Xuan Son falls out of the top 15 most expensive players in Southeast Asia; Hanoi FC wins 3 awards in April

Revealing the sky-high salary of coach Carlo Ancelotti when leading the Brazilian team

Coach Ancelotti is expected to leave Real Madrid at the end of this season, although his contract with the club runs until June 2026. Transfer expert Fabrizio Romano revealed that the Brazilian Football Confederation is considering making a record-breaking salary offer to the Italian strategist.

“The Brazilian Football Confederation is preparing to offer Ancelotti the highest salary ever to lead the Selecao,” Romano posted on Instagram.

“The official announcement of the contract depends on the process of coach Ancelotti leaving Real Madrid, when both parties want to part ways peacefully,” the Italian transfer expert added.

Ancelotti currently earns 12 million Euros at Real Madrid and is one of the highest paid coaches in the world.

ESPN Brazil reported that Carletto will receive a salary of 7 million Euros/year when leading the Brazilian team, thereby continuing to work with Real Madrid stars such as Vinicius Jr and Rodrygo Goes.

According to the Athletic (UK), coach Carlo Ancelotti will sign a one-year contract to lead the Brazilian team until the end of the 2026 World Cup and officially take over the "hot seat" this June. This means that the Italian strategist will leave Real Madrid Club without participating in the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup with the team.

Ancelotti is currently the most successful coach in Real Madrid's history and is also the coach with the most Champions League titles - with 5 titles (3 with Real Madrid and 2 with AC Milan).

Hanoi FC won 3 awards in April

Vietnam Professional Football Joint Stock Company (VPF) has just announced the V.League awards for April. Accordingly,Hanoi FCis the team that won 3 awards: best team, best player and best coach. They won 3, drew 1 and did not lose any matches, earning 10 points. Thereby, the capital team returned to the championship race and is only 2 points behind the top team Nam Dinh.

With his impressive form, striker Daniel Passira won the title of best player. The Brazilian star's performance helped him become one of the most worth-watching names in V.League.

Meanwhile, Mr. Makoto Teguramori won the title of best coach. After a difficult time at first, this strategist gradually adapted to the harshness of V.League and left an impact on expertise.

Malaysian referee officiated the "final" match between Hanoi and Nam Dinh

Two Malaysian referees will officiate the match that is considered to decide the LPBank V-League 2024/25 championship, in round 21 at Hang Day Stadium.

The match between Hanoi FC andNam Dinh Green Steel, the two teams leading the rankings, will be officiated by two Malaysian FIFA referees: Muhammad Izzul Fikri Kamaruzaman and Razlan Joffri Bin Ali. One of them will take on the role of main referee, while the other will act as VAR referee.

This is the fourth match in the national championship this season with the participation of an international referee. Referee Bin Ali has appeared in 2 of the previous 3 matches, including 1 time as the main referee and 1 time as a VAR referee.

Referee Muhammad Izzul Fikri Kamaruzaman, Bin Ali's colleague, started his refereeing career in 2012 and became a Malaysian national referee in 2016. In 2023, he was selected by the Football Association of Malaysia as one of the six promising young faces and participated in an advanced training program in Saudi Arabia.

The match between Hanoi and Nam Dinh Blue Steel will take place at 7:15 p.m. on May 4 at Hang Day Stadium. The home team Hanoi FC is currently in second place with 37 points, while coach Vu Hong Viet and his team are leading the rankings with 39 points.

Xuan Son falls out of the top 15 most expensive players in Southeast Asia

In January 2025, striker Xuan Son was in the top 15 most expensive national players in Southeast Asia with a value of 700,000 Euros, the highest valuation in history of a Vietnamese player, according to valuation from Transfermarkt.

However, according to the latest update of Transfermarkt, the Nam Dinh striker is no longer in the top 15 most expensive players in the region despite still maintaining his transfer value of 700,000 Euros.

The reason is because the Indonesian team has added a series of expensive naturalized players, causing Nguyen Xuan Son to fall out of the top 15 most expensive players in Southeast Asia.

Accordingly, Nguyen Xuan Son is currently ranked 17th in the top most expensive players in Southeast Asia, after Jordi Amat (Indonesia; 750,000 Euros).

This list will certainly continue to change in the near future as the Malaysian team is also naturalizing a series of European stars, in preparation for the final qualifying round of the 2027 Asian Cup./.