Son Heung Min wants to meet the Vietnamese team; Ronaldo is the highest paid player in 2023
(Baonghean.vn) - Son Heung Min expressed his desire to play a friendly match against the Vietnamese team; France, Portugal, Belgium officially won tickets to EURO 2024; Ronaldo is the highest paid player in 2023... are notable sports news in the past 24 hours
Son Heung Min wants to meet the Vietnam team
Son Heung Min is of course the most notable name in the star-studded squad of the Korean national team that will play an international friendly against the Vietnamese national team on October 17. Previously, on October 13, Korea won 4-0 against Tunisia, the world's 29th-ranked team, without Son Heung Min. The reason is that coach Juergen Klinsmann is still worried because Son has not fully recovered from his injury.
Son Heung Min affirmed that he always wants to play in every match, when asked about the possibility of playing in the upcoming match against the Vietnamese team. Son said: "I always want to play in every match. I have no greed for anything else but I really want to play. I really want to do it and I will prepare well. I think it would be great if I show my best performance on the field if I have the opportunity to play for the Korean team, moreover this time we are playing at home."
It is known that Son Heung Min has sent a request to coach Juergen Klinsmann that the entire Korean team be given a day off to regain their physical condition and get good results before the match against Vietnam on October 17.
Vietnamese martial artists win all at All Star Fight 2023 Martial Arts Tournament
On the evening of October 14, at the outdoor octagonal arena at Ravo Park - The Metropole Thu Thiem (Thu Duc City, Ho Chi Minh City), the All Star Fight 2023 Martial Arts Tournament took place, organized by the Department of Culture and Sports of Ho Chi Minh City, the City Muay Federation in coordination with Ho Chi Minh City Television and California Fitness & Yoga.
The All Star Fight 2023 Martial Arts Tournament is one of the activities of California's Fitness Festival - a physical event combined with music, opening the campaign "A healthy life". The event is organized to diversify recreational sports activities, contribute to the development of martial arts, create conditions for martial artists of Ho Chi Minh City to compete in friendly matches, and accumulate international experience.
According to Mr. Giap Trung Thang, Vice President and General Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Muay Federation, All Star Fight 2023 is the first professional tournament taking place outdoors in Vietnam, bringing together many of the country's top Muay and Kickboxing fighters and Asian Martial Arts stars.
In the end, the Vietnamese boxers won all 6 matches. Among them, boxer Nguyen Tran Duy Nhat, nicknamed "The Undefeated", won the IPCC (International Professional Combat Council) Championship belt in the men's 60kg category against Thai boxer Chaiwat Sungnoi.
Boxer Huynh Van Tuan defeated Korean boxer Kim Myeong Jun in all 3 rounds in the professional format (Kickboxing) in the 55kg weight class.
In the 4 Muay Thai matches, boxer Le Cong Nghi won 2-1 against Haikal Sampuri (Malaysia) in the 51kg weight class; boxer Ly Dieu Phuoc won by technical decision against Edemel Catalan (Philippines) in the 53kg weight class; boxer Nguyen Thanh Tung won against boxer Mohamad Kanani (Iran) in all 3 rounds and female boxer Huynh Ha Huu Hieu won by knockout against Thai boxer Porwa Thumnawas in the 46kg weight class after 1 minute 30 seconds in the first round of the match.
France, Portugal, Belgium officially won tickets to EURO 2024
Having won all five of their matches, France travelled to Amsterdam to confirm their status as favourites. Missing 12 key players due to illness or injury - including Memphis Depay, Cody Gakpo, De Ligt and Frenkie De Jong - the Netherlands struggled to endure and conceded two goals in both halves from superb finishes by Kylian Mbappé.
Quilindschy Hartman's equalizer did not help the Netherlands turn the tables, and they had to wait to compete for the second spot in Group B for EURO 2024 with Greece, while France leisurely boarded the train to Germany next summer.
Mbappe called, Ronaldo immediately answered... Portugal at home easily opened the scoring thanks to Goncalo Ramos before Ronaldo scored twice to win 3-2 against Slovakia. Portugal had their 6th consecutive victory, officially winning a ticket to EURO 2024.
Romelu Lukaku's crucial goal was the highlight of Belgium's 3-2 win over Austria, helping the team nicknamed "Red Devils" extend their unbeaten streak in Group F qualifying, officially qualifying for the EURO 2023 finals two rounds early.
Germany win first match under Nagelsmann
In his first match in charge, new coach Julian Nagelsmann played Germany in a 4-2-3-1 formation with Fullkrug playing as the highest striker. Supporting him was the trio of Leroy Sane, Musiala and Florian Wirtz. In fact, this was Nagelsmann's preferred system when he was still leading Bayern.
Germany controlled the game from the opening whistle, but it was the US who opened the scoring thanks to a moment of individual brilliance. In the 27th minute, Christian Pulisic drove the ball down the middle and fired a beautiful right-footed shot from outside the box into the top corner of the German net.
After conceding the goal, the EURO 2024 hosts launched a strong attack and more than 10 minutes later, the match returned to the starting line with Gundogan's equalizer. Germany continued to dominate the game in the following period. In the 58th minute, Die Mannschaft's relentless siege efforts were concretized with a goal to increase the score to 2-1 from Fullkrug's decisive kick in the 16m50 box.
Just 3 minutes later, Germany once again forced the US to pick the ball out of the net. The one who put his name on the scoreboard was Musiala with a quick opportunity. Overall, all 3 goals that Germany scored came from short and quick combinations, finishing off opponents in the penalty area. In the end, Germany defeated the US 3-1 in the friendly match in Connecticut.
Thus, new coach Nagelsmann had a smooth start in Germany. This is also the second consecutive victory of "The Tank" after a period of losing and drawing. On October 18, Germany will visit Mexico in the next friendly match, also taking place in the US.
Ronaldo receives highest salary in 2023, nearly double Messi
According to Forbes, Cristiano Ronaldo is the highest paid player in 2023, creating a large gap compared to the rest.
The Portuguese superstar earns around £214m in salary per year, one of four Saudi Pro League stars in the Top 10. The salary Ronaldo pockets is almost double that of his great rival Lionel Messi - who earns £111m/year.
Neymar - the striker currently playing for Al Hilal - is in the Top 3 with 92 million pounds/year. Kylian Mbappe and Karim Benzema are the next two positions, receiving salaries of 90 and 87 million pounds per year respectively. Looking at the Top 5 list, it can be seen that Ronaldo is completely different from the rest. CR7 is like in another world.
Man City's Erling Haaland is sixth with £48m. According to Forbes, the Norwegian star is the highest-paid player in the Premier League, £4m more than Liverpool's Mohamed Salah (£44).
Salah's former Liverpool teammate Sadio Mane is also set to make a fortune in 2023. The 31-year-old will earn £43m, just £1m less than Salah. The remaining two spots in the top 10 are occupied by Kevin De Bruyne (£32m) and Harry Kane (£30m). Kane's salary will change significantly after he joins Bayern in the summer of 2023.
