Van Lam is still far from Cerezo Osaka in visa procedures; Coach Park wants Vietnam to win 2 more matches in the 2022 World Cup qualifiers

Dang Van Lam is only a few steps away from Cerezo Osaka in visa procedures.

The road toDang Van Lamto J.League 1 with Cerezo Osaka only stuck in paperwork.

It is not easy for Van Lam to have the opportunity to compete for the number 1 position with Kim Jin-hyeon at Cerezo Osaka.

Cerezo Osaka has reached an agreement with Muangthong United to acquire Dang Van Lam. The J.League 1 team has decided to buy the remaining part of Van Lam's contract with Muangthong United, which is only until May 2022. Muangthong has also become the leading club exporting players to Thailand's J.League. Before Van Lam, Chanathip Songkrasin, Teerasil Dangda and Kawin Thamsatchanan all came to J.League 1 from this launching pad.

Coach Park Hang-seo wants Vietnam to win 2 more matches in the 2022 World Cup qualifiers

Coach Park Hang-seoset a goal to help the Vietnamese team win 2 matches in the remaining 3 rounds of the 2022 World Cup qualifiers.

"The Vietnamese team has never reached the final qualifying round, so I am eager to do that. We have heard about the proposal to hold the qualifying round at a neutral location. If that becomes a reality, it is not too bad. The rest of the qualifying round is very difficult, but I am ready for that challenge with confidence in myself," said Coach Park.

In Group G - the 2022 World Cup qualifiers, the Vietnamese team is at the top of the group with 5 unbeaten matches. In addition to 2 draws against Thailand, Vietnam has won against UAE, Malaysia and Indonesia. Currently, Vietnam has 11 points, 2 points more than Malaysia and has 3 more matches against Malaysia, UAE and Indonesia.

V.League foreign players: There are old players, and there are also genuine "blockbusters"

V.League still has a catchphrase: "Success or failure depends on foreign players". And in the 2021 season, teams are trying to find the best foreign players or those that fit their budget. Some others are not afraid to renovate their teams with "blockbuster" contracts to aim for ambitions and image enhancement.

Binh Dinh hopes to take off when recruiting V.League 2020 top scorer Rimario from Hanoi FC Photo: Duc Cuong

The role of foreign players for clubs in V.League is extremely important. Therefore, it is not difficult to understand why teams always carefully recruit foreign players. Of course, not every club is successful because it depends on many factors and not necessarily expensive will be worth it.

FA concludes Cavani is not racist but does not lift suspension

The English Football Association (FA) still imposed a three-match ban on striker Edinson Cavani despite admitting that the Man United striker was not racist.

Striker Edinson Cavani.

Recently, the English Football Association (FA) officially punished Edinson Cavani for racist behavior in MU's 3-2 win at Southampton at the end of November. Specifically, the Uruguayan player was suspended for 3 matches and fined 100,000 pounds.

Accordingly, after scoring a brace to help MU beat Southampton 3-2, Cavani posted on social media a photo of his celebration with the phrase "Negrito" (a Spanish word referring to black people). After that, the striker born in 1987 immediately deleted the above content but was still "touched" by the FA.