Hanoi FC competes for the championship with Nam Dinh; The striker replacing Nguyen Xuan Son is too good
Hanoi FC hopes to compete for the championship with Nam Dinh after defeating Hanoi Police Club in round 24; Striker Brenner - who replaced Nguyen Xuan Son - continued to shine with two goals against SLNA...
Hanoi Police Club has no chance, Hanoi FC competes for the championship with Nam Dinh
Hanoi FC hopes to compete for the championship with Nam Dinh after defeating Hanoi Police Club in round 24.
Nam Dinh's 3-2 victory over Song Lam Nghe An eliminated Hanoi Police Club from the championship race. Hanoi is the only opponent still having a chance to catch up with the team from Thanh Nam. Coach Makoto Teguramori's team kept their hopes of competing alive after defeating Hanoi Police Club 2-0 in round 24.
The 2-0 victory helped Hanoi maintain a 5-point gap with the top team Nam Dinh. The capital team needs to win both remaining matches and wait for their opponent to stumble. Meanwhile, the Hanoi Police Club only has a chance to compete for the title in the National Cup.
The striker replacing Nguyen Xuan Son is so good
Striker Brenner - who replaced Nguyen Xuan Son - continued to shine with two goals against SLNA.
Brenner's form is really excellent, even though he only played for Nam Dinh in the second leg of this season. That's why without Nguyen Xuan Son, Nam Dinh still flies high.
In the context of Nguyen Xuan Son suffering a serious injury and having to sit out until the end of the season, Brenner is expected to be the number 1 replacement. At this point, it can be affirmed that Nam Dinh has found a "new spearhead" for the championship race.
Born in 1994, Brenner Marlos Varanda de Oliveira used to play in Serie B (Brazil's Second Division) for America MG. He played 24 matches and scored 6 goals before joining Nam Dinh.
In V.League, he is promoting all the best qualities of a striker, from speed, strength, cool finishing and importantly the ability to connect with surrounding satellites such as Tuan Anh and Kevin Pham Ba.
Salah sets a series of Premier League records
Mohamed Salah capped off an incredible season by setting a host of personal records, as he played a key role in Liverpool winning their second Premier League title in Arne Slot's first season at Anfield.
Salah made Premier League history when he scored an 84th-minute winner in a 1-1 draw with Crystal Palace at Anfield on Sunday. The 32-year-old Egyptian has scored 29 goals, six more than runner-up Alexander Isak. It is the fourth time Salah has finished a Premier League season as the top scorer, having scored 32 goals in 2017-18, and has shared the Golden Boot twice in 2018-19 and 2021-22. He now has the joint-most Golden Boots in the competition's history, tied with former Arsenal striker Theirry Henry.
Salah also provided a league-high 18 assists, becoming the first player to win the Premier League Golden Boot and Assist King award twice - having achieved the feat for the first time in 2021-22. In total, Salah has been involved in 47 goals this season, equalling the record set by Andy Cole (1993-94) and Alan Shearer (1994-95). However, Salah has only played in 38 games, while Cole and Shearer needed 42.
That achievement made Salah the first player to win the Golden Boot, King of Assists and Player of the Year awards in a single Premier League campaign.
Real Madrid officially has a new coach to replace Carlo Ancelotti
On the afternoon of May 26 (Vietnam time), Bernabeu stadium became the center of attention when former midfielder Xabi Alonso officially debuted as Real Madrid head coach, replacing Carlo Ancelotti.
In Madrid, Alonso signed a contract until 2028 with President Florentino Perez, marking a new chapter full of expectations for the Royal team. After completing the procedure, he shook hands with President Perez, received a commemorative medal and posed for a photo with a Real Madrid shirt in front of the trophy room, where the team's massive collection of Champions League trophies is displayed.
Alonso got right to work after his presentation. The 43-year-old coach has about two weeks to prepare before taking his team to the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup, which will take place in the US from June 15 to July 13. Real Madrid are in Group H with Salzburg (Austria), Al Hilal (Saudi Pro League champions) and Pachuca (North American champions).
This tournament is considered a very important goal for Real Madrid and President Perez. The title of the new version of the FIFA Club World Cup - with a prize of 125 million USD - does not allow the Royal team to take risks with an interim coach.