Proposal to 'suspend' player who elbowed colleague in V-League; Overseas Vietnamese 'killer' is about to arrive in Vietnam
(Baonghean.vn) - V.League 2023/2024 Top Scorer Rankings, Round 8; Overseas Vietnamese "killer" is about to arrive in Vietnam; Proposal to "suspend" player who elbowed his colleague in V-League... are notable sports news in the past 24 hours.
V.League 2023/2024 Top Scorer Ranking Round 8
Before round 8 of Night Wolf V.League 1 2023/2024, striker Rafaelson (Nam Dinh) led the scoring list with 10 goals. The Brazilian foreign player left his pursuers far behind. The Nam Dinh player continued to score in the match against Binh Dinh.
The surprise in the top scorer ranking is the appearance of Bui Hoang Viet Anh. The center back of Hanoi Police Club is the only Vietnamese player to score 3 goals after the first 7 rounds. In round 8, Nguyen Quang Hai also reached the 3-goal mark.
Top scorer ranking round 8
| Society | Player | Team | Number of goals |
| 1 | Rafaelson | Nam Dinh | 11 |
| 2 | Alan Grafite | Pacify | 6 |
| 3 | Rimario Gordon | Thanh Hoa | 6 |
| 4 | Lucao | Hai Phong | 5 |
| 5 | Bui Hoang Viet Anh | Hanoi Police | 3 |
| 6 | Joel Tagueu | Hanoi | 3 |
| 7 | Denilson Junior | Hanoi | 3 |
| 8 | Nguyen Quang Hai | Hanoi Police | 3 |
| 9 | Michael Olaha | SLNA | 3 |
| 10 | Hendrio Araujo | Nam Dinh | 3 |
V.League 2023/2024 kicks off on October 20. This season marks a transition for Vietnamese football to synchronize its organization time with Asian and world tournaments. The tournament returns to the round-robin format with 2 full rounds of 26 matches.
In the 2023/2024 season, VPF aims to apply VAR in all matches in each round, as soon as there are 4 VAR cars. To apply VAR in all stadiums, VPF has coordinated with the VAR equipment supplier to inspect and measure all stadiums of clubs competing in the national championship. All of those parameters have been uploaded to the FIFA system for processing.
Proposal to "suspend" player who elbowed colleague in V-League
VPF Company - the organizing board of Vietnam's national professional tournaments - is summarizing the outstanding events that took place in round 8 of V-League 2023/2024 (ending on the evening of December 27) and sending them to the Disciplinary Board.Vietnam Football Federation(VFF) review and handle.
Notably, player Nguyen Thanh Thao (Ho Chi Minh City Club) violently elbowed Nguyen Van Hanh (Ha Tinh Club) in a match at Thong Nhat Stadium, causing his colleague to be stunned and lie on the field in pain.
Thanh Thao's entire behavior was recorded live on television and was condemned by the audience and media.
However, at that time, the main referee Do Thanh De, despite having a good viewing angle, only gave Nguyen Thanh Thao a yellow card - a penalty that was considered too light, not enough to deter the level of violation. Therefore, the V-League Organizing Committee requested the VFF Disciplinary Committee to impose an additional penalty.
Surpassing Messi and Mbappe, Haaland won the World's Best Player award
Superb skills, ability to press and choose positions... to score goals helped Erling Haaland be honored as the best player in the world in 2023.
The award Man City striker just won was presented by the International Federation of Football History and Statistics (IFFHS).
Haaland's brilliant form helped Man City win the Champions League, Premier League, European Super Cup, FA Cup and most recently he also "enjoyed" the FIFA Club World Cup championship for the first time in history.
Always among the top scorers in the world, Haaland received a total of 209 points - becoming the IFFHS World Player of the Year 2023.
This is the first IFFHS award for Erling Haaland and also the first time in history that a Norwegian player has been honored with this award.
Behind the Man City star are Kylian Mbappé (105 points) and Lionel Messi (85 points), who has won 14 IFFHS awards in his career.
Also in the top 5 of the IFFHS awards are Rodri and Kevin De Bruyne – Erling Haaland's teammates at Man City.
Overseas Vietnamese "killer" is about to arrive in Vietnam
Recently, Kaelin Nguyen Truong Khoi is one of the young Vietnamese players who has attracted the attention of football fans in Vietnam. Currently, the player born in 2003 is playing in New Zealand for Wellington Phoenix Res Club.
This striker is left-footed and can play in many positions on the attacking front. In addition, his height of 1m86 is also an advantage for Kaelin Nguyen in aerial situations. For that reason, he is considered a solution to the headache for the striker position of the Vietnamese team at the present time. Therefore, fans all hope that Kaelin Nguyen can return to wear the Vietnamese team shirt in the near future.
According to information provided by Vietnam Football Scout, Kaelin Nguyen himself has also expressed his intention to return to Vietnam to play. Currently, the profile of the striker born in 2003 has been sent to a number of V.League clubs. If all goes well, Kaelin Nguyen Truong Khoi may play in Vietnam next season.
Previously, Mr. Nguyen Truong Khoa - Kaelin's father also shared about applying for citizenship for his son: "Currently, I have gone to the Embassy to ask about the procedures. This will probably require more time and help. I will try my best to help my son complete the necessary paperwork."
As for Kaelin Nguyen, he is currently valued by Transfermarkt at 150,000 euros, equivalent to 3.9 billion VND. This price also partly shows his potential and stable performance when playing in New Zealand.
Man City came from behind to defeat Everton
Although the home team took the lead thanks to Harrison, Man City fought back strongly in the second half to beat Everton 3-1./.