The Cong Viettel, Binh Dinh... not licensed to participate in the 2024/2025 Asian tournament; The reason Messi refused the highest salary in history

The reason Messi refused the highest salary in history, giving up the chance to rematch Ronaldo

Lionel Messi moved to Inter Miami in 2023 on a free transfer after 19 years playing in Europe. However, before that, there was information that Lionel Messi was linked to play in Saudi Arabia, where Cristiano Ronaldo plays.

Fans were waiting for a rematch between Messi and Ronaldo but it did not happen. Messi refused an offer with the highest salary ever in the history of world football.

European transfer news expert Fabrizio Romano has just revealed a side story to explain Messi's decision.

"I don't think Messi's choice to go to Inter Miami and not Saudi Arabia was due to financial reasons. I think it was because of his family and Messi's close relationship with David Beckham (Inter Miami owner)," Fabrizio Romano told Goal.

“Messi had the opportunity to build a team with some players who are his friends, like Sergio Busquets and Jordi Alba. Messi was given the opportunity to create what he wanted there, whereas in Saudi Arabia things were different. There are many reasons why Messi went to the United States. It can be said that Messi had been preparing for the move to Inter Miami for a long time before that,” Fabrizio Romano analyzed.

If Messi joins Al-Hilal, fans will witness a battle between two of the world's top stars. Al-Hilal is a fierce rival of Al-Nassr, the team where Ronaldo plays. This season, Al-Hilal won the Saudi Arabian national championship, while Ronaldo's club finished second and 12 points behind them.

The Cong Viettel, Binh Dinh... not licensed to participate in the 2024/2025 Asian tournament

The Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) has just announced a list of 8 professional clubs that are not eligible for licenses to participate in Asian tournaments in the 2024/2025 season.

Accordingly, VFF granted conditional licenses to two clubs, Hanoi Police and Hanoi FC, and granted licenses with penalties to two clubs, Song Lam Nghe An and Binh Duong. It granted conditional licenses with penalties to five clubs, including Nam Dinh, Thanh Hoa, Ha Tinh, Quang Nam, and PVF-CAND.

These are the clubs that are eligible to participate in Asian tournaments next season if they comply with the requirements, including fines.

Notably, VFF announced a list of 8 clubs that are not eligible for a license to participate in the AFC 2024/2025 club tournament because they do not meet the criteria for class A, including: The Cong Viettel, Hai Phong, Ho Chi Minh City, Hoang Anh Gia Lai, Binh Dinh, Khanh Hoa, Da Nang, Binh Phuoc.

In the group of 8 clubs not licensed by VFF, The Cong Viettel will compete in the National Cup semi-finals, Binh Dinh is ranked 3rd and still has a chance to compete for the V-League championship.

However, even if they reach the highest rankings, the two teams above will not be allowed to represent Vietnam in the Asian Cup next season. At that time, VFF will reserve the spots for the highest ranked teams that meet the qualifications.

The VFF Licensing Board will receive complaints through the online licensing system, the deadline is May 21, 2024, 10 days before VFF must report to AFC the list of licensing decisions for clubs to participate in AFC club tournaments 2024/2025.

VFF appoints national U16 and U19 team coaches

Former football star Tran Minh Chien has been appointed as the head coach of the Vietnam U16 team, preparing for two important tasks in the coming time: participating in the 2024 Southeast Asian U16 Championship and the 2025 Asian U17 qualifiers. The 2024 Southeast Asian U16 Championship will take place in Indonesia from June 21 to July 4. The 2025 Asian U17 qualifiers will take place in October.

Coach Hua Hien Vinh will be the head coach of the Vietnam U19 team participating in the 2024 Southeast Asian U19 Championship and the 2025 Asian U20 qualifiers. Coach Hua Hien Vinh and his team will be given the opportunity by the Vietnam Football Federation to participate in the international U19 football tournament organized by the Chinese Football Association from June 2 to June 12, with the participation of China U19, Uzbekistan U19 and Korea U19.

3 strange characters appear in the "deputy generals" of coach Kim Sang-sik

According to some sources, up to now, 8 names have been revealed in the assistant team of coach Kim Sang-sik in the Vietnam team. These names include: Choi Won-kwon (Korean), Ngo Viet Trung, Cedric Roger (France), Dinh Kim Tuan, Le Minh Dung, Le Xuan An, Tran Huy Tho and Tuan Nguyen Giap.

Among them are assistants Cedric Roger, Dinh Kim Tuan, Tran Huy Tho and Tuan Nguyen Giap who have worked with coach Park Hang-seo. Assistants Ngo Viet Trung, Le Minh Dung and Le Xuan An are quite unfamiliar.

Of the eight “deputies” mentioned above, Mr. Le Xuan An, Mr. Tran Huy Tho and Mr. Tuan Nguyen Giap are medical specialists. Mr. Dinh Kim Tuan is in charge of the team’s uniforms and equipment. Assistant Cedric Roger is in charge of physical fitness.

Mr. Ngo Trung Viet is a goalkeeper coach, and Mr. Le Minh Dung is a data analyst.

Assistant Choi Won-kwon was personally invited from Korea by coach Kim Sang-sik. He is also the only person who can help Mr. Kim read the game.

It is known that coach Kim Sang-sik's full assistant team will consist of 12 people. Among them, 3 names are from Korea.

Thus, the Vietnamese team still lacks 4 more names to complete the Leadership Board./.