60 million pound center back agrees to go to PSG; 'Million dollar' Vietnamese-American player prepares to join Vietnam national team?

Beating the team with naturalized players, Vietnamese football representative enters the final

Vietnam U19 women's team will face Indonesia U19 women's team in the semi-finals of the 2025 Southeast Asian U19 Women's Championship on the evening of June 16. After winning all the group stage matches, Vietnam U19 women's team is confident of a good result even though Indonesia has added a naturalized American player - Sydney Hopper.

The home advantage of Thong Nhat Stadium helped coach Masahiko Okiyama and his team dominate the game from the start. In the 11th minute, Hong Minh executed a beautiful free kick from a distance of more than 30 meters, leaving the Indonesian goalkeeper helpless as the ball flew into the net, opening the score for the U19 women's team of Vietnam.

After conceding the goal, the U19 women's team of Indonesia tried to attack with the mobility of Sydney Hopper. However, the U19 women's team of Vietnam played with concentration to protect the net of goalkeeper Le Thi Thu. Before the end of the first half, Hoai Trinh and Hoang Van coordinated impressively to create a goal to raise the score to 2-0.

In the second half, the U19 women's team of Vietnam accelerated and scored 2 goals in the first 10 minutes. Hoang Van and Hoai Trinh continued to shine in scoring.

Leading 4-0, U19 Vietnam women's team slowed down the match and played comfortably for the rest of the match as Indonesia lost strength. In the end, U19 Vietnam women's team won 4-0 and qualified for the final against Thailand.

Liverpool set price for Nunez

Liverpool are ready to let Darwin Nunez leave this summer if they receive a reasonable offer.

According to Corriere dello Sport, Liverpool have set a price of 60 million euros for any team that wants to own the Uruguayan striker. Currently, Nunez is being pursued by two big Serie A teams, Napoli and Milan. Both clubs are looking for a quality striker for the 2025/26 season.

Previously, Gazzetta Dello Sport said Liverpool did not want to consider any offer under 50 million Euros for Nunez. The team still hopes to recover some of the large sum they invested in the Uruguayan striker.

Nunez joined from Benfica in 2022 for a transfer fee of up to 85 million Euros. However, after 143 appearances, this striker has only scored 40 goals, an achievement that does not meet the expectations of the fans at Anfield.

Napoli, who have a place in the Champions League next season, are said to have the upper hand over Milan in this race. The team has just added Kevin De Bruyne to the midfield, creating a balanced and strong squad under the leadership of Antonio Conte. This is considered an ideal and ambitious destination for Nunez. On the contrary, not participating in any European Cup next season is a big disadvantage for Milan in the race to sign this striker.

Nunez's contract at Anfield runs until June 2028.

£60m centre-back agrees to join PSG

Ilya Zabarny could become PSG's first new signing this summer.

Transfer news expert Fabrizio Romano said that the Ligue 1 and Champions League champions have reached a personal agreement with the Bournemouth midfielder. Zabarny has agreed a five-year contract with PSG. The two clubs will negotiate a transfer fee this week.

Daily Mail said Bournemouth valued Zabarny at £60m. PSG saw the 22-year-old as a backup to Marquinhos. The Brazilian international will turn 31 next year. Despite having a long-term contract with PSG until 2028, Marquinhos has attracted attention from Saudi Arabian clubs.

With Milan Skriniar expected to leave this summer, PSG quickly stepped up their search for a right-footed centre-back, and Zabarny seemed like the ideal choice. The player is highly rated for his one-on-one ability and has the qualities to adapt well to coach Luis Enrique's tactics.

Zabarny is a mainstay in the Bournemouth squad and has not missed a minute of the last Premier League season.

However, L'Equipe also pointed out that bringing Zabarny to PSG could be difficult, as he would likely have to play with a Russian teammate, goalkeeper Matvey Safonov. This could influence the Ukrainian midfielder's final decision.

Vietnam women's volleyball team sets historic milestone on rankings

TeamVietnam women's volleyballare writing a new chapter in history by rising to 25th in the world after an impressive victory at the AVC Nations Cup 2025.

This is the highest ranking the team has ever achieved on the FIVB rankings, marking a great step forward for Vietnamese women's volleyball on the international map.

According to the latest update from the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB), the Vietnamese women's team has risen from 31st to 25th in the world with 141.21 accumulated points, thanks to the successful defense of the Asian championship title at the AVC Nations Cup 2025.

Not only did the team improve their position, they also surpassed South Korea – the team that is currently down to 37th place after a series of poor performances at the Volleyball Nations League (VNL) 2025. Notably, the gap between Vietnam and Thailand – the strongest team in Southeast Asia, currently ranked 14th in the world – has also been significantly shortened.

In Asia alone, the Vietnamese women's team is currently ranked 4th, behind only Japan (5th), China (6th) and Thailand (14th), a ranking that shows the strong rise of Vietnamese volleyball in the region and the world.

Vietnamese-American player worth millions of dollars is preparing to join the Vietnam national team?

Overseas Vietnamese player Kenneth Schmidt has a wide open opportunity to wear the Vietnamese national team jersey.

AfterVietnam teamAfter the defeat against Malaysia, many opinions say that it is time for the "Golden Dragons" to take advantage of overseas Vietnamese players playing at high European levels to improve the quality of the squad.

In that context, Kenneth Schmidt emerged as a bright candidate. This player was born in 2002, his father is German, his mother is Vietnamese.

Kenneth Schmidt is 1.81m tall, plays well in the left-back and center-back positions, was trained at Germany's top club Freiburg and had 10 appearances for Freiburg in the Bundesliga 2023/24 season. This season, Kenneth Schmidt moved to play for Hannover Club in the German 2nd division on loan. In the past, Kenneth Schmidt played for the U18, U19, U20 and U21 German teams.

Currently, Kenneth Schmidt is valued at 1.2 million Euros by Transfermarkt. In the current Vietnam National Team squad, no one is valued at more than 1 million Euros.

The possibility of the 23-year-old midfielder being called up to the German national team is not high. That is the reason why many people believe that this player can completely switch to wearing the Vietnamese national team shirt if he receives an invitation.

At the same time, Kenneth Schmidt has only played for the German youth teams and has not played for the German national team. Therefore, this player can completely become a new “European piece” for the Vietnam National Team – like Nguyen Filip, Cao Quang Vinh Pendant or Dang Van Lam./.