Hai Phong midfielder chokes Hanoi player; Confusion over Zidane's return to PSG

Hai Phong midfielder chokes Hanoi player

Thanh Dong (in white shirt) strangled Tuan Anh on Lach Tray field on the evening of June 10. Photo:Minh Dan

In the 5th minute of injury time of the second half, when Hai Phong tied Hanoi 2-2, Thanh Dong dribbled the ball and quickly counterattacked on the right wing. Tuan Anh couldn't catch up, so he tripped Thanh Dong, causing him to stumble. The Hai Phong midfielder jumped up and rushed forward to strangle his opponent, while Tuan Anh didn't react.

The Hanoi midfielder then fell down and was helped up by the coaching staff of both teams. Players from both teams also came to intervene and pushed Thanh Dong away.

In the stands of Lach Tray Stadium at that time, there was the Head of the VFF Referee Board, Duong Van Hien. On the field, the referee gave yellow cards to Thanh Dong and Tuan Anh, after the situation calmed down.

Thanh Dong, 27 years old, has played in the V-League for Hai Phong since 2018, mainly as a substitute. Tuan Anh, 23 years old, has never played as a starter in the V-League.

Thanh Dong strangled Tuan Anh at the Four Heroes friendly tournament.

The match took place in a passionate atmosphere of the Lach Tray stadium, despite it being a friendly tournament. Tens of thousands of spectators came to the stadium to cheer for Hai Phong. At times, the spectators lit too many flares, causing smoke to spread into the stadium. The referee was forced to stop the match because the players' vision was limited.

Hai Phong received a cold shower in the second minute, when Vladimir Siladi opened the scoring for the visitors with a low cross-angle shot in the penalty area. In the 41st minute, captain Nguyen Van Quyet passed the ball to Vu Minh Tuan, who shot through goalkeeper Nguyen Dinh Trieu's legs to raise the score to 2-0. In the 45th minute, striker Rimario headed the ball back for the home team. Early in the second half, midfielder Chau Ngoc Quang scored a rebound into an empty net to tie the score at 2-2. This draw helped Hanoi win the championship with 7 points after 3 matches. Hai Phong ranked second with 5 points, HAGL 3 points and Viettel 1 point.

Zidane chaos about PSG

On RMC Sport, French reporter Daniel Riolo confirmed that PSG chose Zidane to replace coach Mauricio Pochettino next season. Previously, Riolo was the first to report that Lionel Messi joined PSG, as well as that Kylian Mbappe rejected Real Madrid's offer and stayed in Paris to play.

Recently, French President Emmanuel Macron also expressed his wish for Zidane to return to help the country's football. He said: "Zidane has won 3 Champions League titles with Real. Those are things we want teams in France to have. I hope Zidane will return and help French football to progress."

Coach Zidane (in black shirt).

Notably, in recent weeks, many French media outlets such as RMC Sport, Telefoot and Le Parisien have all said that "Zidane's desire is to lead the French national team". Coach Didier Deschamps confirmed that he will leave the French team after the 2022 World Cup. This opens up a great opportunity for Zidane.

Zidane will step down as Real coach after the 2020/21 season. Currently, the coach has not spoken about his future.

PSG president Nasser Al-Khelaifi is said to be in Paris to resolve the future of coach Pochettino. Luis Campos, who is preparing to replace Leonardo as PSG's sporting director, will support the Qatari boss.

Another candidate rumored by Le Parisien to replace Pochettino is Christophe Galtier. This coach's strong mark is helping Lille win the Ligue 1 championship in the 2020/21 season. Mr. Luis Campos highly appreciates coach Galtier's talent.

Player who hit referee banned from playing for 24 months

Head of the Disciplinary Board of the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF), Vu Xuan Thanh, signed a decision to discipline player Ngo Anh Vu on the afternoon of June 10. Accordingly, the 33-year-old defender is not allowed to play professional football or any non-professional tournaments organized by the VFF. He is also not allowed to participate in some amateur tournaments with regulations prohibiting players with disciplinary records.

"We have given the right punishment for the right person, the right crime and to serve as a deterrent to the unsportsmanlike behavior of player Ngo Anh Vu," said a member of the VFF Disciplinary Board.

Ngo Anh Vu punched referee Tran Ngoc Nho in the face on June 8. Screenshot

In the 32nd minute of the play-off match for the 2023 First Division promotion, which took place at Nha Trang Stadium on June 8, Anh Vu made a dangerous two-footed tackle on a Vinh Phuc player and was given a yellow card by referee Tran Ngoc Nho. This was Anh Vu's second yellow card, causing him to be sent off.

Binh Thuan's central defender immediately got angry, pushed and punched the referee repeatedly in the face before being stopped. At this time, Binh Thuan was leading 2-0. Mr. Vu was said to have considered hanging up his boots before the VFF issued a penalty.