Vietnam U17 women's team lost with an unexpected score to Japan U17; Vietnam U23 visited Al-Gharafa Stadium before the match against Iraq U23

Vietnam U17 women's team lost with an unexpected score to Japan U17 in the final.

Facing a much superior Japanese U17 women's team, Vietnam U17 women's team accepted a heavy defeat in the final of Jenesys 2022.

On the afternoon of March 21, the Vietnam U17 women's team played the final match with the Japan U17 women's team at the Jenesys 2022 friendly program. The opponent had superior expertise, so the Vietnam U17 women's team lost with a score of 0-12.

U23 Vietnam visits Al-Gharafa Stadium before the match against U23 Iraq

On the afternoon of March 21, U23 Vietnam visited Al-Gharafa Stadium, where the red-shirted warriors will have a match against U23 Iraq at the international tournament U23 Doha Cup 2023.

In order to ensure the quality of the pitch for the matches at the 2023 Doha U23 International Cup, the Organizing Committee did not arrange for the teams to practice on the pitch. Therefore, to help the players get a feel for the playing space, Coach Philippe Troussier organized a visit for his students to Al-Gharafa Stadium, the venue for the opening match of U23 Vietnam against U23 Iraq.

Griezmann considers retiring from French national team after Mbappe is given captain's armband

Antoine Griezmann is reportedly considering his future with the French national team after coach Didier Deschamps refused to give him the captain's armband and appointed Kylian Mbappe.

Griezmann has impressed in France's run to the 2022 World Cup final. The 32-year-old has been a mainstay of Les Bleus under Deschamps in recent years.

But Griezmann could now consider quitting the French national team after being denied the captaincy. Deschamps reportedly told the French players on Monday night that Mbappe would take over as captain after Hugo Lloris announced his retirement after the 2022 World Cup.

Haaland leaves Norway national team due to injury, Man City is worried

Striker Erling Haaland has been forced to leave Norway's training camp with a groin injury, dealing a blow to Man City's Premier League title hopes.

A statement from the Norwegian Football Association confirmed Haaland will miss their upcoming games against Spain and Georgia. The statement read: "Erling Braut Haaland suffered a groin injury after the match against Burnley. We hoped it was a minor problem that would last until Saturday. But after the tests yesterday, it is clear that he will not be available for the games against Spain and Georgia."

Barcelona appeal decision to cut Gavi from first team

Barcelona will appeal a court ruling that ordered midfielder Gavi to be deregistered from the first team, a source told ESPN on Tuesday.

The dispute stems from La Liga's refusal to sign Gavi on a new Barca contract because the Catalan club were deemed to have exceeded their spending limits after the end of the season.

Barca sought to overturn La Liga's decision and at the end of January a judge forced La Liga to provisionally proceed with registering the Spain international as a Barca first-team player.