Vietnam women's team received good news from its opponent; VPF postponed the tournament, clubs were in a panic

Messi wants Barca to fire legend Abidal

Diaro GOL reported that Lionel Messi asked Barcelona's board to fire Sporting Director Eric Abidal. The Argentine player is said to be unhappy with Eric Abidal's decisions in the transfer market.

Lionel Messi and Eric Abidal were teammates for many years. Photo: Getty.

Messi's influence on Barca's upper echelons does not surprise experts. Last January, ESPN quoted an inside source from the team as saying, "Messi has more say than the team's head coach." This source revealed that Lionel Messi has the right to veto major decisions of the Camp Nou team such as buying players, appointing coaches or important tactical decisions.

Vietnam women's team received good news from their opponents in the 2020 Olympic qualifiers

On the afternoon of February 3, the third qualifying round of the 2020 Olympic women's football officially kicked off. In Group A, the Korean women's team faced the Myanmar women's team in the opening match.

South Korea beat Myanmar 7-0.

For their part, coach Mai Duc Chung and his team only need to defeat Myanmar to secure second place in the group. Even if they draw with Myanmar, Vietnam will still advance if they lose to South Korea by no more than 6 goals in the final round.

Fair Play Awards 2019 postponed due to coronavirus

According to the original plan, the Fair Play 2019 Awards Gala will take place on February 12 at the Youth Cultural House.

Center back Chuong Thi Kieu endured the pain to continue playing in the final match of women's football at SEA Games 30. Illustrative photo by Quang Thinh

Lampard "fired" the world's most expensive goalkeeper

In Chelsea's latest match at Leicester, Lampard used 38-year-old goalkeeper Willy Caballero instead of Kepa.

This is the first time the world's most expensive goalkeeper, who was brought to Stamford Bridge by Chelsea for £72 million, has had to sit on the bench in the Premier League. In fact, Kepa's form has clearly declined this season with serious mistakes. Chelsea has only kept 5 clean sheets since the start of the season.

Lampard no longer trusts Kepa.

Radio Cope in Spain also confirmed that Kepa seemed to have played his last match for Chelsea, as Lampard lost faith in the 25-year-old goalkeeper.

VPF postpones tournament, clubs are in a panic

On February 3, VPF officially announced the postponement of national tournaments by at least 1 week. The organizers have come up with 2 temporary plans but are still waiting to see how the Corona epidemic develops before making a final decision.

VPF Chairman Tran Anh Tu said that the organizing committee was forced to postpone the championships and National Cup due to unpredictable developments caused by the Corona epidemic with the consensus of the clubs.

However, everyone happily agreed in the context that the whole country is worried about disease prevention and control, and players currently have to wear masks when going to the training ground.