Kiatisak "boasts" that many teams have invited him; Xabi Alonso agrees to replace Ancelotti to lead Real Madrid
Xabi Alonso agrees to replace Ancelotti to lead Real Madrid; Kiatisak "boasts" of receiving invitations from many teams; Vietnam's U19 women's team enters an easy group at the 2025 Southeast Asian tournament... are notable sports news in the past 24 hours.
Hanoi Police share points at home against Hong Linh Ha Tinh
On the evening of May 9, despite controlling the game and creating many opportunities, facing the tight and disciplined defense of Hong Linh Ha Tinh, the Hanoi Police players had to accept a goalless draw in round 22 of V-League 2024/2025.
With this result, Hong Linh Ha Tinh temporarily rose to 4th place with 35 points after 22 rounds, 2 points more than Hanoi Police but having played one more match. This is the 6th draw of coach Polking and his team since the beginning of the season, continuing to keep them stuck in the middle of the rankings.
Starting lineup CAHN vs Ha Tinh:
CAHN: Nguyen Filip (1), Jason Quang Vinh (7), Viet Anh (68), Tuan Duong (98), Van Toan (12), Van Luan (Quang Hai 60'), Thanh Long (11), Van Do (88), Minh Phuc (22), Phan Van Duc (20), Thaileon (Leo Artur 60').
Ha Tinh: Thanh Tung (1), Anh Quang (4), Adou Minh (15), Helerson (12), Trong Hoang (8), Van Tram (5), Sy Hoang (79), Viktor Le (14), Mbo Noel (36), Tien Dat (Xuan Truong 57'), Trung Nguyen (Dinh Tien 57').
Xabi Alonso agrees to replace Ancelotti to lead Real Madrid
Exclusive sources from Marca confirmed that Xabi Alonso has agreed to replace Carlo Ancelotti as Real Madrid head coach next season.
Accordingly, the former Spanish midfielder will leave Leverkusen to return to lead his old team from May 25. That paves the way for Ancelotti to move to coach the Brazilian national team.
Xabi Alonso believes it is time for him to leave Leverkusen after two successful seasons, especially winning the 2023/24 Bundesliga title.
The big bosses at Bernabeu have been sending Xabi Alonso messages for a long time. Now he is about to sign a three-year contract, helping the club compete with Barcelona for domestic titles.
With Xabi Alonso signed, Real Madrid will immediately turn to the transfer market. They have reached a preliminary agreement with right-back Trent Alexander-Arnold.
Meanwhile, a left-back and a new midfielder are on the priority list, with two specific targets being Miguel Gutierrez (Girona) and Martin Zubimendi (Real Sociedad).
Real Madrid are also keen on acquiring more quality central defenders. The two names on the Royal team's radar are Dean Huijsen (Bournemouth) and William Saliba (Arsenal).
Vietnam U19 women's team in an easy group at the 2025 Southeast Asian tournament
On May 9, the Southeast Asian Football Federation (AFF) conducted the draw for the 2025 Southeast Asian U19 Women's Football Tournament. As a result,Vietnam U19 women's teamare in Group A with Myanmar, Laos and Timor Leste. Group B is a race between 4 teams: Thailand, Indonesia, Cambodia and Malaysia.
According to the plan announced by AFF, the 2025 Southeast Asian Women's U19 Championship will take place from June 9 to June 18, 2025 in Ho Chi Minh City. The teams will compete in a round-robin format to calculate the ranking points in each group. The top two teams in each group will advance to the semi-finals, followed by the finals and third-place matches.
Since its first event in 2014, the tournament has become an important playground for young women's football in the region. In this arena, the Vietnam U19 women's team has participated in the finals three times in a row in 2014, 2022 and 2023, but has yet to lift the championship trophy as they finished as runners-up.
To prepare for this year’s Southeast Asian U19 Women’s Championship, the Vietnam U19 Women’s Team will officially gather and practice from May 12 at Thanh Long Sports Center, Ho Chi Minh City. With home field advantage and attention and investment from the Football Federation, the Vietnam U19 Women’s Team has many advantages to aim for the highest goal.
Kiatisak "boasts" that many football teams have invited him
Kiatisuk Senamuang is a famous figure in Thai football and Southeast Asia in general.
Since the breakupHanoi Police ClubSince May 2024, Kiatisak has not returned to the dugout. The future of the 53-year-old coach has always been a topic of curiosity for Southeast Asian fans.
"Recently, some agents have approached me and asked me to lead their teams in Thailand and Southeast Asia. I am very grateful to them and I myself want to continue coaching until I am 60-70 years old. But right now I have some plans and projects to implement," Kiatisak shared.
Over the past year, there has been continuous information that Kiatisak will return to lead the U23, or the Thai national team, as well as lead some ambitious teams in the Thai-League, V-League... However, all information has stopped at... speculation.
Although temporarily away from the coaching job, Kiatisak is quite busy in his role as Director of the Liverpool Academy youth training academy in Thailand, taking on the role from October 2024 until now.
MU fans demand to eliminate 2 players in Europa League final
Some "Red Devils" fans are concerned about the performance of Hojlund and Garnacho after the recent Europa League semi-final.
Striker Rasmus Hojlund continued to show poor form in both semi-final matches. The striker's rare bright spot was the goal that raised the score to 3-1 for MU against Bilbao in the second leg of the semi-final on the morning of May 9. However, this was still not enough to dispel the doubts of fans.
Alejandro Garnacho has also caused controversy on social media due to his inconsistent form. Many fans have expressed doubts about the ability of Hojlund and Garnacho to work together. One fan on social media wrote: "I believe Hojlund and Garnacho don't get along." Another shared: "We can't win the final with Hojlund, Garnacho and Onana."
Another account expressed disappointment: "Hojlund cannot start in the final. MU will pay the price if he plays."
Hojlund scored his second goal in his last three games for MU. After 29 Premier League games, he has only scored four goals, which puts him at risk of being sold by MU this summer.
Meanwhile, Garnacho also disappointed. Against Bilbao, Garnacho did not score or make any assists. He was also criticized for missing a good chance in the 42nd minute. Patrick Dorgu poked a pass through Bilbao's high-flying defense, but Garnacho could not score when facing goalkeeper Julen Agirrezabala./.