Losing to Vietnam, Alfred Riedl was fired by Indonesia

The news update on the evening of December 9 will send readers information about Real Madrid's target, the surprise nomination for Ashley Cole, coach Riedl being fired...

Real Madrid's 'Target' Wins Brazil's Best Defensive Midfielder Award

Lucas Silva, a player who is being targeted by Real Madrid, has just been honored with the best midfielder award in the Brazilian National Championship. Specifically, he won the award for "Best Defensive Midfielder in the Brazilian National Championship".

This is a reward for Silva because he was a very important factor in helping Cruzeiro win the Brazilian National Championship for the second consecutive year. The title that the Cruzeiro midfielder received was the result of a vote organized by Placar magazine.

Lucas Silva is being pursued by Real Madrid.

In addition, Lucas Silva was also included in the best squad of the season of the Brazilian National Championship. He was honored by the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) at the awards ceremony held last night.

The winter transfer market has not yet opened but Real Madrid has made their interest in Silva public. Coach Ancelotti has officially confirmed this in the press. Partly because Real Madrid will lose James Rodriguez for several months because he is injured.

Ashley Cole nominated for England player of the year

Roma defender Ashley Cole has surprisingly been shortlisted for the 2014 England Player of the Year award, as voted for online by fans. It is a surprise, as Cole has fallen off his peak form and in 2014 he played just 45 minutes for England, in a friendly against Denmark.

Cole surprisingly appeared on the list of nominees for England player of the year.

This year, Ashley Cole experienced two major turning points. He retired from the national team, and he left Chelsea to play for Roma.

Unsurprisingly, striker Wayne Rooney and goalkeeper Joe Hart are on the shortlist.

Coach Alfred Riedl was fired by Indonesia for the second time

The Indonesian Football Federation has confirmed the termination of the contract with the head coach of the national team, Mr. Alfred Riedl.

Riedl leaves the Indonesian team.

Mr. Alfred Riedl's contract with the Indonesian Football Federation was for 3 years, from 2012 to 2014, with a 2-year extension clause if the national team won the 2014 AFF Cup. However, this goal was not achieved. Indonesia was eliminated from the group stage.

Indonesian Football Federation General Secretary Joko Driyono confirmed: "We would like to announce that Mr. Riedl is no longer the head coach of the Indonesian national team."

This is the second time Mr. Riedl has been fired by PSSI. Previously, in 2010, Mr. Riedl first signed a contract with PSSI and helped the Indonesian national team win the AFF Cup runner-up at the end of the year. However, in July 2011, the Austrian coach had his contract terminated by PSSI.

Di Maria returns against Liverpool

Man United's £59.7m signing suffered a hamstring injury against Hull City on 29 November.

Di Maria has been injured since late November.

However, after a period of rest, Angel Di Maria has recovered. He is fit enough and the Mirror said he could return to play in the upcoming match against Liverpool.

During Di Maria's rest, United won all their games. They beat Stoke 2-0 and Southampton 2-1.

Louis van Gaal hits back at Gary Neville

Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal has warned Gary Neville to “be careful with his words” following the defender’s outspoken comments about United.

“He can say anything because he is a former legend of the club, but whether you are an ex-legend or a legend, you have to be aware of what you say. You can explain anything. It is not difficult. But you have to be careful with what you say,” Van Gaal stressed.

Van Gaal (left) was very upset by Neville's words.

Earlier, Neville commented on television after Man United's hard-fought win over Southampton: "United ran away with the killer tonight. They looked satisfied. United seemed happy with the Top 3 and thought they could be even better."

According to TTVH