PSG paid Neymar 6.5 million euros just to smile at fans; Czech Futsal to fight Vietnam

This is just one of many notable terms in the contract ofNeymarwith PSG - the contract considered the most important in football history, signed on August 3, 2017 with a transfer fee of 222 million euros (263 million USD), when PSG activated the release clause of Neymar's old contract with Barca.

El Mundo's investigation revealed many unbelievable details in Neymar's contract with PSG. Photo: El Mundo

Neymar's contract value with PSG is only less than his old contract.Lionel Messiwith Barca, which isEl Mundois also the media unit that revealed in the investigative series published in January 2020.Messi's contract with Barca, at that time, had a total value of up to 555,237,619 million euros (nearly 700 million USD), signed just 3 months after Neymar's defection. According toMarca, the Neymar deal set a new price level for the treatment of football stars, which Messi and many players later benefited from, with shockingly strange terms.

The "morality clause" is not only limited to the scope of communication between Neymar and fans, but also helpsPSGThis will control the player's behavior towards the team, coach, and teammates. It will prevent the Brazilian player from making negative comments about the team, and avoid public criticism of the coach's tactics. Or for example, if a PSG coach "accidentally" benches Neymar, he will also be less worried about the player being scolded in the press. Because by doing so, Neymar will suffer a loss in his own wallet, through the contract signed with the club.

In addition, Neymar's contract also has a clause that prohibits him from "publicly expressing political or religious messages that negatively affect the image and unity of the club". And the contract also requires the star wearing the number 10 shirt to "behave as a role model, especially on the field in official competitions", not only behaving properly with teammates but also in relationships with "opponents, referees and senior officials".

Czech Futsal vs Vietnam

In the upcoming match, the team from Europe needs at least 1 point against Vietnam to secure a ticket to the round of 16 with second place in the group.
Before the match with the Vietnamese futsal team, head coach of the Czech Republic futsal team, Tomas Neumann, declared: "The Czech Republic must win or draw with Vietnam.
For me, the important thing now is that the players forget the defeat against Brazil and look forward to the match against Vietnam." The match between Vietnam and the Czech Republic takes place at 8:00 p.m. on September 19.

The Czech Republic futsal team (red shirts) lost 0-4 to Brazil.

Cannot determine U22 Vietnam's score for Asian qualifiers

A leader of the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) said that Taiwan (China) will no longer host. "Perhaps due to the impact of the Covid-19 epidemic, they withdrew the right to host the group stage. The AFC will find another alternative location. The U22 Vietnam team will wait for their latest announcement to plan preparations," the VFF representative shared more information.

Thus, coach Park Hang-seo and his team will recalculate their travel plans in October. U22 Vietnam will not go to Taiwan (China) as scheduled.

U22 Vietnam does not know where to compete and train before the qualifying round. Photo: VFF

This will also affect the training plan, if any, of the Vietnam U22 team. VFF is planning for young players to train and play friendly matches with other opponents to practice before the qualifying round.