Coach Park will give Nguyen Manh a chance; Thailand removes the penalty for the player who punched the referee

Will Coach Park give Nguyen Manh a chance?

In terms of form and performance compared to his colleagues in the same position since the beginning of the season, Tran Nguyen Manh is the name that has left the most impression. After 3 years of being forgotten, the goalkeeper from Nghe An is expected to make a comeback in the Vietnam National Team under coach Park Hang-seo.

Tran Nguyen Manh had an impressive comeback after recovering from injury.

Nguyen Manh’s expertise and class have long been confirmed. The 28-year-old goalkeeper was once the number 1 “goalkeeper” of the Vietnam national team under coaches Toshiya Miura and Nguyen Huu Thang. However, since the failure of the Vietnam national team at the AFF Suzuki Cup 2016 and the injury of a broken arm, Nguyen Manh has not had the opportunity to be called up to the Vietnam national team under coach Park Hang Seo.

The 28-year-old SLNA goalkeeper suffered another broken arm injury in the opening match of the 2018 AFC Cup against Tampines Rover (Singapore). With a very serious injury, Nguyen Manh had to leave the field for more than a year. That was also the time when Vietnamese football flourished under coach Park Hang-seo. At the national team level, Tien Dung, Van Lam, Tuan Manh were constantly mentioned in the goal, while Nguyen Manh was forgotten.

It was not until the 2019 season that Nguyen Manh returned. After a year of not playing, but with experience and proven class, Nguyen Manh continued to show his importance at SLNA.

In his recent sharing, Nguyen Manh could not hide his hope that he will soon have the opportunity to return to the national team. More than ever, perhaps this is the right time for the former number 1 goalkeeper of the Vietnam national team to return to the place where he once belonged.

Thailand removes punishment for player who punched referee to attend King's Cup

Bangkok United midfielder Sanrawat Dechmitr was banned for eight matches for punching a referee, but has had his sentence cleared in preparation for joining the Thai national team for the 2019 King's Cup.

During the chaos, Sanrawat punched the referee in the stomach.

The incident took place during Bangkok's 1-1 draw with Port FC in round 11 of the Thai League. In the 90+3 minute, the away team Bangkok reacted strongly to the referee's decision after a penalty. In the chaos, Sanrawat punched the referee in the stomach.

Immediately, the referee in black showed the red card, disqualifying the Thai player. Expressing dissatisfaction with the referee's decision, Sanrawat kicked the ball into the air, continuing to react harshly to the linesman.

For assaulting the referee, Sanrawat received a heavy penalty from the Organizing Committee. The midfielder of the Thai national team was banned from playing up to 8 matches and fined 120,000 baht (equivalent to 88 million VND).

Sanrawat was cleared of 8 matches to join the Thai national team for the King's Cup.

This unprecedented decision by FAT has met with fierce opposition from fans. All believe that this is an act of “assisting” players in playing dirty.

With UEFA's backing, Mkhitaryan still missed the Europa League final for a rare reason

UEFA recently confirmed that they had received assurances from the Azerbaijan government that midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan would be safe when attending the Europa League final between Arsenal and Chelsea in Baku (29). However, Arsenal ultimately decided to keep Mkhitaryan at home.

Arsenal still decided to leave Mkhitaryan at home.

Previously, Mkhitaryan had difficulty obtaining a passport due to political tensions between Azerbaijan and his home country, Armenia. According to an official announcement from UEFA, the organization did everything possible to help the former Dortmund and MU midfielder. They even asked for a guarantee from the Azerbaijan government for Mkhitaryan, but also respected the decision made by Arsenal.

Arsenal's decision not to include Mkhitaryan in the squad that will travel to Azerbaijan for the Europa League final against Chelsea has been made against UEFA's advice, with the rationale being that player safety must come first.

Messi equals Ronaldo's super record

Two goals in the final round of La Liga helped the Barca star score at least 50 goals in a season for the sixth time, like Cristiano Ronaldo.

A brace against Eibar helped Lionel Messi reach 36 goals in La Liga in the 2018-2019 season. In the Champions League, he scored 12 goals and had 2 goals in the King's Cup - where Barca reached the final and met Valencia on May 25.

Thus, Messi will end this season with at least 50 goals, similar to the seasons 2010-2011, 2011-2012, 2012-2013, 2014-2015 and 2016-2017. Previously, this record belonged "exclusively" to Ronaldo thanks to his achievements in the seasons 2010-2011, 2011-2012, 2012-2013, 2013-2014, 2014-2015 and 2015-2016.

Messi has been scoring goals tirelessly for more than a decade. Photo: Reuters.

Messi scored 73 goals in the 2011-2012 season. This is also a record in a season, 12 goals more than Ronaldo's best achievement (2014-2015 season).

Ronaldo's performance has shown signs of decline since the 2016-2017 season. In his last two seasons with Real, he scored 42 and 44 goals respectively. This season, when he moved to Juventus, Ronaldo scored 28 goals (with one match left) in all competitions.

Ronaldo is scoring less than when he played for Real.

Meanwhile, with the loss of their goal-scoring machine, Real has also declined. This season, the Bernabeu team has only scored 63 goals in La Liga and failed in all three arenas.