Goalkeeper Dang Van Lam receives 'huge' salary when relegated to play in First Division; Messi has not set a date for his return
Dang Van Lam is one of the players in Binh Dinh's "talent drain"; Nearly a month has passed but Messi still has to practice separately. Those are the outstanding sports news in the past 24 hours.
Goalkeeper Dang Van Lam receives "huge" salary when he is relegated to play in the First Division
Vietnam national team goalkeeper Dang Van Lam decided to leave V-League runner-up Binh Dinh to move down to the First Division to play for Ho Chi Minh City Youth Club.

Dang Van Lam is one of the players in Binh Dinh's "talent drain" after the V-League runner-up position they won in the 2023/24 season.
Accordingly, the Vietnamese national team goalkeeper said goodbye to the team from the land of Vo to sign a contract with the Ho Chi Minh City Youth Club in the First Division.
"We have brought in a series of quality contracts for the goal of promotion to V-League. Among them, Van Lam is the most perfect addition to the position that the team is lacking. The contract has been signed, now we are waiting for the day Van Lam joins the team", Coach Nguyen Viet Thang shared.
Messi's injury worsens, no return date yet
In the press conference before the match against Columbus Crew, coach Tata Martino confirmed that Messi will not play. The Argentine coach did not even say when El Pulga will return..

As is known, Messi suffered an ankle sprain in the Copa America 2024 final between Argentina and Colombia. According to the initial diagnosis, the former Barca captain will rest for 4-6 weeks.
Nearly a month has passed but Messi still has to practice separately and cannot join the team in training. According toAS, this is a sign that the 37-year-old striker's recovery process is not going as well as expected.
Vietnamese Muay Thai "female fighter" fights Australian master
On August 17, MAXFC 29 will return with a series of notable matches, including the match between the Vietnamese Muay "female fighter" and her opponent from Australia.
Max Fighting Championship 29 (MAXFC 29) has 7 matches with 14 fighters from 8 countries with developed martial arts including Korea, China, Japan, Australia, Cambodia, USA, Malaysia and Vietnam. This event has the participation of 3 Vietnamese fighters, including 2 SEA Games champions.

Most notable was the confrontation between the 7-time national champion boxer Trieu Thi Phuong Thuy, considered the "female fighter" of Muay Vietnam, and Australian female boxer Erin Harberger (53kg class). The Dao ethnic girl born in 2000 is also the name that brought home the SEA Games 32 gold medal for the country's sports in Kun Khmer and is on a streak of 2 consecutive wins, all by knockout in the professional arena.