Korean media reveals 'worrying things' about the new coach of Vietnam national team; Former MU star risks 2 years in prison

Viettel The Cong breathlessly entered the National Cup semi-finals with only 10 men

At Hang Day Stadium in the last quarter-final match of the National Cup, The Cong Viettel let the away team PVF-Cong An Nhan Dan dominate, but still scored the opening goal in the 15th minute by Huu Thang.

However, at the beginning of the second half, U23 player Thanh Nhan had a beautiful free kick to equalize the score. Affected by the psychology, The Cong Viettel also lost a player in the 66th minute, when Duc Chien received a red card after a foul on Xuan Nam.

Despite being short of players, the home team still showed their determination to continue, with a beautiful goal by Tien Anh in the 82nd minute raising the score to 2-1. The drama of the match was pushed up, when only 3 minutes later, PVF- Cong An Nhan Dan equalized 2-2 with a somewhat lucky goal.

This score forced the two teams to step into a penalty shootout to determine the owner of the semi-final ticket. And here, while all 5 The Cong Viettel players successfully executed their kicks, Huu Nam (PVF- Cong An Nhan Dan) failed in the 4th round.

Winning 5-3 on penalties, The Cong Viettel won a ticket to the National Cup semi-finals and will meet Hanoi FC. The remaining semi-final match will be between Thanh Hoa and Nam Dinh.

Former MU star at risk of 2 years in prison

According to Mail Sport, Nicky Butt caused a serious traffic accident in October 2022, when he drove his Range Rover into Andrew Fielden, a motorcyclist.

The accident left Andrew Fielden unconscious and with a broken leg. Nicky Butt was immediately suspended from driving pending the outcome of the investigation.

Nearly two years later, the former MU midfielder had to appear in court on April 30. During the trial at Blackburn Magistrates' Court, Butt admitted his careless driving causing serious consequences.

Nicky Butt faces up to two years in prison or an unlimited fine if convicted.

Along with Scholes, Beckham, Giggs and the Neville brothers, Butt is a member of the Red Devils' Class of 1992. The former midfielder won 15 major and minor titles with MU in 13 years (1991 - 2004).

Nicky Butt is now co-owner of the Fourth Division club Salford City with Singaporean billionaire Peter Lim, along with Beckham, Scholes, Giggs and the Neville brothers.

Korean media reveals 'worrying things' about the new coach of the Vietnamese national team

Over the past few days, there has been news that coach Kim Sang-sik is about to become the new captain of the Vietnamese team, replacing the position where Philippe Troussier resigned earlier.

According to the latest information, the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) plans to announce the identity of the captain of the Vietnam team on May 3.

Coach Kim Sang-sik won the 2021 K-League, 2022 National Cup, won the 2022 K-League Coach of the Year title, and the 2022 National Cup Best Coach title with Jeonbuk.

However, coach Kim Sang-sik also received a lot of criticism and was fired in 2023 due to 'Jeonbuk's style of play'.

"Conceding goals on counter-attacks is one of the biggest problems for Jeonbuk under Kim Sang-sik," K-League commented. "The team under Kim Sang-sik is too vulnerable to conceding goals because they attack too high."

“When the opponent puts pressure on Jeonbuk's midfield, their forward line tends to fall back significantly and the team then focuses on continuing to control the ball slowly in their own half and makes no progress,” still information from the K-League page.

U23 Indonesia reunites with "evil" referee when competing for Olympic tickets

According to AFC's assignment, Thai referee Sivakorn Pu-udom will be in charge of the VAR room in the match between U23 Indonesia and U23 Iraq. The on-field referee team is all from Saudi Arabia, including main referee Alshamrani and two assistants Hesham Mohammed Alrefaei and Omar Ali Aljamal.

Notably, referee Sivakorn Pu-udom is the target of criticism from the Indonesian football community, after VAR made unfavorable decisions for U23 Indonesia in the matches against U23 Qatar and U23 Uzbekistan.

In these two matches, referee Sivakorn Pu-udom was in charge of the VAR room, and the U23 Indonesia team received a red card and lost 0-2. The Indonesian Football Federation even sent a complaint to the AFC about the refereeing after these two defeats.

However, referee Sivakorn Pu-udom was still assigned by AFC to be in charge of the VAR room in the decisive match between U23 Indonesia and U23 Iraq taking place at 10:30 p.m. on May 2.

The winner of this match will not only win third place in the 2024 AFC U23 Championship, but will also receive a direct ticket to the Paris Olympics. Meanwhile, the loser will have to play an intercontinental play-off against U23 Guinea to compete for a ticket to the Olympics./.