Identifying the referee for the Thailand - Vietnam match; Van Hau returns to the team

Qatari referee officiated the Thailand - Vietnam match

AFC has just announced the identity of the "King in Black" who will referee the match between Thailand and Vietnam in the Land of the Golden Pagoda on September 5 within the framework of the 2022 World Cup qualifiers. Accordingly, Mr. Saoud Al-Athbah from Qatar will be in charge of the match.

Mr. Saoud Al-Athbah is no stranger to some Vietnamese players as he refereed the match between U23 Vietnam and U23 Indonesia in the 2020 AFC U23 Championship qualifiers held in Hanoi last March.

Van Hau joins the Vietnam National Team

Arriving at Thailand's international airport in Bangkok, defender Doan Van Hau quickly moved to the hotel. He quietly went through the back door and then joined the Vietnam national team.

Van Hau returns to join the Vietnamese team in Thailand.

Defender Van Hau has not been able to have any training sessions with the Vietnamese team when he went to Thailand. And he was only able to participate in one exercise session with his teammates before coach Park Hang-seo finalized the list of 23 players for the match against Thailand at the technical meeting taking place this afternoon (September 4).

Barca - the shopaholics

After a crazy summer of recruiting new players, Barca has become a real shopping addict. This is quite ironic because just 5 years ago, they always boasted that they were a model of success thanks to their "homegrown" products!

Despite having four world-class attacking stars: Dembele, Suarez, Coutinho and Messi, they still spent 120 million euros to buy Griezmann from Atletico.

The proof is that they still took advantage of every last hour of the 2019 summer transfer window to buy Neymar back from PSG. This deal was not successful at the last minute, otherwise Barca would have spent up to 500 million euros, thereby surpassing Real Madrid (303) to take the title of "shopping king" this summer.

Johnny Jansen, the man who can turn Doan Van Hau into a star

Coach Johnny Jansen (left) welcomes Doan Van Hau to join Heerenveen.

Leading Heerenveen is a young football expert, Johnny Jansen. The 44-year-old head coach has nearly two decades of experience in youth training, having polished the rough diamond Hakim Ziyech. Under Jansen, Doan Van Hau will have many opportunities to show his ability.

Midfielder Nguyen Huy Hung: "We have a plan to 'kill' Chanathip"

Midfielder Nguyen Huy Hung answers the press.

Huy Hung said: “The players and the coaching staff have studied Chanathip very carefully, a smart and comprehensive player from running, moving, holding the ball to dribbling. We have watched the video and made a plan to “kill” this player. We are concentrating highly to do that.

Overall, Thailand's playing style will certainly have more potential for change than the King's Cup that took place last June."