Vietnam calls up 'bad boy' to national team; Fans surround car demanding Arteta leave Arsenal

Following China, Vietnam calls up "bad boy" to the national team

The Vietnam national team has called up Nguyen Trong Dai, a player once known as a "bad boy", to strengthen the midfield ahead of the third qualifying round of the 2022 World Cup.

Trong Dai was the captain of U19 Vietnam and played many times in U23 Vietnam.

With an extremely handsome appearance, along with undeniable talent on the field, Trong Dai soon became the "hot-boy" of Vietnamese football. He was the captain of the U19 Vietnam team that won a ticket to the FIFA U20 World Cup 2017. But instead of reaching the top thanks to his excellent foundation, the midfielder born in 1997 made many of his admirers sad. Trong Dai is not a player with poor ethics, but he did not focus on football. After the glory in Changzhou, Trong Dai continued to be immersed in joy outside the sidelines.

Van Kien, Hanoi FC's best defender, was added to "patch" the Vietnam National Team's defense.

Coach Park Hang-seo decided to call up defender Tran Van Kien of Hanoi FC to join the Vietnamese national team to prepare for the opening two matches of the 2022 World Cup qualifiers.

With the presence of Van Kien, the current number of players in the Vietnam national team is 32. Before leaving for Saudi Arabia on August 27, the 62-year-old coach will reduce the list to 25 players.

According to the announcement of Hanoi FC, defender Tran Van Kien was urgently added by coach Park Hang-seo to the list of the Vietnam national team. The player born in 1996 will most likely receive a "survival ticket" to go with his teammates to Saudi Arabia on August 27.

The defender from Nghe An will be tested for Covid-19 and then join his teammates on August 23. Due to the impact of the epidemic, he cannot return to his hometown, Van Kien still maintains training at the headquarters of the capital team.

Kimmich extends contract with Bayern until 2025

Kimmich has played 264 matches, scoring 30 goals.

After Leon Goretzka, Joshua Kimmich agreed to extend his contract with Bayern until 2025, thereby ensuring the strength of the Bavarians' midfield. Since joining Bayern in 2015, Kimmich has played 264 matches, scored 30 goals, assisted 73 times and helped the team win 17 titles.

Liverpool will not return Salah to the Egyptian national team

Amid concerns over the global pandemic, Liverpool have prevented superstar Mo Salah from returning to train with the Egyptian national team to prepare for the 2022 World Cup African qualifiers.

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It is likely that the Egyptian national team will have to enter the matches against Angola and Gabon in the 2022 World Cup qualifiers without Salah.

The Egyptian Football Federation's official statement said: "The Egyptian Football Federation continues to contact FIFA to request the facilitation of players returning to their national duty in the World Cup qualifiers, requesting that they be exempted from the travel restrictions imposed in the countries they are playing in due to the Covid-19 pandemic so that they can serve their national teams.

The Egyptian Football Association has received a letter from Liverpool apologizing for the fact that their player, Mohamed Salah, will not be able to join the national team for the two matches against Angola in Cairo and Gabon in Franceville in the African World Cup qualifiers.

Fans surround car demanding Arteta leave Arsenal

Disappointment turned to anger, a large crowd of Arsenal fans surrounded coach Mikel Arteta's car and hurled harsh words.

Arsenal are the biggest spenders in the Premier League this summer with over £130m.

The 2-0 defeat to Chelsea marked Arsenal's worst start in 118 years, losing all two matches without scoring a goal. It was also the first time Arsenal have been in the relegation zone after more than one game in a season since August 1992. For Arteta, last night's defeat was the Spaniard's 20th in just 60 games in charge of the Gunners.

West Ham 4-1 Leicester: Top of Premier League

Antonio shined with a double in this match.

With a resounding victory, West Ham got 6 points and the same goal difference as Chelsea and Liverpool but rose to the top thanks to more goals scored (8 compared to 5).