Japan U17 wins ticket to U17 World Cup; Filip Nguyen joins V.League giant?

Easily defeating U17 Australia, U17 Japan wins ticket to U17 World Cup

On the afternoon of June 26, U17 Japan faced U17 Australia in the quarter-finals of the 2023 U17 Asian Cup. With stronger strength and having been confirmed from the group stage, U17 Japan dominated U17 Australia.

In the 10th minute of the match, Japan U17 opened the score thanks to Nawata. In the 23rd minute, coach Moriyama's team doubled the gap thanks to Michiwaki.

In the second half, Japan U17 continued to dominate their opponents. However, in the 62nd minute, the “Blue Samurai” were unexpectedly scored by Irankunda, narrowing the score to 1-2.

After being narrowed down, Japan U17 played with more concentration and determination. In the 74th minute, Takaoka scored to raise the score to 3-1 for Japan U17. This was also the last goal of the match.

In the end, Japan U17 won 3-1 against Australia U17. With this victory, Japan U17 won a ticket to the semi-finals of the 2023 AFC U17 Championship to face Iran U17. In addition, the team from the land of the rising sun also won a ticket to the Final Round.U17 World Cup.

Real Madrid renews contract with veteran Luka Modric

Recently, Real Madrid announced the successful contract extension with midfielder Luka Modric. Accordingly, the Croatian midfielder continues to be associated with the Spanish Royal team with a contract that lasts until the summer of 2024.

Real Madrid's contract extension with Luka Modric is not surprising. Despite his age, the midfielder still contributes greatly to Los Blancos' playing style. In the 2022/2023 season, Luka Modric played 52 matches in all competitions, scoring 6 goals and 6 assists.

Luka Modric joined Real Madrid in 2012. In the past 11 years, the midfielder born in 1985 played 488 matches and won 23 titles with the Spanish Royal team including: 5 Champions League, 5 Club World Cup, 4 European Super Cup, 3 La Liga, 2 Spanish King's Cup and 4 Spanish Super Cup.

During his career, Luka Modric won the 2018 Golden Ball and 2018 FIFA Player of the Year. At the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, the 37-year-old midfielder won the Bronze Ball.

Filip Nguyen joins V.League giant?

According to a source from the Czech Republic, the Czech-Vietnamese goalkeeper has agreed to join the Hanoi Police Club under a three-year contract. It is expected that at the end of September, this goalkeeper from Hai Phong will be in Hanoi to sign a contract with the capital team.

After the contract signing, Hanoi Police Club will add Filip Nguyen's name to the registration list for the second phase of this year's V-League as an overseas Vietnamese player, which means that Patrik Le Giang will most likely be loaned out.

According to the source, in addition to the “huge” salary and signing bonus, the Hanoi Police Club will also hire a private Vietnamese teacher for Filip Nguyen. The wife and children of this overseas Vietnamese goalkeeper will also return to Vietnam to live.

By wearing the Hanoi Police jersey, Filip Nguyen will have more opportunities to complete the procedures to apply for Vietnamese citizenship and be called up to the national team in the future.

Filip Nguyen was born in 1992 to a Vietnamese father (Hai Phong) and a Czech mother. This goalkeeper grew up in the Sparta Prague youth academy, playing for the club's first team before moving to Bydzov, Vlasim, Slova Liberec and Slovacko.

Barca successfully recruited Man City captain

According to football transfer information, Barca announced the successful recruitment of Man City captain - midfielder Ilkay Gundogan.

On the homepage, Barca confirmed the completion of the contract with Ilkay Gundogan from Man City on a free transfer. The German midfielder ignored the persuasion to stay from Man City, attractive invitations from Arsenal as well as the Middle East to join the Catalan "giant" - the team he has long admired. Even before that, coach Pep Guardiola affirmed that Man City would do everything to keep the player born in 1990 but failed.

It is known that midfielder Ilkay Gundogan signed a 2-year contract with Barca, until June 2025. The German player's contract with the Nou Camp team has the option to extend for another year, with a release clause of up to 400 million euros. Ilkay Gundogan's salary and bonuses at the Nou Camp have not been disclosed.