VPF 'blows whistle' on domestic coach criticizing referee; Rumors spread that Real Madrid suddenly gave up on recruiting Mbappe

Mr. Nguyen Manh Hung was re-elected as President of the Vietnam Judo Federation for the 5th term.

On November 9, in Ba Ria - Vung Tau, the Congress of Delegates of the Vietnam Judo Federation, term V (2023 - 2028) took place.

At the Congress, Mr. Nguyen Manh Hung, Director of the Hanoi National Sports Training Center, President of the Vietnam Judo Federation for the 4th term (2017 - 2022) was elected to continue to hold the position of President of the Vietnam Judo Federation for the 5th term (2023 - 2028).

The 4 Vice Chairmen include: Mr. Ly Dai Nghia, Standing Committee Member, Permanent Vice Chairman of the 4th term; Mr. Nguyen Quoc Tuan, Standing Committee Member, Vice Chairman of the 4th term; Mr. Nguyen Hong Phuc, Director of Hung Cong Construction Investment Company; Mr. Pham Van Thang, General Director of Licozi 13 Joint Stock Company.

Mr. Nguyen Huu An, Standing Committee Member, General Secretary of the 4th Federation, holds the position of General Secretary.

VPF "blows the whistle" on domestic coach criticizing referee

VPF has just issued a document reminding coach Nguyen Thanh Cong for his offensive statements towards the referee after the match between Viettel and Hong Linh Ha Tinh.

The document sent by VPF to Mr. Nguyen Thanh Cong stated: "Based on relevant documents at the V.League round 3 match between Viettel and Hong Linh Ha Tinh on November 4 at Hang Day Stadium; at the press conference after the match, Mr. Nguyen Thanh Cong - head coach of Hong Linh Ha Tinh Club had comments related to the match; regarding the refereeing work, Mr. Cong had made statements that were not really correct, judging the incident to be subjective in terms of the referee team's management of the match".

Also in the above document, VPF wrote: "The tournament organizing committee requests the club to remind Mr. Nguyen Thanh Cong: As the head coach of a professional football club, Mr. Cong needs to pay attention to his statements to the media; his statements and comments need to be constructive, avoiding negative impacts on the reputation and image of the tournament and the club."

In this match, the intervention of VAR caused Hong Linh Ha Tinh Club to receive a penalty and have a goal disallowed. This is the reason why coach Nguyen Thanh Cong cannot be satisfied, especially when the Central team suffered its first defeat of the new season with a score of 0-1.

Photos of Chinese players going to a bar before losing to Hanoi FC were leaked, and they received a lot of criticism.

Some news sites in China said that Wuhan Three Towns players were suspected of appearing at a bar in Vietnam before the match with Hanoi FC.

News site 163.com posted an article with the title: "Wuhan Three Towns players did not practice but went to a bar before the match againstHanoi FC". This is also the content that appeared in Sohu newspaper on the morning of November 9, after Wuhan Three Towns lost 1-2 to Hanoi FC.

The above articles quoted Mr. Zhang Chi - a loyal fan of the team: "Some players left the training session before the match early. I met them on a street with many famous beer bars in Vietnam. Then, one player was substituted right after the first half. Was he playing football or traveling? This was a disappointing match. The promises of the players made me upset."

The Wuhan Three Towns players who appeared at the bar included Liu Yiming and Deng Hangwen, an assistant coach who also appeared at the party. Notably, Deng Hangwen started but was replaced by coach Tsutomu Takahata with Liu Yiming. Overall, this group of players did not leave an impression and they will most likely receive disciplinary action from the Japanese coach.

Rumors that Real Madrid suddenly gave up on recruiting Mbappe for 3 reasons

Spanish media is reporting that Real Madrid no longer wants Mbappe even though the French striker will become a free agent in the summer of 2024.

This is really shocking information. Mbappe is a name that every club in the world is looking for, when he is at the peak of his performance.

There are 3 reasons given by Cadena SER to explain why Real Madrid no longer wants Mbappe. The first is that the salary that the striker born in 1998 demands is not small. Surely the French striker will not accept a salary of less than 20 million euros/year. This is currently the number for the highest-paid players at the Bernabeu.

The second reason is that Real Madrid is planning to recruit young stars, the best under 20 years old, to build the attack. This has been done quite well by President Perez in recent seasons. Looking at Mbappe, he will celebrate his 25th birthday next December.

The final reason comes from the story of Mbappe refusing to go to Real Madrid more than 2 years ago. At that time, the French striker was very close to the Bernabeu stadium but he chose to stay at PSG and renew his contract in the summer of 2022. It seems that "Los Blancos" are still angry with Mbappe about that incident until now.

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