FIFA does not allow Indonesia to use newly naturalized goalkeeper to play against Vietnam; Rasmus Hojlund does something unprecedented at MU
(Baonghean.vn) - FIFA does not allow Indonesia to use its newly naturalized goalkeeper to play against Vietnam; Rasmus Hojlund does something never seen before at MU; Midfielder Tuan Anh leaves Hoang Anh Gia Lai, signs a contract with Nam Dinh FC... are notable sports news in the past 24 hours.
Rasmus Hojlund does something unprecedented at MU
Striker Rasmus Hojlund has just deserved to receive the Player of the Month award for February, doing something never seen before at MU and the Premier League.
With his impressive form in February (scoring 5 goals, 1 assist), Hojlund deserved to receive the title of Premier League Player of the Month for February.
More particularly, the 21-year-old striker made history by becoming the first Danish player to receive this award in England's number 1 league.
Hojlund is currently out injured. Before being sidelined, the Danish striker became the youngest player in Premier League history (21 years and 14 days) to score in six consecutive appearances.
Midfielder Tuan Anh says goodbye to Hoang Anh Gia Lai, signs contract with Nam Dinh FC
Accordingly, Mr. Duc has agreed to let Tuan Anh leave Hoang Anh Gia Lai Club from the second leg of V.League 2023/2024. Tuan Anh will go to Nam Dinh Club and is expected to sign a contract this weekend. This is a surprising decision for fans, because Tuan Anh was once considered a "treasure" of the mountain town team.
Mr. Duc agreed to let Tuan Anh leave Hoang Anh Gia Lai Club with the hope that this midfielder will have the opportunity to win the V.League championship. The owner of Hoang Anh Gia Lai Club hopes that Tuan Anh will develop more to contribute to the Vietnam national team.
Thus, Hoang Anh Gia Lai Club has officially said goodbye to all the best members of Hoang Anh Gia Lai Academy. Before Tuan Anh, Hoang Anh Gia Lai said goodbye to Cong Phuong, Xuan Truong, Van Toan, Hong Duy, Van Thanh. This is the generation of players loved by millions of fans over the past 10 years.
FIFA does not allow Indonesia to use newly naturalized goalkeeper to play against Vietnam
Goalkeeper Maarten Paes has acquired Indonesian citizenship but is not allowed by FIFA to play for the national team of the archipelago nation.
Maarten Paes is one of the players who is about to complete the procedure to obtain Indonesian citizenship to serve the national team of thousands of islands. He and some other colleagues will take the oath on March 12 to officially obtain Indonesian citizenship.
However, even after completing the procedures, Paes still cannot wear the national team jersey of the archipelago. He does not meet the conditions to be licensed by FIFA to play for the Indonesian national team.
According to Article 9, Clause 2, Section b III on changing the competing team of FIFA, a player can only transfer to register with another national federation if he has not played for any team, or wear the shirt of the youth team of the nationality initially registered in an official tournament when he is under 21 years old.
The two matches against Vietnam are of great importance to Indonesia. If they do not achieve good results, coach Shin Tae-yong and his team face the risk of being eliminated.
The first leg between Indonesia and Vietnam will take place on March 21 at Gelora Bung Karno Stadium. The return leg will be held at My Dinh 5 days later.
Ronaldo causes a "storm" on social networks again
The 39-year-old striker sarcastically commented on the controversial situation in Al Hilal's 3-1 win over Al Riyadh in round 23 of the SPL on the night of March 8.
A social media account shared a video of the situation leading to a penalty in the match between Al Riyadh and Al Hilal on the night of March 8. Aleksandar Mitrovic jumped up to block the ball but failed, then fell to the ground but Al Hilal was still awarded a penalty.
Below, Ronaldo's official social media account left a comment with 9 tearful smiley faces.
Al Hilal won the match 3-1. 2 of the 3 goals of the away team were scored from the penalty spot. In total, they were awarded 3 penalties but Mitrovic missed in the first half.
With this result, Al Hilal widened the gap with Al Nassr to 12 points. The Kingdom Arena team has a great opportunity to win the 19th Saudi Pro League championship in history. This season, Al Hilal has shown its superior strength. They are unbeaten in the last 38 matches, in all competitions, including 2 times defeating Al Nassr in the SPL.
Al Hilal created this unbeaten streak without Neymar, the star they recruited for a record price (90 million euros).
As for Ronaldo, he is at risk of going empty-handed for the second consecutive season. In the AFC Champions League, Al Nassr lost to Al Ain in the first leg of the quarter-finals with a score of 0-1. In domestic cup tournaments, Al Nassr will also find it difficult to win the title because their opponent in the next round is Al Hilal.
Since arriving in the Middle East, Ronaldo has only won the Arab Club Champions friendly tournament./.