Vietnam women's team crushed Maldives with a score of 16-0; Man United's salary fund increased by 20%

Vietnam women's team crushed Maldives with a score of... 16-0

In the opening match of Group B of the 2022 AFC Women's Championship qualifiers on the evening of September 23 in Tajikistan, the Vietnamese women's team crushed their opponent Maldives with an unbelievable score of 16-0.

Facing an opponent 112 places lower in the world rankings, coach Mai Duc Chung and his team easily dominated the game and quickly created a "storm" of goals against Maldives from the 11th minute of the match.

Of the 16 goals thatVietnam women's teamIn the match against Maldives, striker Pham Hai Yen scored 6 goals, Tuyet Dung and Thanh Nha scored a double, while Tuyet Ngan, Thuy Trang, Chuong Thi Kieu, Huynh Nhu and Ho Thi Quynh each scored a goal.

Maldives (red shirt) is not on the same level as the Vietnamese women's team.

With a resounding victory in the opening day of Group B of the 2022 Asian Women's Football Championship qualifiers, President of the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) Le Khanh Hai and the Standing Committee of the VFF Executive Committee praised the fighting spirit of the Vietnamese women's team and presented the team with 300 million VND.

Coach Mai Duc Chung and his team are temporarily leading Group B with 3 points and a goal difference of +16. At 8:00 p.m. on September 29, the Vietnamese women's team will face host Tajikistan and the result of the match will decide the only ticket of Group B to the final round of the 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup in India.

Chelsea pursue Juventus defender

Chelsea have conceded just one goal in the Premier League this season. That was a penalty against Liverpool. And despite playing with 10 men, Chelsea's defense has held firm.

However, Chelsea still want to strengthen their attack. Last summer, they failed to recruit Jules Kounde from Sevilla. It is likely that in the near future, Chelsea will turn to De Ligt from Juventus because Chelsea feels that Sevilla will not easily let Kounde go.

Chelsea pursue De Ligt.

Meanwhile, De Ligt is not a regular starter at Juventus under coach Allegri. Therefore, Chelsea is confident that they can convince Juventus to release him in the winter transfer window.

However, the obstacle in this deal is the transfer fee which is expected to be up to 103 million pounds. Chelsea may add a player to the negotiation clause to reduce the amount to be paid.

Man United's salary fund increased by 20%, the highest in British history

The arrival of expensive new recruits like Ronaldo, Varane and Sancho has caused Man United's salary fund to skyrocket and is expected to be the highest in British history by 2022.

MU's most recent domestic championship title was in 2013 but throughout that time, they have always maintained a huge team wage bill similar to their direct rivals.

3 notable new recruits of MU in Summer 2021.

During the period 2015-2019, MU even had the highest salary fund in the country with a peak of 332 million pounds in 2019. However, in 2020, the Red Devils' salary fund decreased sharply and fell to 3rd place in the UK after Liverpool and Man City.

However, MU's wage bill has increased sharply, reaching 323 million pounds in 2021. They are still less than Man City when the blue half of Manchester has to spend more than 350 million pounds a year on their players. But next year could be very different.

Last summer, MU welcomed 3 new players: Ronaldo, Sancho and Varane. Their transfer price was more than 130 million pounds. Not stopping there, the treatment of these 3 new players, especially Ronaldo (can be up to 480,000 pounds/week) makes MU's salary fund expected to increase by about 20%, up to 387 million pounds in 2022.

If these calculations are correct, MU will become the team with the highest wage bill in the history of English football. If this investment can bring titles, it is quite worthy. But if things do not go as planned, the Red Devils will face disasters that can be predicted from this point.

Thai coach said something about Vietnam team that made home fans "heartbroken"

Coach Worrawoot Srimaka admitted on Siam Sport: "It's good not to be in the same group with Vietnam."

Recently, Thailand U23 coach Worrawoot Srimaka commented on Siam Sport after the AFF Cup 2020 draw took place on September 21, 2021. The captain of Thailand U23 team seemed quite happy when he did not have to face two strong opponents in Southeast Asia, Vietnam and Malaysia, in the group stage of AFF Cup 2020.

In addition, Mr. Srimaka also said: "Thanks to that, the Thai team can watch their opponents compete, study and find a reasonable strategy before facing each other in the next rounds. I think, Vietnam and Malaysia will win two tickets to continue in Group B." Thailand used to be the biggest force in Southeast Asia, but in recent years, the remarkable development of Vietnam has made the unique position of the "war elephant" no longer exist.

Thailand U23 coach is happy to avoid Vietnam team in the group stage of AFF Cup 2020.

At the 2018 AFF Cup, Thailand was eliminated in the semi-finals and had to watch coach Park Hang-seo and his team win the championship. At the 2019 SEA Games, Thailand was eliminated in the group stage while Vietnam won the gold medal. At the 2022 World Cup qualifiers, Vietnam advanced to the final round while Thailand stopped at round 2. Therefore, Mr. Srimaka's statement must have made Thai fans feel "heartbroken".

At the AFF Cup 2020, Vietnam and Thailand were seeded in Group 1, so the two teams were not in the same group. While Thailand was in Group A with Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore and the winner of the qualifying match between Brunei and Timor Leste, Coach Park Hang-seo's team was in a more difficult group when they had to face Malaysia, Indonesia, Cambodia and Laos.

"I think Group A is easier. But we still have to be careful. Southeast Asian football is often unpredictable, because the teams know each other too well. However, I believe Thailand will reach the semi-finals," added coach Srimaka.

Expected,AFF Cup 2020will officially take place from December 5, 2021 to January 1, 2022 at a centralized location.