Cong Phuong will soon play in Belgium; Djokovic wins Wimbledon for the 5th time
(Baonghean.vn) - Cong Phuong will soon play in Belgium; Djokovic wins Wimbledon for the 5th time after a dramatic win over Federer; Korean club mistakenly recruits a Brazilian player with AIDS; Atletico Madrid "asks" FIFA to collect debt from Barcelona; Senegal competes for the championship with Algeria are notable sports news today.
Cong Phuong will soon play in Belgium
Cong Phuong followed his teammates to the field for the first practice session before entering the medical examination on July 15 and professional examination to play in the Belgian national championship.
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Just a few hours after arriving in Belgium, the HAGL striker who joined Sint Truiden Club on a 1-year loan contract quickly adapted to the new rhythm of life. |
Sint Truiden is a strong team, finishing 7th in the 2018 season, just 2 points behind the 6th team that qualified for the Europa League. The team has 6 Japanese players and is run by a Japanese owner.
Cong Phuong's team will play another friendly match with Belgian second division club Lommel on July 18 and hopes the striker from Vietnam can take to the field to breathe the atmosphere of European football.
The monthly salary for Cong Phuong at Sint Truiden team is about 400 million VND.
Djokovic wins Wimbledon for the 5th time after dramatic win over Federer
Roger Federer is the "king" of Wimbledon with 8 titles in 11 finals in the past. Djokovic has also won 4 titles before that after 5 finals.
Two of the best players in the world right now started the match exactly as fans expected.
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Federer and Djokovic gave the audience a spectacular match. Photo: Getty |
However, the final pivotal set belonged to Federer with 2 important breaks. The 1981-born player ended the set with a score of 6-4 to bring the match into a decisive 5th set. The 2019 Wimbledon final became the first match in the history of the tournament to have a tie-break in the 5th set when the score was 12-12. At this point, Nole showed his mettle at the crucial moment to win 7-3.
Defeating Federer after the longest Wimbledon final in history (5 hours and 2 minutes), Djokovic won the grass court Grand Slam for the 5th time. This is also the 16th Grand Slam title of the Serbian tennis player.
Atletico Madrid "asks" FIFA to collect debt from Barc
AS newspaper reported that Atletico Madrid will go to FIFA to sue Barcelona for the debt to the Spanish capital team of 80 million euros in the contract termination deal for Antoine Griezmann.
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Antoine Griezmann |
However, the deal has yet to be finalized after Atletico Madrid accused Barcelona and Griezmann of negotiating a deal before the contract termination fee was reduced from 200 million euros to 120 million euros.
In a recent statement, Atletico Madrid President Enrique Cerezo stated that the amount of money that Barcelona helped Griezmann pay to Rojiblancos was not enough. According to the contract between Atletico Madrid and Griezmann, the contract termination fee between the two sides will be reduced from 200 million euros to 120 million euros from July 1.
Griezmann has been with Atletico Madrid since moving from Sociedad in 2014 for 30 million euros. The 28-year-old striker has scored 133 goals for the Spanish capital club in 180 games in all competitions, winning the Europa League, European Super Cup, Spanish Super Cup...
AFCON 2019: Senegal competes for the championship with Algeria
The two semi-final matches taking place in the early morning of July 15th gave the audience dramatic moments and the winning team was only decided in the final minutes of the match.
In the first semi-final, Senegal faced Tunisia. In just 5 minutes from the 75th to the 80th minute, both teams had the opportunity to score from the 11m mark, but Sassi (Tunisia) and Saivet (Senegal) both missed, forcing the match to go into extra time.
In this match, the turning point came in the 100th minute when Tunisia's midfielder Bronn headed the ball into his own net, bringing Senegal a ticket to the final.
In the other semi-final, Algeria faced Nigeria - two teams considered equally strong with an equal number of famous players.
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Algerian players celebrate victory. Photo: Guardian |
In the second half, the "Blue Eagles" unexpectedly scored another goal in the 72nd minute. On the 11m mark, Odion Ighalo easily scored the equalizer.
Mahrez had a perfect free kick in the 5th minute of injury time, sealing a 2-1 victory and a ticket to the AFCON 2019 final for Algeria.
The final match of the tournament between Algeria and Senegal will take place at 2:00 a.m. on July 20, Vietnam time.
Korean club mistakenly recruits Brazilian player with AIDS
After taking his debut photo, Alessandro's contract with Daejeon Club was still terminated immediately after being discovered to have the disease of the century.
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Alessandro was found to have AIDS. |
However, after conducting tests, the doctor discovered that Alessandro had AIDS. Daejeon immediately canceled the contract and apologized to the media and fans "to not let similar things happen in the future."