MU lost miserably to Tottenham; China reacted unexpectedly to the plan to invite Coach Park; Barca used special terms with Szczesny
SHB Da Nang FC dropped to the bottom of the table after losing to Quang Nam; China reacted unexpectedly to the plan to invite coach Park to lead their team; Barca used special terms with Szczesny... are notable sports news in the past 24 hours.
MU suffered a crushing defeat at home to Tottenham
Captain Bruno Fernandes received a red card when Man Utd lost 0-3 to Tottenham in the final match of round 6 of the Premier League.
The home team lost heavily without scoring, the captain received a red card and young star Kobbie Mainoo was injured, Man Utd had a forgettable 90 minutes right at Old Trafford. More than half of the audience left before the match ended, because the "Red Devils" could have lost more heavily if striker Timo Werner had not wasted the opportunity. But this result was enough to make Erik ten Hag's team fall to 12th place in the Premier League, with a goal difference of minus 3.
"Man Utd played like a disgrace," former captain Gary Neville said.Sky Sports"This is the worst Man Utd match I have ever seen."
This defeat also means Ten Hag is at risk of being fired, when the home team only won two, drew one and lost three in the first six games of the season.
SHB Da Nang Club drops to bottom of table after defeat against Quang Nam
ThoughtsSHB Da Nangwill rise strongly after returning to the V.League, but the Han River team had a shaky start in the 2024/2025 season. In the Quang Nam derby, the home team at Hoa Xuan Stadium was continuously led by Quang Nam and defeated with a score of 2-3 on the evening of September 29 at Hoa Xuan Stadium.
With only 1 point after 3 rounds, Da Nang fell to the bottom of the rankings, having the same score as Hanoi Police but with a lower secondary index and having played 1 more match than their opponent.
On the other hand, Quang Nam was once considered a candidate for relegation, but with the first win, coach Van Sy Son and his team temporarily rose to 10th place in the rankings with 3 points after 3 rounds.
LPB Ninh Binh won the runner-up position in the 2024 Asian Women's Club Volleyball Championship
On the afternoon of September 29, LPB Ninh Binh Club failed to create a surprise, losing 0-3 to J.League champion - NEC Red Rockets (Japan) in the final match and won the runner-up position of the 2024 Asian Women's Club Volleyball Championship.
Facing an opponent that was rated higher in every aspect, LPB Ninh Binh sadly accepted a 0-3 defeat against NEC Red Rockets.
A classy match between players from Japan. Playing with not the strongest lineup, the J.League champion still dominated the game against LPB Ninh Binh. In all 3 sets, NEC Red Rockets quickly took the lead with a very large gap.
Although Nguyen Thi Bich Tuyen is still an excellent player on the right wing of LPB Ninh Binh Club, against a very good Japanese team, the hitter from Vinh Long could not comfortably score points like in previous matches.
However, the runner-up achievement in the first time participating in the tournament is also very remarkable for the LPB Ninh Binh players. This is a stepping stone for coach Thai Thanh Tung and his team to prepare to participate in the Women's Club World Cup, taking place in December 2024 in China.
Barca use special clause with Szczesny
The Catalan team will use Marc-Andre ter Stegen's salary to pay Wojciech Szczesny, in order to meet financial regulations from the La Liga Organizing Committee.
Sport revealed that Barcelona sent a request to the La Liga Organizing Committee to activate Article 77 of the tournament, allowing the team to use 80% of the salary of a player on long-term leave of 4 months or more, to register a new replacement.
Barca's salary fund for the 2024/25 season has reached the ceiling according to La Liga regulations. Therefore, they will not be able to register any new players according to normal procedures. Barca's obstacle now will be to convince Ter Stegen to give up his salary to Szczesny.
Ter Stegen receives around 6 million Euros/year at Barca. Szczesny announced his retirement last month after terminating his contract with Juventus. The 34-year-old Polish goalkeeper then received an offer from the Board of Directors.Barcaand quickly nodded.
As Szczesny is a free agent, Barca can trigger La Liga's Article 77 to register the former Arsenal star, although the 2024 summer transfer window closed at the end of August.
Chinese fans react surprisingly to the plan to invite coach Park to lead the home team.
Many Chinese fans do not want the country's Football Association to invite them.Coach Park Hang-seoto lead the home team. It is known that CFA has put coach Park Hang-seo in its sights to replace the Croatian coach. At that time, the media of the billion-people country said that CFA agreed to spend more than 600,000 USD/year to pay the salary of the Korean strategist.
But the idea of inviting Coach Park to replace CFA coach Branko Ivankovic is currently receiving mixed opinions from Chinese fans.
Chinese fans want the CFA to find a young coach from Europe, specifically from Spain, Germany or France, to lead the national team instead of putting their trust in Coach Park Hang-seo. They believe that young coaches from Europe will build a modern playing style and have a more sustainable plan for the national team.
As for Coach Park Hang-seo, he has recently received many offers from Asian countries. Recently, the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) is said to want to invite the former coach of the Vietnam national team to work. However, this deal has not progressed to this point. Coach Park is still in Vietnam to develop his football academy and to be a professional advisor for the Bac Ninh Club./.