Chinese national team stars skip training at Hang Day Stadium; Vietnamese women's team determined to win tickets to World Cup

Chinese national team stars skip practice because… there is no place to shower at Hang Day Stadium

A group of Chinese national team players including Wu Lei, Wu Xi, and Tyias Browning left Hang Day Stadium 30 minutes early, instead of practicing with the whole team until 5:00 p.m. According to Sohu, they could not find a place to shower at Hang Day Stadium.

China national team

Explaining this story, according to Sohu, these players wanted to go back to the hotel to rest and also wanted to take a shower early. This Chinese newspaper reflected that the locker room at Hang Day Stadium was locked and the players had to change clothes right outside the field. When the training session ended, they could not shower on the field but had to go back to the hotel.

Coach Mai Duc Chung: 'Vietnam women's team determined to win tickets to World Cup'

Speaking at a press conference before the quarter-finals of the 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup taking place on the morning of January 29, coach Mai Duc Chung and captain Huynh Nhu of the Vietnamese women's team once again affirmed their determination to win tickets to the World Cup with the whole team and will play their best in the quarter-final match against China (7:00 p.m., January 30).

Coach Mai Duc Chung and captain Huynh Nhu expressed their determination. Photo: VFF

Expressing his joy at reaching the quarterfinals, head coach Mai Duc Chung emphasized: “This is the effort of the entire Vietnamese women's team while we are facing difficulties, some athletes have not really recovered from Covid. But the whole team tried very hard to reach the quarterfinals.”

Head injury, Mane still determined to play with Senegal national team

Mane Head injury.

Striker Sadio Mane was forced off in Senegal's 2-0 win on Tuesday after a head clash with Cape Verde goalkeeper Vozinha. Senegal's team doctor said Mane has no concussion symptoms and will be fit to face Equatorial Guinea on Sunday.

Lampard becomes Everton manager

British media reported that Everton's board of directors appointed Frank Lampard as the new captain of the Goodison Park team on January 29.

Lampard is a legend of Chelsea and England.

Lampard is one of three candidates in the running to become Everton manager, with the Merseyside club holding final interviews in London on Friday. It now appears Lampard has been chosen ahead of Vitor Pereira and Duncan Ferguson to take over after Rafael Benitez was sacked 13 days ago.

Lampard is a Chelsea and England legend. He led Derby County before being appointed Chelsea's head coach and led the London team to a fourth-place finish in the 2019/20 Premier League season, despite the club's transfer ban.

Pogba turns around, wants to stay at Man United

Midfielder Paul Pogba is reportedly ready to stay at Manchester United next season if manager Ralf Rangnick continues to lead the team.

Midfielder Paul Pogba.

According to The Sun, Pogba has been so impressed by Rangnick that he is now ready to make a "turnabout" to make everything offside by signing a new contract with the Old Trafford team. The source also emphasized that Rangnick's vision was the key factor in Pogba's decision to stay.

Khoi Nguyen