World Cup 2022: Vietnam at risk of being in the group of death; Juventus successfully recruits blockbuster De Ligt

Juventus successfully recruited blockbuster De Ligt
On the night of July 16 (local time), Juventus' homepage posted photos and video clips saying that center-back Matthijs De Ligt took a late flight to Turin to prepare to sign the contract.
This information was confirmed after a series of rumors about the Dutch player's destination. Man Utd, Barcelona, ​​PSG all wanted De Ligt, but Juventus was the winner.

De Ligt took a late flight to Turin.

According to Sky Sports, the former Ajax player will receive a salary of 12 million euros per year with a contract lasting 5 seasons. This income also makes De Ligt the second highest paid player at Juventus, only after superstar Cristiano Ronaldo (nearly 34.3 million euros per year).

World Cup 2022 Qualifiers Draw: Vietnam at Risk of Being in the Group of Death

Although in group 2 before the draw for the second qualifying round of the 2022 World Cup, the Vietnamese team is still at risk of being in the group of death.

At 4:00 p.m. this afternoon, July 17, at the headquarters of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, the draw ceremony for the second qualifying round of the 2022 World Cup in Asia will take place.

According to the latest FIFA rankings announced on June 14, 40 national teams in Asia have been divided into 5 seed groups. Vietnam, ranked 96th on the FIFA rankings and 15th in Asia, will be in the second seed group.

Second round qualifying draw seeding groups.

The 8 group winners and the 4 best second-placed teams will enter the third qualifying round of the Asian region and win tickets to the 2023 Asian Cup. The next 24 teams with the best results will be divided into 6 groups (4 teams/group) to compete for the remaining 11 tickets to the 2023 Asian Cup.

Barca pay shocking price for Neymar

According to AS, PSG has rejected a shocking offer from Barcelona to buy back Neymar.

The Brazilian striker joined PSG in the summer of 2017 for a world record transfer fee of 222 million euros. However, there are now many rumors that Neymar is insistent on returning to Barca, to play alongside Messi and Suarez once again.

Griezmann has debuted, but can Neymar return to Barca as desired?

PSG confirmed that they are willing to sell Neymar if they receive a suitable offer. The striker himself has also met with Director of Football Leonardo to request to leave.

Some sources also announced that Neymar will return to Nou Camp and will wear the number 11 shirt again like before.

However, the biggest problem is the price difference between Barca and PSG.

The first Vietnamese racing team to participate in the Asia Cross Country Rally

Racing AKA is the first Vietnamese racing team to participate in the Asia Cross Country Rally. In the near future, the tournament may organize a race in Vietnam.

Asia Cross Country Rally (AXCR) is a cross-country rally race in Asia that has been held since 1996, part of the racing system of the International Automobile Federation (FIA). AXCR is considered by the FIA ​​to be on the same racing system as the prestigious Dakar Rally but on a continental scale.

The car racing category at AXCR is always very exciting. Photo: AXCR fanpage

Mr. Tadayuki Sasa, Director and Founder of AXCR, officially announced the participation of Vietnam's first professional rally racing team at AXCR 2019, Racing AKA team.