Midfielder Khuat Van Khang and U20 Vietnam are determined to compete in the 2023 AFC U20 Championship; Messi wins The Best 2022 award

Midfielder Khuat Van Khang and U20 Vietnam are determined to compete in the 2023 AFC U20 Championship.

In an interview after the training session on the afternoon of February 27, midfielder Khuat Van Khang said that U20 Vietnam is ready to enter the 2023 AFC U20 Championship with high determination: "U20 Vietnam has been training for the past month, including 1 week of training in Saudi Arabia and 1 week of training in the UAE."

Van Khang (holding the ball) practices with teammates in Uzbekistan.

“The team has 2 training matches with U20 Saudi Arabia and Dubai City FC. These are very useful friendly matches because they help us get familiar with tactics, integrate together and understand each other better. The team has had a very good preparation process.”

Talking about the goal, this midfielder expressed: "All matches are difficult for U20 Vietnam when the opponents are among the strongest in the continent."

National U16 Women's Championship 2023: Phong Phu Ha Nam won first place

The important victory over Hanoi helped Phong Phu Ha Nam take the top spot in the 2023 National U16 Women's Championship rankings.

Phong Phu Ha Nam faced Ha Noi in a match that would decide the top spot after round 4. With a squad of many talented young players, Phong Phu Ha Nam was the team with the better position after the opening whistle. That advantage was soon realized in the 13th minute: Hong Hue skillfully dribbled past 2 opposing players before unleashing a powerful long-range shot to open the score for Phong Phu Ha Nam. This goal seemed to relieve the psychological pressure on Phong Phu Ha Nam.

Messi wins The Best 2022 award

Superstar Lionel Messi surpassed his two colleagues Kylian Mbappe and Karim Benzema to win The Best 2022 award.

This is the second time in his career that Messi has won The Best award after the first time in 2019 - when he was still playing for Barcelona. Thus, the PSG striker has equaled the record of winning The Best award of Cristiano Ronaldo and Robert Lewandowski (both twice).

Top performance at World Cup 2022 helped Messi win The Best 2022.

In the category of best male coach, another Argentinian was honored, Lionel Scaloni. With his strategic talent, the 44-year-old strategist made great contributions to bring the Argentine team to the top of the world. Scaloni surpassed two other talented coaches, Carlo Ancelotti (Real Madrid) and Pep Guardiola (Man City).

FIFA Puskas Award - Goal of the Year went to Marcin Oleksy, a disabled athlete, for his beautiful overhead kick in the match between Warta Poznan and Stal Rzeszow.

The Fair Play of the Year award went to Wolfsberger defender Luka Lochoshvili, whose quick action saved the life of Austria Wien's Georg Teigl during an Austrian Bundesliga match.

FIFA Team of the Year 2022: Haaland in, Ronaldo absent

The Best 2022 awards ceremony also announced the world's best men's team (Fifpro World XI). It was no surprise that Cristiano Ronaldo was not included.

Cristiano Ronaldo - who created a lot of controversy when he was shortlisted in the typical team - was not named. This was actually predicted in advance, despite CR7 having scored 24 goals in 39 appearances for Man United in the 2021/22 season, becoming the club's number 1 scorer.