Vietnam women's football team makes surprising decision with Huynh Nhu; Vinicius and Haaland are the most expensive in the world
Ho Chi Minh City Women's Club wants to keep Huynh Nhu to nurture the ambition of going deep in the AFC Champions League; Netherlands escapes defeat in Hungary in the UEFA Nations League; Vinicius and Haaland are the most expensive players in the world... are notable sports news in the past 24 hours.
Vietnam women's football team makes surprising decision with Huynh Nhu
On October 12, Ho Chi Minh City Women's Club will have the final match in the group stage of the 2024-2025 AFC Champions League Women's League against Urawa Red Diamonds.
Talking about this match, Coach Nguyen Hong Pham said: "The coaching staff has planned to use the best force for the match taking place tomorrow.
Ho Chi Minh City Club wants to achieve the best professional quality. The past two matches were not easy, Taichung Blue Whale and Odisha were both very determined.
Tomorrow, Ho Chi Minh City Club wants to give fans the best match. Hopefully, the weather will support tomorrow's match."
After two consecutive wins, Ho Chi Minh City Women's Club has completed its goal of reaching the quarter-finals of the AFC Champions League 2024-2025.
In the above 2 matches,striker Huynh Nhuplayed impressively scoring 3 goals.
Currently, the number 1 striker of the Vietnamese women's team is also in the top 5 players with the most goals in the AFC Champions League 2024-2025.
But according to research, Huynh Nhu's contract with Ho Chi Minh City Women's Club only lasts until the end of the 2024-2025 AFC Champions League group stage.
According to coach Nguyen Hong Pham, Ho Chi Minh City Women's Club is currently planning to keep Huynh Nhu with the goal of going deep in the Asian tournament.
“Currently, the team still intends to try to keep the foreign players and Huynh Nhu. From now until then, there is still time to calculate and arrange the squad,” Mr. Pham emphasized.
No more Vietnamese players in the quarterfinals of the Hanoi Open 2024
On October 11, 8 Vietnamese players competed in the Last 64 round of the Hanoi Open Pool Championship 2024. However, 7 players were eliminated, the most regrettable of which was the loss of player Duong Quoc Hoang. He lost 8/10 to player Dean Shields (England).
The only Vietnamese player to win in the Last 64 round was Nguyen Van Huynh. However, on the afternoon of October 11, he had to stop playing when he faced Edward Koyongian in the round of 32 strongest players.
Nguyen Van Huynh had a bad start and was trailing 3-1. However, the Vietnamese player played more focused and continuously chased the Indonesian player. The turning point came in game 8, when the score was 4-3 in favor of Koyongian. Van Huynh unexpectedly made a mistake with the 3rd ball, giving the game to his opponent.
Edward Koyongian won 3 games in a row to lead 7-3, creating a 4-game gap. Nguyen Van Huynh had almost no chance at this point, because the Indonesian player played too focused.
With the score at 9-4, Nguyen Van Huynh won 2 consecutive games but could not create a surprise. Edward Koyongian performed a classy cue ball hiding situation in the last game. Van Huynh failed to break the siege and was forced to miss, giving his opponent the opportunity to place the ball. Koyongian handled it neatly, closing the match with a score of 10-6. Edward Koyongian's next opponent in the round of 16 is Jayson Shaw, ranked 62nd in the world.
In addition to Nguyen Van Huynh and Duong Quoc Hoang, 6 Vietnamese athletes had to say goodbye to Hanoi Open on November 10: Nguyen Dang Tuyen, Nguyen Cong Thanh, Nguyen Duc Thang, Luong Duc Thien, Bui Truong An and Lo Van Xuan.
Despite his best efforts, player Nguyen Cong Thanh tied with world No. 34 Jeffrey Ignacio with a score of 9-9. However, he could not surprise the Filipino player and unfortunately suffered a 9/10 defeat.
The Last 16 round of the 2024 Open Pool Championship takes place on Saturday, October 12, at the My Dinh Indoor Athletics Stadium.
