Vietnam team tops Southeast Asia on FIFA rankings; Chelsea completes blockbuster deal

Vietnam team tops Southeast Asia on FIFA rankings

The Vietnamese football team maintained its 92nd position on the FIFA rankings in August, topping Southeast Asia, far surpassing Thailand and other countries in the region, ranking 13th in Asia.

According to FIFA's ranking update on August 12, the Vietnamese team has 1,261 points (up 3 points from last month), continuing to maintain 92nd place in the world.

Vietnam team

This score was achieved thanks to the Vietnamese team participating in the 2nd qualifying round of the 2022 World Cup in the UAE recently. Coach Park Hang-seo and his team had an impressive performance, winning the ticket to continue with the second place in Group G.

Contrary toVietnam team, countries in the Southeast Asian region all dropped in rank. Thailand lost 29 points, from 1,278 to 1,149. The "War Elephants" did not compete successfully in the 2nd qualifying round of the 2022 World Cup, leading to the departure of coach Akira Nishino. Thailand also fell from 106th to 120th place. Teams Indonesia, Malaysia, Cambodia, Myanmar and the Philippines also dropped in rank.

In Asia, the Vietnamese team still maintains 13th place. The top three positions belong to: Japan (24), Iran (26) and Australia (35).

Man City offers record price to buy Kane

Man City are ready to break their own transfer record this summer by asking to buy Harry Kane from Tottenham.

Manchester City have not given up on the transfer of Harry Kane, according to The Times. The Premier League champions are preparing to send Tottenham a second offer worth 120 million pounds (141 million euros).

Currently, only Man City is pursuing Kane. Photo: Getty.

Transfer expert Fabrizio Romano revealed that Man City could spend up to £127 million (€150 million), with add-ons, to bring Kane to the Etihad Stadium next season. €150 million for a new player is something that has never happened in the Premier League.

If this deal is successful, Man City will break the record set by the club in the summer transfer window this year. Previously, the blue half of Manchester spent 100 million pounds (118 million euros) to recruit Jack Grealish from Aston Villa.

Chelsea completes blockbuster deal

Early morning of August 13 (Hanoi time) homepageChelseaannounced the successful recruitment of Lukaku. According to CNN, the London club paid Inter 115 million euros in transfer fees (97.5 million pounds).

"Big Rom" signed a contract with "The Blues" until 2026 and received a salary of 12 million euros per season.

Lukaku returns to Chelsea after 7 years away. Photo: CFC.

"One of Europe's most prolific strikers, Lukaku, returns to the club he loved as a boy. Lukaku will continue to complete unfinished projects. He is a quality addition to the squad of the reigning European champions," Chelsea's homepage announced.

The £97.5m fee makes Lukaku the second most expensive signing in English football history, behind only Jack Grealish. The English midfielder joined Man City for £100m last week.

Lukaku also became the most expensive signing in Chelsea's history, surpassing Kepa Arrizabalaga, the Spanish goalkeeper who joined Stamford Bridge from Athletic Bilbao in 2018, for £71.6 million.

Vietnam national team welcomes the return of coach Park Hang-seo

On the afternoon of August 12, the Vietnamese national team players continued to practice to prepare for the final qualifying round of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Asia.

This is also the team's 8th training session since the team gathered. In this training session, the team had the return ofCoach Park Hang-seoafter officially completing medical quarantine. In addition, the team also welcomed Coach Park Hang-seo's new assistant to the coaching staff, Coach Park Choong-kyun (Head Coach of Hanoi Club).

The presence of coach Park Hang-seo in the training session of the Vietnamese team helped the players feel more excited.

In addition, after a period of medical isolation, Dr. Choi Ju Young, along with Coach Park Hang-seo, also returned to work and was assigned to coordinate with the team's medical team to take care of the health and treat injuries for the players.

The return of head coach Park Hang-seo brought a more exciting atmosphere to the team's training session yesterday, especially when moving on to a more thorough training phase in terms of technique and tactics.

Currently, according to VFF leaders, My Dinh Stadium is in the process of preparing to install VAR equipment, meeting AFC's requirements to organize matches in the third qualifying round of the 2022 World Cup.