VFF denies information that coach Mai Duc Chung was stripped of his head coaching rights; Cristiano Ronaldo wins another Guinness record

What did Coach Akira and his team say after the U19 women's team of Vietnam lost to Thailand in the final?

Head coach Akira commented that the Vietnam U19 women's team played well despite losing to the Thailand U19 women's team in the final match of the 2023 Southeast Asian Youth Football Championship.

Evaluating the tournament results, Head Coach Akira said: "First of all, I would like to thank the organizers and the people of Palembang for supporting the Vietnam U19 women's team in all aspects during the tournament. Regarding today's final match, the Thai U19 women's players played a great match and they deserved to win. The Vietnam U19 women's team played well today, unfortunately we could not win. This is the responsibility of the head coach. Next, we will try to improve the players to aim for the final round of the Asian U20 Women's Championship in Uzbekistan."

Before the final match, after 3 matches, Vietnam U19 women's team had scored 13 goals and conceded 1 goal. Meanwhile, Thailand U19 women's team had even more impressive statistics, having scored 14 goals and only conceded 1 goal.

Danh Thi Kieu My was honored with the title of Best Goalkeeper of the tournament. Kieu My said: "I am happy to receive the award but also regretful that I could not win the championship with the team. We tried our best in this match, thank you to the teachers in the coaching staff for giving me the opportunity to compete."

Cristiano Ronaldo wins another Guinness record

According to Forbes, striker Cristiano Ronaldo has topped the list of the world's highest-paid athletes this year, thereby winning the Guinness World Record for the highest income for an athlete in 2023.

In the past 12 months (as of May 1, 2023), Ronaldo earned $136 million. This figure includes $46 million from football income, and $90 million from other activities.

It can be seen that the Portuguese striker's off-field income far exceeds what he receives from football. This has been the case for CR7 since he became famous. In addition to his lifetime contract with Nike, Ronaldo also generates significant income from his CR7-branded products.

As the world's highest-paid athlete this year, Cristiano Ronaldo has taken over Lionel Messi's number one spot in this category. Last year, the Argentine superstar earned £103 million to top the Forbes list.

Arsenal announce new recruit from Ajax

Arsenal officially owns Dutch defender Jurrien Timber, moving from Ajax for a fee of 45 million USD.

The Gunners did not disclose contract details, but according to British media, Timber's contract is for 5 years with a basic salary of 120,000 USD per week.

The Dutch defender wears the number 12 shirt - a number that once belonged to Willian, Stephan Lichtsteiner, Olivier Giroud, Carlos Vela and the legendary Thierry Henry when he played for the club on loan in 2012.

On the day of his debut, Timber shared: "It's because of my brothers. They are Arsenal fans, and I also like to watch Arsenal play. Arsenal has many classy players with a special playing style," the Dutch defender said, revealing that his idols are Robin van Persie and Thierry Henry.

Timber is excited about his ability to play multiple positions in the Arsenal squad. "I'm lucky to say I can play centre-back, right-back, sometimes even in midfield," he said.

VFF denies information that coach Mai Duc Chung was stripped of his head coaching rights.

On July 15, the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) responded to information thatCoach Mai Duc Chungwas stripped of her right as head coach of the Vietnamese women's football team participating in the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup by the World Football Federation (FIFA) because she did not have a Professional Coaching License (Pro).

VFF confirmed that coach Mai Duc Chung is still registered as head coach of the Vietnam women's football team at the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup. This list has also been received by FIFA according to the official registration from VFF.

Thus, the information that coach Mai Duc Chung is not allowed to directly manage the matches of the Vietnam Women's Team because he does not have a Pro license is untrue.

Hoang Anh Gia Lai beat Khanh Hoa Club thanks to a last-second goal

The first match of round 1 of phase 2 of V-League 2023 is the clash between Hoang Anh Gia Lai Club and Khanh Hoa Club. The home team is determined to win to regain the trust of the fans. They received a lot of criticism after the disappointing loss to PVF-CAND Club in the quarter-finals of the National Cup.

The first half ended without any goals being scored. In the second half, Hoang Anh Gia Lai continued to push up their formation with the ambition of scoring an early goal.

But the first 45 minutes' scenario repeated itself as Khanh Hoa club played with concentration and blocked all the paths to their goal. In the second half, the visitors controlled the midfield and forced Hoang Anh Gia Lai to retreat back to their own half. But on a day when the attack played poorly, that advantage was not converted into a goal.

Right in the 6th minute of extra time, the unexpected happened. From Vo Dinh Lam's cross, foreign striker Paollo jumped high to head the ball to score the only goal of the match. Hoang Anh Gia Lai won against Khanh Hoa Club and got 17 points, getting closer to the relegation spot in V-League 2023.