Revealing Cong Phuong's 9-digit salary; Coach Park in the top 40 most influential people in Korea
(Baonghean.vn) - The ball is rolling again after the Covid-19 pandemic prevention and control break and a proposal to replace 5 players; Revealing Cong Phuong's 9-digit salary; Vietnam futsal team is in the top 10 best teams in Asia; Coach Park Hang-seo is in the top 40 most influential people in Korea... are notable sports news in the past 24 hours.
Revealing Cong Phuong's 9-digit salary
Cong Phuong's 9-digit salary in Ho Chi Minh City will only be short-term because HAGL Chairman Doan Nguyen Duc affirmed that Cong Phuong leaving the team will never happen.
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Cong Phuong |
Cong Phuong himself also had a good start when he scored 3 goals for the team led by coach Chung Hae Soung. In addition, the average salary that Cong Phuong receives each month in Ho Chi Minh City is 120 million VND.
Ball rolls again after Covid-19 prevention break and 5 players proposed to be replaced
The European Football Federation (UEFA) is also encouraging the top European leagues not to imitate the Netherlands but to find solutions to complete the tournament. From there, European football is considering a proposal from FIFA to allow 5 substitutions in 1 match. Because the players have been off for too long and are isolated, their physical fitness is not synchronized, and at the same time, some leagues wear masks to compete, which will affect the respiratory system, so it is necessary to expand the number of substitutions.
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V-League hopes to return soon. Illustrative photo |
With V-League, if nothing changes, the ball will roll again in mid-May after the National Cup match on May 15. Most likely, the flexible parts that world football is proposing to FIFA will also be applied in V-League if approved by FIFA.
Vietnam futsal team in top 10 best teams in Asia
Compared to the December 2019 rankings, the Vietnam futsal team gained 1 point and moved up 1 place to 44th in the world. In terms of Asia, our team ranked 9th.
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Vietnam Futsal team ranked 44th in the world. |
The goal of the Vietnamese futsal team is to win a ticket to the world futsal festival.
European football faces unprecedented decision due to Covid-19 pandemic
The 2019/20 Ligue 1 season will be forced to be canceled, after French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe announced a ban on all activities related to the king sport until September 2020 due to the impact of the Covid-19 epidemic.
Last week, the French Professional Football League (LFP) also announced that Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 would return on June 17, as the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) gave the green light for national championships to end before August 2. However, according to the latest announcement from the French Prime Minister, no football matches will take place before September 2020, even without spectators.
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The top professional football leagues in France cannot take place. |
Coach Park Hang-seo in top 40 most influential people in Korea
As scheduled, Forbes Korea has released a ranking of the 40 most powerful celebrities in the country. Coach Park Hang-seo is once again named thanks to his success with Vietnamese football.
According to Forbes, Coach Park Hang-seo is only ranked 38th, above singer Jeong Mi Ae and MMA fighter Chan Sung Jung. However, this is understandable because Korea has many famous people with far-reaching influence, especially in the entertainment industry.
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Coach Park Hang-seo at SEA Games 30. |
Tokyo Olympics likely to be canceled if Covid-19 pandemic persists
In an interview with Japan's Nikkan Sports newspaper, Tokyo 2020 Olympic Committee President Yoshiro Mori said the event would even be canceled if the Covid-19 pandemic continued to linger in 2021.
Mr. Mori emphasized that historically, the Olympic event has been canceled when there was a war and now the world is in a war against the "invisible enemy" called Covid-19.
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The Tokyo 2020 Olympic symbol in Tokyo, Japan. Photo: THX/TTXVN |