New captain of Vietnam national team receives 'huge' salary; Player who fouled Hoang Duc is banned from playing for 3 matches

Man United lose victory to Barcelona

Early morning of February 17 (Hanoi time), MU led 2-1 until the 75th minute but only had a 2-2 draw against Barca in the first leg of the Europa League play-off.

The "Red Devils" had consecutive good chances. In the 27th, 30th and 34th minutes, Jadon Sancho, Wout Weghorst and Marcus Rashford approached the goal. All three could not overcome the home team's defense and the excellent reflexes of goalkeeper Ter Stegen.

Rashford contributed to 2 goals of MU.

In a game that was not very promising, Barca opened the scoring from a set piece. In the 50th minute, from a corner kick on the right wing, Marcos Alonso got past Fred's marking, before heading the ball dangerously from close range, giving De Gea no chance to block.

The lead did not help Barca improve their play. The home team even let MU equalize after only 3 minutes. Fred made up for his mistake with a pass to Rashford who ran down and finished past Ter Stegen from a tight angle.

In the 59th minute, Ter Stegen's net shook for the second time. Rashford continued to make his mark with a breakthrough effort at the bottom. Inside, Bruno Fernandes' shot hit Jules Kounde and went into the net.

Barca had no choice but to push up their formation to find an equalizer. MU's defense played well, but just a moment of lapse in concentration, the Premier League representative had to pay the price with a goal. In the 76th minute, Raphinha made an uncomfortable cross. Under pressure from Lewandowski, De Gea was blocked from view and stood still watching the ball go straight into the net.

In the final minutes, the home team put suffocating pressure on MU's field. De Gea's brilliance helped the "Red Devils" avoid two certain goals, after close-range shots from Raphinha and Ansu Fati.

The match ended in a 2-2 draw.

Van Quyet leads the race for "Top scorer" of V-League 2023

Van Quyet leads the race for the "Top scorer" of V-League 2023, with 4 goals after 3 matches for Hanoi FC.

Van Quyet has been in great form in V-League 2023 for Hanoi FC. The captain of Hanoi FC has scored very important goals to help the defending champion lead the rankings after 3 rounds with 7 points.

Up to now, Hanoi FC has scored 6 goals in 3 matches, of which Van Quyet has contributed 4 goals. Those were against Viettel FC (1 goal), Hanoi Police (2 goals) and Ha Tinh (1 goal).

Top 7 scorers.

With 4 goals, Van Quyet is leading the list of "Top scorers" of V-League 2023. The Hanoi FC player is currently ranked above Rimario, the top scorer of V-League 2022, with 1 more goal.

Huynh Nhu was nominated for the 2023 Dedication Award

Huynh Nhu and the Vietnamese women's team surpassed many candidates to enter the "final" of the 2023 Dedication Award.

This year, in addition to the Music Dedication Award as every year, the Organizing Committee decided to include the Sports Dedication Award to honor the country's outstanding athletes.

With 3 voting categories including Face, Young Face, Sports Achievement of the Year, the Organizing Committee received 11 nominations. After voting, the final candidates were finalized.

Specifically in the category "Sports Face of the Year", Vietnam women's team captain Huynh Nhu was honored to be nominated along with athletes Nguyen Huy Hoang (swimming), Nguyen Tran Duy Nhat (Muay), Nguyen Thi Oanh (athletics) and Duong Thuy Vi (wushu).

Huynh Nhu has a chance to win the 2023 dedication award.

The Young Sports Face of the Year category is a competition between midfielder Khuat Van Khang (U23 Vietnam) with Tran Hung Nguyen (swimming) and Phi Thanh Thao (shooting).

The achievement of winning a ticket to the 2023 World Cup helped the Vietnamese women's team enter the "final" along with other nominations such as "Vietnam successfully organized and competed at the 31st SEA Games" and "Hanoi FC won the V-League and National Cup 2022 championships for the achievement of the year category.

The new feature of the 2023 Dedication Awards (including Music and Sports) will be to give the audience the right to choose the winning athletes and singers through online voting.

New captain of Vietnam team receives "huge" salary

The salary of new head coach of Vietnam national team Philippe Troussier is higher each month than his predecessor Park Hang-seo…

The Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) on February 16 officially signed a contract with French strategist Philippe Troussier. The contract between the two sides is for a period of 3 years, from March 1, 2023 to July 31, 2026.

The salary of the new captain nicknamed "White Witch" with VFF is about 60,000 USD/month (equivalent to 1.42 billion VND/month). Previously, his predecessor Park Hang-seo was said to receive a salary of 50,000 USD/month.

Coach Philippe Troussier has signed a 3-year contract with VFF.

In addition to the above "huge" salary, during his time working in Vietnam, the French coach also stayed at the villa for foreign experts at the Vietnam Youth Football Training Center in Hanoi. This is also the place where his predecessor Park Hang-seo lived for the past 5 years.

The Korean strategist decided not to renew his contract with Vietnamese football after his contract expired on January 31. During his time leading the Vietnamese teams, he achieved many great successes such as: Winning the AFF Cup 2018, reaching the quarter-finals of the Asian Cup 2019, and entering the third qualifying round of the 2022 World Cup in Asia.

U23 Vietnamreached the semi-finals of the U23 Asian Cup in 2018, reached the semi-finals of the Asian Games in 2018, and won the SEA Games twice (in 2019 and 2021). The Vietnamese team under Mr. Park has also always maintained a position below 100 on the FIFA rankings.

According to the signed contract, the new head coach Philippe Troussier has full authority to make professional decisions, from selecting the coaching staff to calling up players and training plans as well as tactics. The number of assistants will be the same as under coach Park Hang-seo, including French and Vietnamese assistants.

Coach Troussier’s motto is to continuously rejuvenate the squad and improve the level of the players. The French coach affirmed that the number one priority is to organize a disciplined competition system and give opportunities to young players.

The player committed a brutal foul on Hoang Ducbanned from playing 3 matches

A player of Hanoi Police received a suspension after a dangerous foul on Hoang Duc in round 3 of V.League.

In round 3 of V.League, Viettel midfielder Nguyen Hoang Duc had to leave the field in pain after a brutal foul by a player from Hanoi Police.

Specifically, in the 58th minute of the match between Viettel and Hanoi Police, player Hoang Van Toan made a dangerous tackle, causing Hoang Duc to injure his left leg and had to leave the field, causing concern among the players and coaching staff of Viettel FC.

Hoang Duc was injured in round 3 of V.League.

Fortunately, Hoang Duc only suffered a soft tissue injury and will soon return to competition after a few days of rest. On the morning of February 16, the VFF penalty was given to the player of the Hanoi Police Club.

Accordingly, player Van Toan of Hanoi Police was fined 15 million VND and suspended from playing 3 matches. The penalty is based on Clause 1, Article 39 of VFF Disciplinary Regulations on physical abuse of others.

This will be a lesson for Van Toan, helping him to mature in the future and at the same time a warning to players in V.League to play by the rules and not repeat violence on the field.

With a 2-0 victory over Hanoi Police in the 3rd round, Viettel now has 5 points and rose to 6th place on the rankings, while Hanoi Police currently only has 3 points after 3 matches, temporarily ranked 7th and only 2 points above the bottom group.

Round 4 of the V.League will return this weekend with many exciting matches. After that, the National Championship will take a break for a few weeks so that the players can join the U20 Vietnam team to compete in the U20 Asia final.

Thanh Hien (According to vietnamnet.vn/zing.vn)