2015 Golden Ball winner resigns from Binh Phuoc Club; Indonesia is about to own former Juventus goalkeeper for 5 million Euros
Indonesia is about to acquire a former Juventus goalkeeper for 5 million Euros; the 2015 Golden Ball winner has resigned from Binh Phuoc Club; Man United will lose a huge amount of money if they fire coach Amorim... are notable sports news in the past 24 hours.
Indonesia is about to own the former Juventus goalkeeper for 5 million Euros
With the ambition to win ticketsWorld Cup 2026, Indonesia continuously naturalizes players of European origin. The three latest names revealed are goalkeeper Emil Audero (28 years old, Italian origin), defender Dean James (24 years old, Dutch origin) and midfielder Joey Pelupessy (31 years old, Dutch origin). Among these, Emil Audero has received the most attention.
The goalkeeper, born in 1997, has an Italian father and an Indonesian mother. He grew up at the Juventus training center. He was a member of the U15 to U21 Italy teams. He played for Juventus (2016-2019), Inter Milan (2023-2024) and is currently playing for Palermo (Serie B, Italy).
Emil Audero is valued at 5 million Euros (134 billion VND), the second most expensive in Asia. This is an extremely high-quality addition to the Indonesian team, alongside Dutch goalkeeper Maarten Paes.
President of the Indonesian Football Federation Erick Thohir revealed that the profiles of Emil Audero, Dean James and Joey Pelupessy are awaiting approval from the Indonesian Prime Minister.
If nothing changes, these 3 players will be able to register for the Indonesian team to compete in 2 matches of Group C, 3rd qualifying round of the 2026 World Cup against Australia (March 20) and Bahrain (March 25).
After 6/10 matches, the Indonesian team (6 points, equal with Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, China) is temporarily ranked 3/6 in Group C, after Australia (7 points) and Japan (16 points).
Golden Ball 2015 resigns from Binh Phuoc Club
Binh Phuoc FC has just announced that it will part ways with head coach Nguyen Anh Duc after the match against PVF-Cong An Nhan in round 11 of the 2024/25 National First Division on March 1. The decision was somewhat surprising to many, but according to the team nicknamed "Green Warriors", this is a "necessary change", "towards a good future for both sides".
Binh Phuoc Club said that coach Anh Duc proactively asked to resign, "out of self-respect and remorse in keeping his honorable promise from the beginning of the season, and more importantly, out of the desire to see the club develop more strongly."
This season, Binh Phuoc Club has shown its ambition to compete for the championship and win a ticket to the V-League next season. They brought in a series of famous players such as Cong Phuong, Tan Truong, Ngoc Duc, Tan Sinh, Sy Giap, Tuan Tai, Minh Tam... At the same time, Binh Phuoc Club invited coach Nguyen Anh Duc - Vietnam Golden Ball 2015; AFF Cup 2018 champion; V-League champion 2007, 2008, 2014, 2015; V-League Best Player 2014, 2015... to lead. In fact, coach Anh Duc and his team had an impressive start. However, since the timeCong Phuong Injured since round 6, the performance and results of the "Green Warriors" have declined.
From leading the rankings, Binh Phuoc Club has now been caught up by PVF-People's Police with 20 points, and is 7 points behind the top team Ninh Binh after losing to this opponent in round 9.
With the change of head coach, the "Blue Warriors" hope to make a breakthrough in the second leg to fulfill their ambition of winning a ticket to the V-League. To do so, they must win the First Division championship this season, or finish second and then win the play-off match against the team ranked 13/14 of the V-League 2024/25.
Man United will lose a huge amount of money if they fire coach Amorim
According to The Sun, if coach Ruben Amorim is fired when the 2024/25 season ends, MU will have to pay a huge amount of contract compensation.
Man United have announced another round of layoffs, bringing the total number of staff cut to 450 since Sir Jim Ratcliffe and Ineos Group took over the team.
Admitting that he and the team are also responsible for the poor performance on the pitch, coach Amorim said: “Man United players do not feel the pressure of others losing their jobs. They have their own lives, living in a bubble. I see the players' lives are completely different from mine and everyone else at the club. I'm not saying that's a bad thing. They're just young people living in a different world, but they also have a different pressure, sometimes even heavier. The players feel the pressure to win when they wear the Man United shirt.”
According to The Sun, if coach Ruben Amorim is fired at the end of the 2024/25 season, Man United will have to pay the strategist a contract compensation of up to 12 million pounds.
The same clause also applies to the coaching staff he brought with him from Sporting, bringing the total cost of firing the entire team to £20m. The contract between the two parties was previously signed until June 2027, with a salary of £6m/year.
Mourinho banned from coaching 4 matches, fined over 1 billion VND
The Turkish Football Federation (TFF) Disciplinary Committee has banned coach Jose Mourinho for four matches following incidents that occurred on Monday (February 24), following the goalless draw between Galatasaray and Fenerbahce in the Istanbul derby.
The Portuguese coach was criticized for making negative statements about his opponent Galatasaray.
After the match, Mourinho went into the referee's room to congratulate Slovenian referee Slavko Vincic. Mourinho used Vincic to criticize the Turkish refereeing team and attack the opposing team.
The TFF Disciplinary Committee called this “unsporting conduct” and imposed two penalties: a two-match ban for inappropriate comments about opponents; another two-match ban for entering the referee’s room. The total penalty that “The Special One” received was four matches. He also had to pay a fine of about 42,500 Euros.
In addition, Galatasaray coach Okan Buruk was banned from coaching one match and fined 40,000 Euros. He called Mourinho a “Crybaby”./.