Referee who unfairly rules Vietnam has only been in the game for 5 years; Premier League will not welcome spectators from next week

The referee who unfairly judged Vietnam against Thailand has only been in the profession for 5 years.

Saoud Ali Al-Adba, the Qatari referee who unfairly ruled against the Vietnamese team against the Thai team, has only been a professional for 5 years.

Vietnam team was unfairly treated.

Vietnamese fans were very upset with the unfavorable decisions that referee Saoud Ali Al-Adba made for the Vietnamese team against the Thai team. In the second half, in the 72nd minute, Quang Hai passed the ball to his teammate. But referee Saoud Ali Al-Adba saw his assistant raise the flag for offside so he blew the whistle for the Vietnamese player. However, reviewing the slow-motion replay, the Vietnamese team did not make the above mistake. Then at the end of the match, the referee awarded the Thai team a penalty when defender Duy Manh fouled Supachi in the penalty area.

Thai fan: "If Thailand gets a penalty, Vietnam will only have 7 players left"

In response to Vietnamese audiences' comments that Thailand deserved a penalty, Thai fans sarcastically said that Vietnam would only have 7 players if VAR technology was used.

The situation of Vietnam team facing Thai goal.

In response to the criticism of Vietnamese fans about the referee's way of handling the whistle, saying that the referee missed the penalty of the Vietnam team, fan Pao SaRunyoo sarcastically said: "With VAR, Thailand would have lost the penalty. But if VAR was available, Vietnam would have had 11 fewer players."

Another fan also agreed, saying: "If the referees had controlled the match well, Thailand could have received a penalty, but Vietnam would have only had 7 players on the field."

Premier League will not welcome spectators from next week

The Premier League will play behind closed doors again from next week.

Jurgen Klopp said that coaches will talk to the Premier League on Thursday (December 23, local time) to discuss issues surrounding the Covid-19 pandemic. Last week, many Premier League matches had to be postponed due to the outbreak.

Dembele agrees to sign new 5-year contract with Barca

Sport newspaper reported that winger Ousmane Dembele has agreed to continue with Barca instead of leaving as a free agent in the summer of 2022.

Winger Ousmane Dembele.

The former Dortmund star has agreed a new five-year contract with Barca, while also accepting a pay cut to continue contributing to the club. It is unclear how much Dembele's salary will drop, but he currently earns nearly 13 million euros/season.