"Little Cong Phuong" receives a shower of bonuses; Messi breaks many records

"Little Cong Phuong" receives a shower of bonuses at the U19 tournament

At the recently concluded 2019 U19 International Tournament, striker Pham Xuan Tao, nicknamed “Little Cong Phuong”, played very well. This striker scored 2 goals to help U19 Vietnam come from behind to beat U19 Myanmar and then, he scored the decisive goal, bringing a 1-0 victory for the home team against U19 Thailand in the final match.

With 3 goals, Xuan Tao won the "Top Scorer" award of the tournament. The excellent performance of the player wearing the number 11 shirt also helped him collect 2 other individual awards: "Best Player" and "Best Vietnamese Player" of this year's U19 International. The total bonus that Xuan Tao received with the 3 individual titles above is 1,500 USD.

Tien Linh recovers from injury

After the unexpected departure of coach Tran Minh Chien, B.Binh Duong Club at least received some good news about its squad. Specifically, Nguyen Tien Linh - the main striker of the team from the land of Thu last season - is ready to go with his teammates to Myanmar to prepare for the third match of the AFC Cup 2019 against Shan United on April 3.

Previously, although he had to leave U23 Vietnam, with the support of VFF, Tien Linh still stayed in Hanoi throughout the U23 Asia qualifying round. Every day, he traveled about 1 km from VFF to Crown Plaza Hotel (where U23 Vietnam was stationed) to receive treatment from Dr. Choi Ju Young - who treated Tuan Anh and Van Thanh's injuries. Even Tien Linh's teammate in U23 Vietnam, center back Duc Chien, generously lent him a motorbike to easily travel between the two places.

Currently, Tien Linh feels he can compete again. When talking to reporters of Bong Da newspaper, Tien Linh himself is also confident about his ability to compete with B.Binh Duong in the AFC Cup, V.League and National Cup.

Coach Park Hang-seo brings a very happy message to overseas Vietnamese players

The issue of calling Vietnamese-American players to the national team is receiving great attention from fans. However, this is creating two opposing public opinions.

Sharing his opinion on calling up Vietnamese players who are playing abroad, Coach Park Hang-seo somewhat supported: “Personally, I welcome that. To do this, there are many things to do. First, we have to complete the procedures, then we have to discuss with VFF. We have to evaluate the ability, character, communication skills and see if those players are suitable for Vietnamese football or not.”

If he gets agreement from VFF and finds suitable names, the upcoming King's Cup will likely be the tournament where the Korean coach gives opportunities to overseas Vietnamese players.

Legend Kiatisak has no chance of returning to the national team

Recently, Thai media has said that Kiatisak will likely return to lead the Thai national team because coach Sirisak Yodyardthai does not have enough qualifications to lead the "War Elephants" in the upcoming 2022 World Cup qualifiers. However, Kiatisak's fans are probably disappointed.

According to Siam Sports, the Football Association of Thailand has invited a coach from Europe to replace Mr. Sirisak Yodyardthai. That means, the door to Kiatisak's return has been closed by the FAT even though he still receives support from the majority of Thai fans.

According to Siam Sports, the coach invited by FAT is a famous strategist from England, Germany, the Netherlands or Croatia. Currently, FAT is negotiating the final terms to officially announce.

Messi breaks many records with Panenka-style free kick

Barca just had a 2-0 victory over Espanyol last night thanks to Messi. The Argentine superstar opened the scoring with a skillful panenka-style free kick in the 71st minute before finishing with a delicate one-touch to seal the 2-0 score in the final minutes of regulation time.

Not only did the win help Barca maintain a 10-point lead over second-placed Atletico, it also helped Messi catch up with Iker Casillas to become the player with the most wins in La Liga. Leo now has 334 wins with Barca, the same number as Casillas with Real.

With 2 goals scored in this match, Messi has scored his 31st goal in La Liga, and his 40th in all competitions since the beginning of the season. This is the 8th consecutive season that this player has scored over 30 goals in La Liga and the 10th consecutive season with 40 goals in all tournaments.

The star wearing the number 10 shirt also reached 675 matches for Barca, rising to 2nd place in the list of players with the most matches, surpassing Iniesta (674 matches). With the free kick goal in the Catalan derby, Messi scored 3 goals from direct free kicks against the same goalkeeper (Diego Lopez) in the same La Liga season.

The Argentine superstar has now scored a total of 6 free kicks against Espanyol in all competitions. This is the team that Messi has turned into the place where he has shown his free kick skills the most in his career.

Martial injured again after scoring

In the match where MU beat Watford 2-1, Marcus Rashford and Anthony Martial both shined with goals divided equally in both halves. But while Rashford played the full 90 minutes, Martial had to leave the field to make way for Marcos Rojo in the 77th minute.

At that time, many people thought that coach Ole Gunnar Solskjaer had just brought Rojo onto the field to strengthen the defense. But when seeing Martial's grimace and his abnormal steps, fans quickly realized that the French player was injured.

When asked about Martial's condition, coach Solskajer answered very frankly: "I don't know. Hopefully he will be available for the match on Wednesday (April 3) against Wolves. He suffered a bad tackle. Maybe, we will check him thoroughly on Monday (April 1)".

MU spends 100 million pounds to sign Raphael Varane

The Evening Standard claims Manchester United are ready to pay £100m to sign Raphael Varane this summer.

Earlier this month, Spanish media reported that the French centre-back wanted to leave Real Madrid and try his luck elsewhere, and United were again mentioned as a name that was keeping an eye on the World Cup winner.

In 2011, Real Madrid beat MU to Varane's signature thanks to Zidane's intervention and the Red Devils are said to have never given up hope of getting the 25-year-old.

Mourinho tried to reunite with his former player at Old Trafford several times but failed, to increase the safety level of the back line. Now, Solskjaer has improved MU's defense, and is eyeing other positions, including a winger, a right-back and a midfielder - depending on the future of Mata and Herrera.

So, even though they are willing to spend £100 million to bring Varane to the Theatre of Dreams, MU will not waste time convincing this central defender. Instead, the Red Devils will only negotiate a contract, if Varane declares that he wants to leave Bernabeu.

Zidane delays Hazard deal

Zidane has openly admired Hazard for a long time and also asked President Perez to bring the Belgian midfielder to the Bernabeu. Hazard is expected to be able to fill the void left by Cristiano Ronaldo since last summer. But according to Marca, Zidane is "pinning" this deal.

The reason is because the summer of 2019 will be a major restructuring of Real Madrid's squad, so Zidane needs time to consider and evaluate all options in "going shopping" because these are options that the "bald guy" cannot afford to make mistakes, once boss Perez has given him full authority to decide.And although not eager at the moment, the Spanish Royal team will find it difficult to "slip" the Belgian midfielder. The problem is when the offer comes.

Premier League football results round 32

The English Premier League is taking place extremely attractively with fierce chases from the top to the group winning tickets to the Champions League.

7:30 p.m., March 30 Fulham 0-2 Man City

22:00, 30/03 MU 2-1 Watford

10:00 p.m., March 30 Brighton 0-1 Southampton

10:00 p.m., March 30 Burnley 2-0 Wolverhampton

22:00, March 30 Crystal Palace 2-0 Huddersfield

10:00 p.m., March 30 Leicester 2-0 Bournemouth

00:30, March 31 West Ham 0-2 Everton