V.League 2020 continues to be postponed indefinitely; Premier League sets deadline to end the season

V.League 2020 continues to be postponed indefinitely

On April 16, VPF will have an announcement regarding the tournament organization roadmap after the Government has an official decision on social distancing regulations for localities.

Now, VPF and the teams must consider the next milestones, even unprecedented solutions to ensure the season finishes on time to create conditions for the national teams to complete their international tasks.

Based on the social distancing decisions for provinces and cities, including the division into 3 risk groups that the Government has just announced, the V.League will not be able to take place in the near future. At this time, the tournament can only take place when the epidemic is under control and VPF receives approval to organize the tournament from sports management agencies and the State.

New recruit HL Ha Tinh reduces salary

Unable to avoid difficulties in the Covid-19 epidemic situation, HL Ha Tinh team decided to reduce the salaries of team members.

Reducing player salaries is a suitable solution in the general context.

Accordingly, the salary reduction of HL Ha Tinh will be calculated according to the following cases: Players with high salaries over 30 million will have a 30% cut.

Players with salaries from 20 million VND to 29 million VND will have their salaries reduced by 25%. Players with salaries under 20 million VND will have their salaries reduced by 20%. According to this rookie team, the players in the team voluntarily reduced their salaries as a way to share the difficulties with the team in the context of being greatly affected by the Covid-19 epidemic. HL Ha Tinh has just entered the V.League for the first time and most of their squad consists of young faces, so their salary fund cannot be compared with the giants of Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi, etc.

Thai player speaks out about debt to gangsters that led to death threats

For the first time after nearly a week of controversy over a debt to gangsters that led to death threats, midfielder Sarawut Masuk has appeared and spoken out.

Sarawut Masuk is the name that makes Thai sports media boil during the days when Thai football is frozen due to the Covid-19 epidemic.

The Thai midfielder is said to have owed money due to gambling, leading to being chased by gangsters and even threatened to be killed. Yesterday, after hearing the call of the Thai Football Federation to stand up as a guarantor and help Masuk negotiate, reconcile and find a solution with the lender.

Masuk himself went to stay with a family in Wang Chan district, Rayong province and cut off contact with the outside world. He disappeared for a month, leading to his club Nongbua Pitchaya terminating his contract due to indiscipline.

Chelsea sends Kante away because he doesn't fit Lampard

The London club plan to sell N'Golo Kante next summer because he does not fit Lampard's tactics at Stamford Bridge.

Kante played below his best because Lampard did not put him in his best position.

Kante was once considered a great bargain for Chelsea when he joined the club in 2016 for a fee of £32 million.

Kante has been compared to his senior Makelele thanks to his excellent ball recovery and interception abilities. However, when pushed further forward under Lampard, he has not been able to fully demonstrate his abilities.

According to L'Equipe, Chelsea will allow the 29-year-old to leave next summer if they receive an offer of around 70 million euros (61 million pounds).

Premier League sets deadline to end season

According to the Mirror, at least nine Premier League clubs have united to call for the 2019/20 season to end on June 30, or else end it instead of extending it.

According to British media, there are currently 9 teams wanting the 2019/20 Premier League to end on June 30, instead of extending through the summer to avoid risking "uncertainty and chaos".

FIFA is still in the process of negotiating a solution for many players whose contracts will expire on June 30. However, Premier League clubs believe that the best option is to try to complete the season by June 30 at the latest, because otherwise, it could seriously affect the integrity of the tournament when teams suddenly lose important players.