Netherlands escape defeat against Hungary
In the third round of Group A3 of the UEFA Nations League, at Puskas Stadium in Budapest, Hungary on the evening of October 11, 2024, striker Roland Sallai opened the scoring for the home team in the 32nd minute. But after that, they only focused on defense, not creating any more dangerous opportunities, despite having one more player for nearly the last 15 minutes of the match.
In the 76th minute, Van Dijk rushed to referee Lukas Fahndrich to demand a yellow card for a Hungarian player, but only the Dutch captain received a yellow card. 3 minutes later, the Liverpool midfielder still slid and missed the ball, tripping his opponent to prevent a counterattack. Referee Fahndrich quickly ran to give Van Dijk a second yellow card within 3 minutes, meaning the red card indirectly caused him to be sent off.
After leaving the field, Van Dijk handed the captain's armband to right-back Denzel Dumfries, and it was the Inter player who shone to save 1 point for the visitors. In the 83rd minute, striker Cody Gakpo took a free kick, crossed the ball into the penalty area for Dumfries to head into the far corner, defeating goalkeeper Dénes Dibusz. 1-1 was the final score of the match.
After 3 matches in Group A3, the Netherlands is in 2nd place with 5 points, behind Germany with 7 points. Hungary is in 3rd place with 2 points, while Bosnia & Herzegovina is in last place with 1 point.
Cassano faces off with Ronaldo
On Gianluca Gazzoli's podcast "The BSMT", Cassano frankly stated that, despite Ronaldo's many goals, the Portuguese superstar "still doesn't know how to play football" and "I wouldn't care if Ronaldo scored 3,000 goals". This statement quickly caused shock and attracted great attention from fans and the media.
Not keeping quiet, Ronaldo texted Cassano directly from a Spanish phone number, sending a list of his impressive achievements, including a series of titles and scoring records. However, instead of resolving the issue, Ronaldo ended the conversation by emphasizing the achievement gap between himself and Cassano.
"He only scored 150 goals and won four titles," Ronaldo said, in an attempt to downplay Cassano's career.
Cassano refused to back down, responding by emphasizing his personal views: "Cristiano, the problem is that I don't respect you because I don't like you as a player." This showed that Cassano was determined to stand his ground, even when facing one of the greatest players of all time.
Not stopping there, Elma Aveiro, Ronaldo's sister, also joined the debate when she sarcastically called Cassano "a ball boy" instead of a professional player, and emphasized that if Ronaldo had scored 900 goals but was still considered not knowing how to play football, then what would happen if he actually knew how to play.
This controversy is not only a personal conflict but also reflects the conflicting opinions about Ronaldo's playing style. Despite receiving much criticism, with his huge achievements and impressive titles, Ronaldo continues to be a global icon, despite the controversy about his football skills.
Vinicius and Haaland are the most expensive in the world
According to the latest update of Transfermarkt, the duo Vinicius Junior and Erling Haaland are the most expensive players in the world today. Their value surpasses the duo Kylian Mbappe and Jude Bellingham.
Transfermarkt continues to update market values in Europe's top leagues. Before the update on October 11, Real Madrid stars Kylian Mbappé, Jude Bellingham and Vinicius Junior shared the top spot with a market value of €180 million.
However, according to the latest update, Vinicius has surpassed his two teammates to become the most valuable player in the world and is on par with Man City star Erling Haaland. Like Haaland, Vinicius Jr.'s market value has been upgraded by 20 million Euros to 200 million Euros.
Another star who has made a notable step forward is Lamine Yamal. The Barca prodigy has had his valuation increased by 25%, from €120 million to €150 million. At just 17 years old, Yamal is undoubtedly the most exciting talent in world football.
Yamal is currently ranked 5th in the list of the most valuable players in the world today. His valuation is equal to Man City's Phil Foden and higher than other stars such as Arsenal's Bukayo Saka, Leverkusen's Florian Wirtz, Bayern's Jamal Musiala or Real's Federico Valverde.
Thus, in the top 10 most expensive players, there is only 1 player over 25 years old, Valverde. The rest are all 25 years old or younger. The only player over 30 years old in the top 20 is Bayern striker Harry Kane (valued at 100 million Euros).