Que Ngoc Hai continues to receive disciplinary action

Vietnam U16 women's team makes a miracle; World Cup 2022 has 48 teams and 3 host countries; Europa League match results; Roma fires coach Di Francesco; Messi officially returns to Argentina national team and Fellaini says goodbye to Belgium team are today's interesting sports news.

Viettel Club decides to internally discipline Que Ngoc Hai

Van Kien's leg was injured after a tackle by Ngoc Hai.

On the afternoon of March 7, Viettel Football Club announced internal discipline for central defender Que Ngoc Hai after the loss to Hanoi on the evening of March 6: "Que Ngoc Hai will be suspended from playing in Viettel Club's away match against Binh Duong Club (round 4, April 8 at Go Dau Stadium), to review the dangerous tackle on Hanoi Club player Van Kien on the evening of March 6. Viettel Club aims to build a beautiful, dedicated and noble football style."

The military team also asked Que Ngoc Hai to self-examine and learn from both his awareness and expertise, so that he can complete his tasks well, but at the same time be aware of protecting his colleagues.

In addition, sharing with the press, Mr. Vu Xuan Thanh - Head of the VFF Disciplinary Board said that this board is waiting for documents from the Tournament Executive Board to make the next moves. It is very likely that Hai will receive additional penalties from the VFF.

Vietnam U16 women's team makes history

The 0-0 draw against Iran U16 women on March 7, the 2019 Asian U16 Women's Qualifiers in Group A helped Vietnam U16 women's team participate in the Asian U16 Women's Finals for the first time after 8 times this tournament has been held.

Up to this point, the final round taking place from December 15-27 has determined the identities of 8 teams including host Thailand, North Korea, Japan, South Korea, China, Bangladesh, Australia and Vietnam.

Man Utd fan stabbed in Paris

A 44-year-old fan was stabbed after Man Utd's dramatic win at PSG. The suspect is now in custody but police have not found the weapon.

The match between PSG and Man Utd was not only fierce on the field but also led to consequences off the field. Photo:AFP.

The British Foreign Office confirmed it had contacted French authorities about the attack. The fan underwent emergency surgery at the Georges Pompidou European Hospital in Paris after being stabbed in the chest.

The fan who was stabbed after watching the match was reportedly taking a taxi with three friends to head to central Paris to celebrate with others. However, the taxi driver became upset when the passengers sang loudly and asked them to get out of the car. During the argument, the driver pulled out a knife and threatened a female passenger, who is said to have taken the full brunt of the stabbing in an attempt to protect her.

Playing with one less man, Arsenal lost miserably

Early this morning, the first leg of the Europa League round of 16 kicked off. Arsenal visited Rennes.

The red card for Sokratis (number 5) created a turning point in the match. Photo: EPA

Europa League results

Rennes 3-1 Arsenal
Chelsea 3-0 Dynamo Kiev
Dinamo Zagreb 1-0 Benfica
Frankfurt 0-0 Inter Milan
Sevilla 2-2 Slavia Prague
Zenit St Petersburg 1-3 Villarreal
Napoli 3-0 RB Salzburg
Valencia 2-1 FK Krasnodar

Arsenal had a good start with an early goal in the 3rd minute from Alex Iwobi. It was thought that the early goal would help Arsenal gain an easy lead, but the turning point came at the end of the first half when Sokratis was sent off. Playing with one less player, Arsenal collapsed, conceding 3 goals in a row and accepting defeat.

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Roma fires coach Di Francesco

Immediately after AS Roma was eliminated from the 2018/19 Champions League from the round of 16, the team's management decided to fire coach Eusebio Di Francesco.

On the club's official website, Roma confirmed that coach Di Francesco will not continue his job: "Roma would like to announce that coach Di Francesco has left the club. We would like to thank coach Di Francesco for what he has done for Roma in the past time. We wish him luck and success in the future."

According to Italian media, Claudio Ranieri, who was recently fired by Fulham, is the leading candidate for the new captain position of Roma.

Messi officially returns to the Argentina national team

Since Argentina's bitter defeat at the 2018 World Cup, Lionel Messi has refused to be called up to the national team.

At a press conference ahead of the friendly matches against Venezuela and Morocco, coach Scaloni confirmed that Messi will return to the Albicelestes. “Messi has been called up. We will decide whether he will play one or two matches.”

Calling Messi, Mr. Scaloni left out his close friend Sergio Aguero and Chelsea striker Gonzalo Higuain. Mauro Icardi, who is having trouble at Inter, was also not on the list.

Fellaini says goodbye to Belgium team

At the age of 31, midfielder Marouane Fellaini officially said goodbye to the Belgian national team. "I feel it is time for me to stop, to give the opportunity to the younger generation of players to continue the successful period in the history of Belgian football," Fellaini said about the reason for retiring from international football.

Fellaini made his debut for Belgium against Morocco in 2007. To date, Fellaini has made 87 appearances for the national team, including two World Cups, scoring 18 goals. Fellaini's most impressive achievement with Belgium was finishing third at the 2018 World Cup in Russia.

World Cup 2022 could have 48 teams and 3 host countries

Recently, FIFA has made a move to expand the number of teams participating in the World Cup in Qatar in 2022 to 48 teams and will have two more co-host countries, Oman and Kuwait.

According to the original plan, the 48-team World Cup finals will be applied in 2026 and will include 3 countries: Canada, the US and Mexico. However, recently, the most powerful agency of world football wants to make changes right from the 2022 World Cup finals.

Under the plan being considered, most of the matches will still be held in Qatar - which has won the right to participate in the 32-team event. The remaining matches will be held in Kuwait and Oman as part of the Middle Eastern World Cup plan.

FIFA's original plan was for the 2026 World Cup to be the first to have 48 teams and three co-host countries.

Infantino also said the ongoing diplomatic boycott of Qatar by Gulf Arab states is an obstacle to co-hosting the World Cup but he will have options to carry out this plan.

A final decision on the idea is expected next week when the FIFA Council meets in Miami, before Infantino backs it to June when the FIFA Annual General Meeting is held and a new FIFA president is elected. If Qatar agrees to the change, Infantino will need the support of the federation's 211 members.