Ronaldo's salary was cut by $4.2 million; Hung Dung took advantage of his free time to learn English.
(Baonghean.vn) - Superstar Cristiano Ronaldo accepted a salary cut to financially support Juventus during the pandemic; Midfielder Do Hung Dung is actively learning English during the time off from training and competition.
Ronaldo's salary cut
After talking with president Andre Agnelli and football director Fabio Paratici on March 28, captain Giorgio Chiellini called each of his teammates. Chiellini wanted Juventus players to join hands in reducing their salaries to partially support the team's finances. Some pillars such as Ronaldo, Gianluigi Buffon and Leonardo Bonucci agreed to reduce their salaries.
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Ronaldo reduced his salary at Chiellini's request. Photo:Reuters |
Ronaldo is the highest paid player at Juventus, earning $35 million after tax each season. It is unclear how much the players are donating, as each player's salary is different. But according toTuttosport,Ronaldo agreed to forego one and a half months' salary, equivalent to $4.2 million.
A few days ago, Ronaldo and his agent Jorge Mendes also donated 1.1 million USD to hospitals fighting the pandemic in Portugal. The 35-year-old superstar is currently quarantined in an apartment in his hometown of Madeira.
At Juventus, Chiellini continues to call his teammates to volunteer to help the team. Last season, Juventus lost $45 million after taxes. It was the second consecutive year they lost money, partly due to the team's failure in the Champions League.
Coach Park Hang-seo says goodbye to his assistant
Language assistant Lee Jung Hak worked with coach Park Hang-seo and Vietnamese football from July 2019 until the end of the 2020 AFC U23 Championship finals earlier this year in Thailand.
Assistant Lee’s main job is to translate Korean into English during Coach Park Hang-seo’s press conferences and before and after each match or training session of the Vietnamese team. Recently, language assistant Lee quietly said goodbye to Coach Park after his contract with VFF ended.
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| Coach Park Hang-seo says goodbye to his assistant. |
“A silent hero of all levels of the national team. A brother who always observed, helped and encouraged me throughout the time we worked together. A friend who always sympathized and accompanied me with his understanding of the psychology of young people working under boss Park”, Korean-Vietnamese language assistant Vu Anh Thang shared about assistant Lee's farewell.
Hung Dung practices English during his break from competition
On March 25, the V.League 2020 organizing committee announced the third consecutive postponement and has not yet determined a specific plan to re-organize the competition. Never before have Vietnamese players had to take such a long break from competition. Taking advantage of his free time, midfielder Do Hung Dung took the opportunity to study English, improving his foreign language communication skills on the football field.On his personal page, Hung Dung shows off that he practices speaking English even when he is with his first son.
"For example, when I'm babysitting, it's just the two of us. When I speak English, he doesn't understand anything. He just feels happy when I talk a lot," wrote the midfielder of Hanoi FC and Vietnam national team.
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| Hung Dung takes advantage of time to improve foreign languages outside of training. Photo: Minh Chien |
Hung Dung has only recently started practicing speaking English under the guidance of a teacher. To speed up his progress, Dung studies anytime, anywhere, in the car and when he is with his family.
Foreign language is an important skill for any professional player, especially for players who play a lot in international arenas like Do Hung Dung and some teammates at Hanoi Club.
Head coach Chu Dinh Nghiem once shared about Doan Van Hau after his first days playing football in the Netherlands: "Van Hau is not inferior to European players in terms of expertise, but the lack of foreign language skills makes it difficult for Hau to communicate with teammates and the SC Heerenveen coaching staff."
A representative of Hanoi Club said that in addition to Hung Dung, other members of the team will learn English together in the near future, depending on the progress of the epidemic prevention campaign.
Also taking advantage of the V.League's long break, head coach Park Hang-seo of the Vietnamese national team also took advantage of his free time to improve his Vietnamese so he could communicate better with his students.
