Today (May 3), VFF officially announced the new coach of the Vietnam national team; Round 16 of V.League 1: Dramatic race for the top group
(Baonghean.vn) - Coach Kim Sang-sik will be introduced to the media at the VFF headquarters in Nam Tu Liem district; This weekend, V.League 1 will return to round 16 with matches that are expected to be very exciting. Those are the outstanding sports news in the past 24 hours.
VFF speaks out about coach Kim Sang-sik's salary
Before the rumor that coach Kim Sang-sik demanded too high a salary, VFF officially spoke up.
Many sources say that coach Kim Sang-sik - the most promising candidate for the position of captain of the Vietnamese team - wants to receive a salary of up to nearly 1 million Euro/year (more than 27 billion VND), about more than 2 billion VND per month.
This surprised fans because before that, coach Troussier was only paid about 60,000 USD/month (about 1.5 billion VND), despite being tasked with helping the Vietnamese team win a ticket to the 2026 World Cup.
However, according to a source from the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF), the salary that coach Kim Sang-sik wants is not as high as public speculation, but only at a level suitable for the plan and payment level of VFF.
Today (May 3), VFF officially announced the new coach of the Vietnam national team.
According to many sources, the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) reached the final terms with coach Kim Sang-sik on the afternoon of May 2. The agreement includes a clause that the 1976-born coach will be in charge of the U23 team and the Vietnam national team at the same time.
A well-informed source confirmed that the contract between VFF and the Korean coach is divided into several stages, depending on the achievements in each tournament. In one year, the immediate ones are the AFF Cup 2024 and SEA Games 2025.
By early next week, Coach Kim Sang-sik will be introduced to the media at the VFF headquarters in Nam Tu Liem district, Hanoi.
Round 16 V.League 1: Dramatic race for the top group
After a month of suspension for the Vietnam U23 team to compete in the U23 Asian finals, this weekend, V.League 1 will return to round 16 with matches that are expected to be very exciting between the top teams.
Round 16 of V.League 1 takes place from May 3 to 5, with the earliest match taking place at Ha Tinh Stadium on May 3 between Hong Linh Ha Tinh (20 points, ranked 7th) and Quang Nam (16 points, ranked 11th).
The focus of round 16 is the matches taking place on Saturday (May 4) with 5 pairs of matches, notably the confrontation between 4 teams currently in the top 5 on the rankings. In the match taking place at 6 p.m. at Thanh Hoa Stadium, the home team Dong A Thanh Hoa (22 points, ranked 5th) has a very good chance to equalize the score with the away team MerryLand Quy Nhon - Binh Dinh (25 points, ranked 4th) if they win this confrontation.
The match at Hang Day Stadium at 7:00 p.m. on May 4 is the most anticipated battle between the team leading the rankings, Nam Dinh Steel Blue (32 points) and Hanoi Police (28 points, ranked 2nd).
Also on May 4, the team at the bottom of the rankings, Khanh Hoa FC (10 points), will visit Becamex Binh Duong (27 points, 3rd place).
If they cannot win, Khanh Hoa FC will find it difficult to escape the bottom of the rankings when the season ends.
Identifying 3 Asian football teams that have qualified to participate in the 2024 Paris Olympics
U23 Iraq is the third team in Asia to qualify for men's football at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
In the early morning of May 3, the third-place match of the 2024 AFC U23 Championship finals between U23 Iraq and U23 Indonesia ended with a 2-1 victory for the West Asian representative. U23 Iraq is the last team in Asia to directly qualify for the Summer Olympics this year.
Previously, U23 Uzbekistan and U23 Japan also earned tickets to France after winning the semi-finals of the U23 Asian Cup. These are excellent teams, worthy of being the leading flag of the continent at the Olympics.