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Zico’s HAGL Show Resolve to See Off SLNA
Round 2 of the 2021 V.League 1 kicks-off on Friday with Kiatisuk Senamuang's Hoang Anh Gia Lai taking on Song Lam Nghe An at the former's Pleiku Stadium. The away side managed to nick themselves a goal in the opening 20 minutes, however once SLNA found themselves a man down, HAGL showed resolve and character to turn the tides around and emerged out as 2-1 victors, giving "Coach Zico" his first win in his third stint as HAGL head coach. Felipe Martins, formerly of PSMS Medan and interestingly enough HAGL, opened the scoreline in the 17th minute for SLNA, taking advantage of HAGL goalie Huynh Tu...
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Tottenham star Son Heung-min ‘would consider Real Madrid move if given superstar status’
Allegedly, it’s been reported that Tottenham forward Son Heung-min, who has been in electric, electrifying form this season would consider a move to Real Madrid as long as he’s guaranteed ‘superstar status’. South Korea international, Son, has been almost peerless this season, scoring 12 goals from 16 Premier League matches. And he’s now reportedly on the La Liga giants’ radar, alongside Kylian Mbappe and Erling Haaland, which really shouldn’t come as any surprise considering not only his amazing goal-scoring prowess but also his assists to Harry Kane, the other half of Tottenham’s dynamic goa...
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Phu Nguyen Stuns the Defending Champions
Defending V.League 1 champions Viettel FC started their 2021 campaign on the wrong foot as they were beaten 1-0 by Hai Phong FC at the Hang Day Stadium on Saturday's Round 1 action. Nguyen Phu Nguyen's first half goal turned out to be a decisive one as Hai Phong managed to silence the Viettel faithful in Hanoi, returning back home with all three points in the bag. Still without the likes of captain Bui Tien Dung and Que Ngoc Hai in the heart of their defense, a depleted Viettel side took the Hang Day pitch on Saturday to take on fellow Northern Vietnam side Hai Phong as they seek to start thei...
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Nam Dinh Stun Hanoi in VL1 Opener
Duoc Nam Ha Nam Dinh opened their 2021 V.League 1 campaign in style after thrashing fancied Hanoi FC 3-0 at the Thien Truong Stadium in the league's opening match on Friday night. Kosovan midfielder Gramoz Kurtaj scored a brace as Nam Dinh ran a strong Hanoi side ragged in the showdown between the two Northern Vietnam sides. Hanoi, fresh from winning their third-consecutive Vietnamese Super Cup title, started the match off brightly with new signing Bruno Cantanhede heading the ball over Ho Van Tu's goal after three minutes. Spurred on by their legions of passionate supporters, Nam Dinh went fo...
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Viet Anh the Difference as Hanoi Clinch Third Straight Super Cup Title
Defender Bui Hoang Viet Anh was the hero for Hanoi FC as his second-half goal clinched the men in purple their third straight Vietnamese Super Cup title, seeing off Viettel FC 1-0 in the latest edition of the Capital Derby at Hanoi's Hang Day Stadium on Saturday. The triumph meant that Chu Dinh Nghiem's men have won a hat-trick of Vietnamese Super Cup titles, having won the competition in 2019 and 2020 as well. 2020 V.League 1 champions Viettel are making their first Vietnamese Super Cup appearance since the inaugural edition of the competition in 1999, while 2020 V.League 1 runners-up and 202...
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Five PSG stars ‘up for sale’ as Mauricio Pochettino attempts to fund Dele Alli deal
Tottenham star Dele Alli tops PSG’s transfer list under Mauricio Pochettino, but the new boss must first offload players before he can rope in fresh reinforcements. Pochettino is intent on ending Dele Alli’s north London nightmare by offering him a new roost in the French capital following his spanking new PSG appointment. Former England midfielder Alli enjoyed his best years playing under the former Spurs boss, registering 18 goals in 36 appearances for the club even as they narrowly missed out on the Premier League title in 2017 and the Champions League in 2019. But before he can hit the las...
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Turtles Arm Themselves to the Teeth for 2021
With an AFC Cup campaign in the horizon, 2020 Liga Super Malaysia bronze medalists Terengganu FC have brought in a number of signings to arm themselves for the upcoming 2021 campaign. Having released all of their foreign players after the 2020 season has ended, Terengganu head coach Nafuzi Zain swiftly got to work in creating an even more competitive squad, with former Persebaya Surabaya talisman David da Silva becoming the Turtles' newest option in attack. Former Pohang Steelers striker David was originally slated to stay with Persebaya once the 2020-21 Liga 1 Indonesia season resumes, howeve...
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Zidane: “If I rotate then you’ll ask why, if I don’t rotate then you’ll ask why not”
Real Madrid have coolly lapped up five victories in a row using largely the same pool of players and they’ll look to make it six when they take on Granada at home on Wednesday night. Los Blancos boss Zinedine Zidane was asked in his pre-match press conference about this next opponent and the difficulties they pose. He said: “It’s a very very important match because this is a team that’s having a very very good season. We know we’re facing a very tough opponent tomorrow. There is not a single easy match in this league, but even more so tomorrow against this team that’s playing so well. When you...
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Gamba Clinch ACL Spot with Yokohama FC Win
Gamba Osaka have clinched both the 2020 J.League 1 silver medal and a ticket to the 2021 AFC Champions League group stage with a 2-0 win over Yokohama FC on Wednesday. Playing their penultimate league match of the season at Yokohama FC's NHK Spring Mitsuzawa Stadium, Gamba needed a win over the hosts to ensure 2nd place in the J1 table, which they duly did so thanks to goals from Shu Kurata and Patric. With both an ACL ticket and a spot in the 2020 Emperor's Cup semifinal at stake, Gamba went into high octane straight after kick-off, with Yuki Yamamoto sending a through pass to Brazilian strik...
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Lowly S-Pulse Force Newly Crowned Champions Frontale to Draw
Matchweek 31 of the 2020 J.League 1 season was played out over the weekend, with newly crowned champions Kawasaki Frontale traveling to second-from-bottom Shimizu S-Pulse on Saturday. Playing in their first match after their official coronation as 2020 champions, Kawasaki were given a rude awakening back into reality as they found themselves losing to their less-fancied opponents with only a minute to go until full-time, before Miki Yamane's 89th minute effort salvaged a solitary point from the IAI Stadium Nihondaira. With the 2020 J1 title already in the bag, Toru Oniki's Kawasaki were lookin...
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