returned to Korea and as planned, his assistant, Coach Lee Young Jin, will replace him to watch the matches in round 9 to find talent for the national teams.

Midfielder Ho Khac Ngoc. Photo: VPF

According to the plan, this weekend, assistant Lee Young Jin will go to Thien Truong Stadium to watch the match between the host Nam Dinh and Than Quang Ninh. On May 12, Mr. Lee will be at Lach Tray Stadium to watch the match between Hai Phong and SLNA.

Many sources said that assistant Lee will monitor some players of these two teams. Notably, midfielder Ho Khac Ngoc, who is in quite stable form in SLNA's shirt. It was also added that Ngoc was once called up to the national team but then he could not keep his place.

U18 Vietnam falls into the "death group"

According to the draw results of the 2020 AFC U19 Qualifiers, U19 Vietnam will be in Group J with U19 Mongolia, U19 Guam and the extremely strong host team, U19 Japan. This qualifying round has the participation of 46 teams divided into 11 groups by region including West Asia (6 groups with 25 teams) and East Asia (5 groups with 21 teams). An advantage for U19 Vietnam is that this qualifying round will take place at home in Vietnam from November 2-10.

Vietnam U18 team. Photo: Doan Nhat

At the end of the qualifying round, the 11 teams ranked first in each group will advance. The 4 best second-placed teams (excluding the host team) will win additional tickets to the 2020 AFC U19 Championship. Before entering the continental arena, Vietnam U18 will be tested at the 2019 Southeast Asian U18 Championship hosted by VFF from August 5-18.

Sterling wins FWA Premier League Player of the Year award

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Sterling won 62% of the votes in the Football Writers' Association (FWA) Player of the Year. The Man City striker beat Liverpool's Virgil van Dijk to the award after missing out on the PFA Player of the Year award.

Liverpool lost money because they eliminated Barca from the Champions League

Eliminating Barca from the Champions League will cost Liverpool 5.23 million euros. This is the amount that the "Red Brigade" included in the contract when selling Coutinho to Barca in the January 2018 transfer market.

Liverpool created a historic comeback against Barcelona. Photo: Reuter

Accordingly, the agreement clearly states that if Barca wins the 2018/19 Champions League with Coutinho, the La Liga champions will have to pay Liverpool the above amount. However, Liverpool certainly has nothing to be sad about this, because just playing in the Champions League final has helped them earn 15 million euros in bonuses. If they win the championship, The Kop will pocket another 4 million euros - a very attractive number.

MU spends 100 million euros to sign Dybala

Journalist Ian McGarry revealed on the Trans Window Podcast that Manchester United are preparing to make a blockbuster move for Paulo Dybala. More specifically, the Old Trafford team has "agreed, in principle" to meet the terms of the 100 million euro purchase of Dybala from Juventus.

MU is reported to be in the final stages of acquiring Dybala. Photo: VNN

According to Ian McGarry, the Serie A champions are keen to sell Paul Dybala this summer. And on the other hand, Romelu Lukaku is considering leaving MU to play for Inter Milan. Dybala is a talented player, contributing 10 goals and 4 assists in 36 appearances for Juventus. But in Turin, he has only played a supporting role, after Ronaldo arrived.

English football sets unprecedented record in European Cup history

Liverpool, Tottenham, Arsenal, Chelsea made the Premier League famous with impressive results in the semi-finals of the two top cup tournaments of the old continent. According to Opta statistics, this is the first time in the history of European cup tournaments (Champions League/European Cup and Europa League/UEFA Cup), the 4 teams participating in the 2 finals are all from the same national championship.

British football continues to create an all-English final. Photo: Getty

Fans will witness the London derby between Arsenal and Chelsea in the Europa League final on May 29. Three days later will be the Champions League final between Tottenham and Liverpool at Wanda Metropolitano Stadium, the capital of Spain, Madrid./.

Valencia 2 - 4 Arsenal: London party

(Baonghean.vn) - Aubameyang shined with a hat-trick and Lacazette's goal helped Arsenal beat Valencia 4-2 (7-3 on aggregate) after two matches. The London "Gunners" convincingly advanced to the Europa League final.

Yen Thanh