Overseas Vietnamese player Tieu Exal suffered a torn cartilage before leaving U22 Vietnam; Barca is tough on Messi

Foreign striker of Ho Chi Minh City Club leaves his mark

In the practice match on the afternoon of August 28 with the BRVT team, foreign player Jose Ortiz, who was just bought by the Ho Chi Minh City Club to prepare for phase 2, opened the scoring for his team right from the first minutes of the match.

The two Costa Rican strikers still need more time to integrate and perform, although their initial performances have been quite good.

Ho Chi Minh City team had a practice match with the host BRVT. In this match, coach Chung Hae Soung sent both new Costa Rican players into the starting lineup, and striker Jose Ortiz opened the score for Ho Chi Minh City Club in the first 10 minutes of the match.

Tieu Exal suffered a torn cartilage before leaving U22 Vietnam

During the internal match of U22 Vietnam yesterday afternoon, player Tieu Exal suffered a torn cartilage in his right knee.

In fact, doctor Choi Ju Yong has considered keeping Tieu Exal for another week if his injury becomes more complicated.

While many U22 Vietnam players returned to their hometowns early after finishing the 9-day training session at the Vietnam Youth Football Training Center, midfielder Tieu Exal stayed in Hanoi for 1 day. The reason was that in the last internal match of U22 Vietnam yesterday afternoon, in a collision with a teammate, Tieu Exal tore the meniscus in his right knee.

4 Arsenal players miss the English Super Cup match with Liverpool due to Covid-19

According to the Daily Mail, one of the aforementioned Arsenal players is goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez. Last season, Martinez made a very good impression when he replaced his injured colleague Bernd Leno. Due to self-isolation and late training compared to his teammates, Martinez will have to be a spectator in the next match.

Martinez's absence is not a problem that gives coach Mikel Arteta too much of a headache.

Center-back Gabriel Magalhaes, who is about to move from Lille to Arsenal, will also be unable to play due to having to comply with quarantine orders.

The identities of the two remaining Arsenal players suspected of testing positive for Covid-19 have not been revealed.

Barca tough with Messi: Sign new contract or no negotiation at all

Spanish media reported that superstar Lionel Messi wanted to meet with Barcelona's leadership to find a solution for his future. However, the Catalan giants refused.

El Periodico, Messi did not want to confront Barca so he requested to meet the board of directors to find the most satisfactory solution for his future.

Barcelona will only sell Messi if any team pays 700 million euros - an astronomical figure that makes every club hesitate and refuse to talk to the Argentine superstar.

"Either Messi signs a new contract with the club or nothing is discussed," Barca's representative boldly declared about the prospect of negotiating with Messi about leaving.