Mr. Kim Sang Sik wants naturalized players; Man City may be deducted points or fined
The Vietnam national team and coach Kim Sang Sik will probably need to naturalize players; After more than a year of waiting, the specter of "115 financial allegations" still hangs over Manchester City. Those are the outstanding sports news in the past 24 hours.
Why does Mr. Kim Sang Sik crave naturalized players?
The Vietnamese team and coach Kim Sang Sik will probably need naturalized players after their recent performance in the two matches against Nepal in the 2027 Asian Cup qualifiers.
It must be frankly admitted that regional football has been changing rapidly in terms of expertise after a series of races, increasing its strength with naturalized players. When direct competitors continuously increase their strength with players trained in Europe, Vietnamese football relying only on "homegrown" resources is no different than accepting to be left behind.
In fact, after two defeats against Indonesia (2026 World Cup qualifiers) and Malaysia (first leg of 2027 Asian Cup qualifiers), the Vietnamese team fully understands that having only Xuan Son, Cao Quang Vinh or Nguyen Filip is not enough to compete fairly or above the odds as before.
Looking deeper into the national team, the thirst for naturalized players also comes from a more difficult problem: motivation to compete. Most of the current pillars of the "golden generation" have won enough titles, leading to a significant decrease in motivation to compete.
Not to mention that the fact that they are always assigned an official position due to the lack of a strong enough competitor makes the inertia in the Vietnam team even greater. What has just been shown in the recent training sessions or the match with Nepal is the clearest proof.
And when the new generation of players promoted from U23 Vietnam have few opportunities to show themselves and their abilities are not enough to shoulder the task, the solution to choose and use naturalized players is more urgent.
Naturalization is certainly not a long-term and sustainable solution for football. The root still lies in youth training and building a long-term, scientific and systematic development roadmap.
Shock for Real Madrid
Real Madrid face a major headache in defense as young center back Dean Huijsen has a calf injury and is almost certain to miss the El Clasico match against Barcelona on October 26..
According to the newspaperAS, the 20-year-old suffered a slight tear in his left soleus muscle during the win over Villarreal on 5 October. Although he played the full 90 minutes, Huijsen was later diagnosed with at least two weeks of recovery. He withdrew from the Spain squad and returned to Madrid for intensive treatment – spending hours a day in the gym and physiotherapy, interspersed with a few short days off in Malaga to relieve the pressure.
However, Huijsen's recovery has been slower than expected. He will definitely miss this weekend's game against Getafe and is unlikely to be available to play at Camp Nou. This puts coach Xabi Alonso in an extremely difficult situation.
Man City at risk of being deducted points
After more than a year of waiting, the specter of "115 financial allegations" still hangs over Manchester City's head..
According toThe Independent, ruling on 115 charges of financial misconduct byManchester City could be announced as early as October or November, marking a historic turning point for the Premier League. Some inside sources revealed that senior figures in the league's organizing committee have "mentally prepared" to make a decision during the upcoming national team training session.
Sports finance expert Dan Plumley said: “The verdict is almost complete. If found guilty, Man City could be docked points or fined – the two most realistic scenarios. Stripping the title or being relegated would only happen in extreme cases.” He said the Premier League would avoid setting a dangerous precedent because that could lead to a wave of lawsuits from many other clubs.
Indonesia fires coach Patrick Kluivert
Failing to qualify for the 2026 World Cup finals after losing 2-3 to Saudi Arabia and 0-1 to Iraq, the Indonesian Football Federation decided to fire coach Patrick Kluivert.
According to the contract, the Dutch strategist will be with the Van Dao team until 2027 with a 1-year extension clause. The early termination of the contract will cause the Football Federation of this country to have to spend a large sum of money in compensation.
Since taking over from coach Shin Tae Yong in January this year, coach Patrick Kluivert's performance has not been as expected, winning 3, drawing 1 and losing 4 times after 8 matches.