Coach Park '3 no's' at King's Cup; MU uses unbelievable salary to own De Ligt
(Baonghean.vn) - MU uses an unbelievable salary to own De Ligt; Waiting until World Cup 2026, Asia will only have 8 spots; Pep Guardiola signed a 4-year contract with Juventus... are notable sports news.
MU uses unbelievable salary to own De Ligt
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A bright future awaits De Ligt. Photo: Getty. |
According to British media, 236,000 pounds per week is the salary the "Red Devils" used to lure De Ligt to the Premier League next season. If he agrees, the young Dutch player will pocket 12.3 million pounds per year - a huge income for a player who is not yet 20 years old.
236,000 pounds a week is also the third highest income at Old Trafford, after Alexis Sanchez (350,000 pounds) and Paul Pogba (260,000 pounds). MU is confident that Barcelona will not be able to meet this income level for De Ligt.
"De Ligt feels he deserves what is his. It is normal that he wants a high salary at Barca. Internally, the team believes that De Ligt's future will be resolved in the next 10 days," said a source from Ajax.
Waiting until World Cup 2026, Asia will only have 8 slots
FIFA's plan for a 48-team World Cup in 2022 has been scrapped. A 48-team finals tournament will therefore have to wait until the 2026 World Cup.
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Vietnam team once thought about World Cup 2022, but now it's almost ruined... |
Oceania, which previously had no official spot and had to play play-offs, will now have one official spot at the World Cup. The remaining two spots will be decided by play-offs for six teams, including each continental confederation that will have one representative at the tournament along with a team from the confederation of the host continent.
Coach Park's '3 no's' at King's Cup
Say no to overseas Vietnamese and foreign playersNaturalized for many different reasons, Mr. Park certainly only trusts his old students based on their regular appearance in national championships.
Coach Park's biggest difficulty is the case of Cong Phuong, who has not scored after 12 rounds of K-League, but that is because this striker has difficulty with his Incheon United teammates' lack of cooperation rather than his professional decline.
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Mr. Park Hang-seo. |
Don't announce early but wait until the day of departure. If the other teams have narrowed down their participants, Coach Park Hang-seo will wait until May 27 to announce the list of the Vietnamese team participating in the King's Cup. The announcement will only be a few days, specifically on May 31, after round 12 of the V-League, he will quickly gather the team. Therefore, it is certain that the 23 players called up to the team are the 23 who are in the healthiest and most stable form to play the opening match against host Thailand on June 5.
Do not select players from the leading team of V-League.According to leaked information, Ho Chi Minh City FC is the leading team in V-League, led by coach Han Chung Hae-seung, a friend of Mr. Park, but this team has no players called up to the national team. The reason is that Mr. Park's compatriot who leads this team did not introduce any players to the national team.
In addition, the disadvantage for this training session is that old players like Trong Hoang have not played in the V-League due to transfer procedures, or Xuan Manh has just recovered, or central defenders Duy Manh and Van Duc are injured and have to stay home.
There will be no surprises among the 23 players selected to play in the King's Cup this time and almost half are not sure to have a place on the field due to the importance of the tournament.
Pep Guardiola signs four-year contract with JuventusThe famous Italian news agency, AGI, confirmed that Pep Guardiola has agreed to sign a 4-year contract with Juventus and the agreement between the parties will be announced on June 4. On June 14, Pep Guardiola will hold a press conference to officially introduce himself to Juve.
Before AGI announced the news, many other major Italian newspapers also reported that Pep Guardiola met with Juventus's big bosses in Milan earlier this week. The two sides quickly found common ground and reached an agreement.
Pep Guardiola's "nod" to Juventus surprised many people, because this coach is reaping great success at Man City and is "pampered" by the club's board of directors. Although he has not been able to help Man City win the Champions League, Pep has helped the Etihad team dominate English football in the past 2 years with a series of records. Before accepting the offer with Juve, the 48-year-old Spanish coach was also offered a new contract with a generous salary by Man City.