Quang Hai officially attends AFF Cup 2022; Goalkeeper Tran Nguyen Manh joins Nam Dinh

Messi scores and assists in Argentina's 5-0 win

The reigning Copa America champions warmed up for the 2022 World Cup with a big win in a friendly against host UAE on the night of November 16.

Facing an opponent ranked 70th on the FIFA rankings, Coach Lionel Scaloni still fielded a quality squad with the participation of Lionel Messi, Angel Di Maria, Rodrigo De Paul, Leandro Paredes,...

The reigning South American champions showed their superiority in the first half with 70% possession and 12 shots, 6 of which were on target. The duo of Di Maria and Messi continuously stirred up the UAE defense and helped the visitors score 4 goals in 44 minutes. Messi scored 1 goal, assisted 1, while Di Maria contributed to 3 goals (2 goals, 1 assist).

In the 17th minute, Messi broke the offside trap and then assisted Alvarez to open the score.

In the 17th minute, Argentina successfully stole the ball in midfield and immediately opened the scoring. From Di Maria's through ball, Messi ran down to face the goalkeeper, but he chose to pass across for Julian Alvarez to finish into the empty net.

In the following minutes, fans at Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium witnessed two classy moves by Di Maria. In the 25th minute, the former MU star volleyed the ball into the home team's net, raising the score to 2-0. 11 minutes later, the "Angel" confidently dribbled the ball in the penalty area past a series of defenders and even the goalkeeper, before scoring the third goal for Argentina.

In the 44th minute, the home fans stood up and applauded when they saw Messi score. The superstar born in 1987 received a pass from Di Maria, before finishing diagonally with his right foot, leaving goalkeeper Khalid Eisa helpless.

In the second half, Messi was still on the field. He and his teammates continued to create a one-sided game against the home team. In the 60th minute, Argentina scored their 5th goal from De Paul's dribbling effort. Joaquin Correa received the ball and then finished dangerously into the far corner, increasing the gap for the "Albicelestes".

The match ended with a 5-0 victory for Argentina. Messi and his teammates will head to the 2022 World Cup with the best spirit and fitness. On November 22, coach Scaloni and his team will have their opening match against Saudi Arabia in Group C.

Thai newspapers were "shocked" when they received news related to Coach Kiatisak.

In recent days, Vietnamese media has published information related to the future of Coach Kiatisak at Hoang Anh Gia Lai.

Specifically, many sources said that the Thai coach will not continue to renew his contract with the mountain town team after the 2022 season ends.

The person that Mr. Duc's team is targeting to replace Kiatisak is former Italian national team coach - Donadoni.

Coach Kiatisak may leave HAGL at the end of the 2022 season.

Faced with this information, the press in the land of golden pagodas was extremely surprised because not long ago, the military commander born in 1973 refused to lead the Thai national team to continue contributing to Hoang Anh Gia Lai.

“Coach Kiatisak’s Hoang Anh Gia Lai has run out of chances to win the V-League and their only remaining goal is the National Cup. Many sources have made surprising revelations that Kiatisak will leave Hoang Anh Gia Lai at the end of the season and Mr. Duc will talk to him in the near future. Hoang Anh Gia Lai has even found someone ready to replace Coach Kiatisak if he does not continue to extend his contract,” wrote Thairath newspaper.

Talking about leaving the Pleiku team, the former coach of the Thai national team said: “We have not yet negotiated with each other. Everything needs to wait to see the results of Hoang Anh Gia Lai this season before Mr. Duc makes a decision. Right now, I am only focusing on the matches in the V-League and the national cup. I once said I would work in Vietnam for 2 years, but I still need to talk more with Mr. Duc and my family about this.”

Quang Hai officially returns to attend AFF Cup 2022

In its latest announcement, Pau FC said they agreed to let Quang Hai return to Vietnam to play in the AFF Cup 2022 taking place at the end of this year according to the wishes of the Vietnam Football Federation.

Sharing with the media about this decision, Coach Didier Tholot said: "We want Quang Hai to play inVietnam teamas much as possible to help him come back stronger and play an important role in the next stage of the season for Pau FC”.

Quang Hai is allowed to play in AFF Cup 2022.

“I really value my players and their health. I know how important this tournament is for Quang Hai and how important he is to the Vietnam national team. I wish him all the best,” added coach Didier Tholot.

Pau FC's decision to let Quang Hai join the Vietnam National Team is good news for Coach Park Hang Seo. Because Quang Hai is a very important piece in the Korean coach's tactical scheme. According to the schedule, the Vietnam National Team will gather on November 22./.

Goalkeeper Tran Nguyen Manh joins Nam Dinh

Nguyen Manh ended his contract with Viettel Club on November 10 after 3 years of service for the military team. The goalkeeper from Nghe An seemed to return home to play for his hometown team like his former teammates Que Ngoc Hai, Trong Hoang...

However, the Vietnamese national team goalkeeper decided to join Nam Dinh. In addition to Nguyen Manh, another player who just left Viettel, Ho Khac Ngoc, also signed a contract with the team from Thanh Nam.

Nguyen Manh leaves Viettel after 3 years of working together.

The value of the contract is kept confidential by both parties, however, Nguyen Manh and Khac Ngoc are sure to receive high remuneration in Nam Dinh. Nguyen Manh and Khac Ngoc signed a 3-year contract with Nam Dinh.

Thus, Nguyen Manh and Khac Ngoc are the two earliest contracts signed when the V-League 2022 has not yet ended. In another development, Viettel Club did not sign a contract extension with striker Pedro Paulo. Thus, the army team said goodbye to at least 3 players when the 2022 season has not yet ended.

Manchester United replace Ronaldo with Lautaro

Following Ronaldo's comments on talkSPORT, Manchester United have confirmed that they do not need the Portuguese player. They have quickly come up with a plan to recruit Lautaro Martinez to replace Ronaldo. The Argentine striker currently has a contract with Inter Milan until the summer of 2026.

Manchester United determined to pursue Lautaro.

The biggest obstacle at the moment is that Inter will almost certainly not let Lautaro leave in January 2023. Manchester United want the Argentine player as soon as possible to continue competing in the arenas. However, according to the British press, if Lautaro is not available in the winter transfer window, Manchester United are willing to wait until the summer to pursue him. In addition, they have also prepared other options to deploy in January 2023.

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