Yokohama FC reacts to Cong Phuong being called up to the Vietnam National Team; Center-back Duy Manh: Don't know if Vietnam will play against the Netherlands or Indonesia
(Baonghean.vn) - Cong Phuong became the only player in the Yokohama FC squad to be called up for this FIFA Days; Center back Duy Manh commented on the Indonesian team using many naturalized players. These are the outstanding sports news.
Center back Duy Manh: I don't know if Vietnam will play against the Netherlands or Indonesia.
On the Vietnam Football Federation's website, center back Duy Manh commented on the Indonesian team using many naturalized players.
"Everyone knows that Indonesia has never been an easy opponent... Now they have naturalized a series of players. We often joke with each other that we don't know whether Vietnam will play against the Netherlands or Indonesia. However, we are not afraid because they are naturalized. The whole team will prepare the best to achieve the goal of entering the third qualifying round of the 2026 World Cup.", Duy Manh said.
Yokohama FC reacts to Cong Phuong being called up to the Vietnam National Team
After nearly a year of absence, Nguyen Cong Phuong has returned to the Vietnam national team. To celebrate this event, Yokohama FC sent Cong Phuong a congratulatory message.
On the homepage, next to the article about the decision to call up Cong Phuong by the Vietnam National Team, Yokohama FC said: "Try your best, Cong Phuong."
Cong Phuong became the only player in the Yokohama FC squad to be called up for this FIFA Days. The J.League 2 club also has a number of other players but all of them only play for the Japanese youth teams, from U17 to U23. Cong Phuong's situation at Yokohama FC is quite similar to what Quang Hai experienced at Pau FC.
The return of Cong Phuong gives Coach Troussier more options for his attack. But it also reflects a worrying reality that the Vietnam national team lacks strikers in good form. Among Coach Troussier's strikers, Tuan Hai is the best scorer since the beginning of the 2023/24 campaign (7 goals, including 3 in the V-League), but he is injured and cannot be called up to the national team.
Man United players dissatisfied with Rasmus Hojlund
Man United players are said to have had private talks with Rasmus Hojlund following the striker's interview with The United Stand, a channel "built on negativity and slaughter of Man United players".
Paul Parker said he believed Goldbridge had "attacked the club, the manager and the owner of a football club he doesn't even like" because he "is a Nottingham Forest fan".
“I don't like what Mark Goldbridge is doing,” Paul said.
PSG sets "huge" price to recruit Barca's prodigy
According to Marca, PSG is considering making a 200 million Euro offer to sign Barcelona's young talent Lamine Yamal in the summer when Mbappe joins Real Madrid.
Reliable sources say that agent Jorgen Mendes even met with president Joan Laporta to inform him about the potential offer from the French football giant.
Barcelona have received signals from PSG for their star player and are still considering the possibility of selling Lamine Yamal to Messi's old team in the near future as they are in dire need of money to solve financial difficulties.
Al Nassr eliminated from AFC Champions League
In the early morning of March 12, Al Nassr drew 4-4 with Al Ain after two quarter-final matches, then lost 1-3 in the penalty shootout.
In the 118th minute, Al Nassr was awarded a free kick. Cristiano Ronaldo rushed in to receive the cross from his teammate and was pulled down by defender Juma Hassan. The referee immediately pointed to the penalty spot. From 11 meters away, CR7 made no mistake to raise the score to 4-3 for Al Nassr.
The aggregate score after two matches was 4-4 (Al Ain won 1-0 in the first leg). The two teams had to decide the winner by a penalty shootout. Coach Luis Castro trusted his foreign players to take charge. However, Marcelo Brozovic, Alex Telles and Otavio all missed their kicks, only Ronaldo succeeded. In the end, the home team lost 1-3.
Ronaldo and his teammates failed in the two most important arenas. In the Saudi Pro League, they are 12 points behind Al Hilal and have almost no chance of winning the championship. As for Al Ain, the club entered the AFC Champions League semi-finals after 8 years of waiting.