Vietnam's opponents support awarding the "sword seal" to coach Park Hang-seo; Revealing the host of the 2034 Winter Olympics
Barca signs MLS young star; 2034 Winter Olympics host revealed; Vietnam team's opponent supports giving "sword seal" to coach Park Hang-seo... are notable sports news in the past 24 hours.
Barca signs MLS young star
Barcelona have announced the signing of MLS centre-back Mamadou Mbacke from Los Angeles FC. The deal will run until 2026, with an option to extend for a further two years.
Last season, Mbacke played impressively for Barca Atletic on loan from Los Angeles FC, and will officially join the Catalan team in this summer transfer window.
In a statement, Barcelona said: "FC Barcelona has reached an agreement with Los Angeles FC for the transfer of player Mamadou Mbacke Fall. The Senegalese midfielder will sign a two-season contract, running until June 30, 2026, with an option to extend for a further two years. Mbacke played last season at Barca Atletic on loan from the American team."
2034 Winter Olympics host revealed
In 2034, the Winter Olympics and Paralympics will be held in Salt Lake City (Utah, USA).
With the above decision of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the dream of hosting the winter sports festival of the US will become a reality.
Salt Lake City will have to compete against many other cities to host the 2034 Olympics and Paralympics, NBC reported. The first bid was in 2018.
"I think Salt Lake City meets all the criteria to start hosting the Winter Olympics tomorrow," said Karl Stoss, president of the International Olympic Committee.
Previously, the US also hosted two consecutive Olympics in six years, when the 1996 Olympics took place in Atlanta and the 2002 Winter Olympics was held in Salt Lake.
Salt Lake City will host the 2034 Winter Olympics, six years after the 2028 Summer Olympics, also held in the US (Los Angeles). The city is expected to commandeer the University of Utah stadium for the opening and closing ceremonies of the Olympics.
Before the US, the Winter Olympics will take place in Milan (Italy) in 2026, and the Alps (France) in 2030.
Vietnam team's opponents support awarding "sword seal" to coach Park Hang-seo
After parting ways with coach Kim Pan-gon, the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) has appointed assistant Pau Marti Vicente to temporarily take charge of the national team. However, FAM is still actively searching for a leader for the Malaysian team.
Recent sources say that FAM is aiming to invite coach Park Hang-seo to sit in the hot seat of the "Tigers".
Regarding this information, KLFA Technical Director - Mr. Sulaiman Hussin said that coach Park Hang-seo is fully capable of helping Malaysian football make a breakthrough in the future.
“Pau Marti Vicente may be a good fit in the short term as he has learnt a lot from coach Kim Pan-gon. However, I feel that FAM must find a more suitable replacement. Coach Park Hang-seo has taken Vietnam to a new level. If he takes over the Malaysian national team, I hope he will receive the necessary support. I believe he is the right candidate. In fact, his approach is very passionate and our players need to be prepared for that,” said Sulaiman Hussin.
Not only officials, Malaysian fans also support the former coach of the Vietnamese team to lead the "Tigers".
In a survey by Astro Arena, up to 60% of fans want the Korean coach to take the position of head coach of the Malaysian national team.
As for coach Park, he and his representative company have not made any moves regarding this matter.
FIFA announces big bonus for Hanoi Women's Football Club
The International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) has just announced the bonus levels for women's clubs with players participating in the 2023 World Cup Finals. Of which, Hanoi Women's Football Club is one of the teams with the highest bonus.
Accordingly, FIFA announced that it will pay 11.3 million USD to 1,041 women's clubs around the world whose players participate in the 2023 Women's World Cup Finals. Accordingly, the bonus amount has been increased to 2.82 million USD compared to 2019 (8.48 million USD).
This is a program initiated by FIFA since 2019 to reward clubs that have trained many players to participate in the FIFA Women's World Cup. This work helps develop women's football at all levels and creates more motivation for the development of the tournament in the future.
Notably, Hanoi Women's Football Club is the representative of Vietnam to receive a large bonus, ranking 9th out of 10 clubs receiving the largest amount of money. Specifically, Hanoi Women's Football Club will receive more than 125,000 USD (nearly 2.9 billion VND) from FIFA. The team receiving the largest amount of money is Barcelona Club (Spain) with nearly 250,000 USD.
The FIFA homepage announced: "The amount of 125,883.53 USD will be paid to Hanoi I, the team that sent more players to the 2023 Women's World Cup than any other Asian club. The Vietnamese women's team even ranked above big clubs such as Bayern Munich, Manchester United and Urawa Reds in the prize money rankings."
Ho Chi Minh City Women's Club also has 6 players and 2 mature faces from the club's youth training center participating in the 2023 Women's World Cup, so they also received approximately 100,000 USD.
Some other Vietnamese women's football teams also received bonuses from FIFA, including Phong Phu Ha Nam Women's Club, Vietnam Coal and Minerals Women's Club and Thai Nguyen T&T Women's Club./.