Japanese star tests positive for nCoV; Hanoi Club donates 1.5 billion VND to fight the epidemic

Thanh Hien• April 1, 2020 06:43

(Baonghean.vn) - Barcelona received a penalty from UEFA; Hanoi FC donated 1.5 billion VND to fight the epidemic; Japanese national team star tested positive for Covid-19; Heerenveen said goodbye to 5 defensive players at the same time... are notable sports news in the past 24 hours.

Barcelona received a penalty from UEFA

Two football teams Barcelona and Napoli were fined 15,000 euros by UEFA for letting their Champions League round of 16 match take place later than scheduled.

Messi im tiếng trong trận lượt đi vòng 1/8 Champions League. Ảnh: Getty Images.

Messi was silent in the first leg of the Champions League round of 16. Photo: Getty Images

On February 26, the match at the San Paolo started a few minutes later than originally scheduled. On March 31, the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) imposed sanctions on both teams for television rights violations.

According to SPORT, both teams were fined 15,000 euros for delaying the match. The home team Napoli was fined an additional 12,000 euros for allowing spectators to use lasers.

Heerenveen says goodbye to 5 defensive players at the same time

The Abe Lenstra Stadium club made a bold move by not renewing contracts with a series of players, including many key players.

SC Heerenveen's homepage has just posted an announcement that it will not renew the contracts of 5 players, including 2 defenders Daniel Hoegh, Ricardo van Rhijn and 3 goalkeepers Warner Hahn, Filip Bednarek, Trevor Doornbusch.

Van Rhijn đang là trụ cột hàng thủ của Heerenvene mùa này. Ảnh: Getty.

Van Rhijn is a mainstay of Heerenvene's defense this season. Photo: Getty

All 5 of these names will become free agents from June 30 and have the right to negotiate to find new destinations without encountering any obstacles.

According to Eredivisie regulations, Heerenveen must clarify the future of players whose contracts are about to expire before April 1. Heerenveen's board of directors has negotiated with Bednarek, Doornbusch and Van Rhijn but without success.

Hanoi Club donates 1.5 billion VND to fight Covid-19 epidemic

Responding to the call for "All people to participate in supporting the prevention and fight against Covid-19" by the Prime Minister and the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front, yesterday the Hanoi Club and Mr. Do Vinh Quang - the Club's president - donated 1 billion VND to the Central Hospital for Tropical Diseases and 500 million VND to the Central Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology.

Hanoi Club. Illustrative photo

Previously, members of the Capital football team also took practical actions when they simultaneously donated to the Covid-19 epidemic prevention fund of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee. Most recently, captain Nguyen Van Quyet of the Capital football team also donated more than 100 million VND to support doctors and nurses at Bach Mai Hospital.

13/14 V.League teams agree not to organize tournament in April

Yesterday in Hanoi, VPF held an online meeting with leaders of 13/14 clubs (HAGL did not attend) to receive feedback, opinions and constructive contributions for the tournament, especially in the context of V.League being postponed due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Các CLB đưa ra ý kiến về thời điểm tổ chức V.League 2020 - Ảnh: Thiên Minh

Clubs give opinions on when to organize V.League 2020. Photo: Thien Minh

At the online meeting, 13/14 clubs also agreed that V.League cannot be organized this April but must wait until May, depending on the epidemic situation, with the permission of the Government and the State, to be able to resume competition. Regarding the method of organizing competition concentrated in 7 northern stadiums, some clubs agreed. Some others said that we should wait until the tournament takes place as usual.

Japanese national team star tests positive for Covid-19

Japanese national team player who participated in the 2014 and 2018 World Cup - Gotoku Sakai was announced to be infected with Covid-19. He is also the first Japanese player confirmed to be infected with Covid-19.

Gotoku Sakai.

Previously, world football witnessed a series of stars and coaches infected with Covid-19: Coach Mikel Arteta (Arsenal), Ezequiel Garay (Valencia), Patrick Cutrone, German Pezzella, Dusan Vlahovic (Fiorentina), Omar Colley, Albin Ekdal, Antonio Gumina (Sampdoria), Callum Hudson-Odoi (Chelsea), Daniele Rugani (Juventus)...

Thanh Hien