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Red Battleship Sinks 10-Man Ha Tinh as Lee Nguyen Makes Debut
Vietnamese-American midfielder Lee Nguyen made his return to Vietnamese football on Sunday as he turned out for his Ho Chi Minh City FC debut. The Red Battleship saw off visiting Hong Linh Ha Tinh 2-0 at the Thong Nhat Stadium in their V.League 1 Round 2 action, with Vo Huy Toan and Dario Junior firing the goals that enabled Alexandre Polking's men to bounce back from their Round 1 defeat one week ago. Having previously played in Vietnam with both Hoang Anh Gia Lai and Becamex Binh Duong before making a name for himself at Major League Soccer over in the United States, 34-year old Lee made his...
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Erling Haaland father’s Man Utd claim amid Chelsea transfer interest
Long in the cross-sights of Manchester United, Erling Haaland is now again the subject of intense speculation recently with Real Madrid and Premier League club Chelsea both also reportedly interested in the Norwegian superstar. Alf-Inge Haaland, his father, has already spoken about the United links and made interesting comparisons to Borussia Dortmund. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was reportedly interested in signing the 20-year-old before Dortmund triggered his £17.1million release clause in his Red Bull Salzburg contract in January 2020 but his efforts came to no avail as United missed out on the No...
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‘I feel good here’ – bitter blow to Liverpool and Real Madridas Mbappe hints at PSG stay
Paris Saint-German star, Kylian Mbappe will be a free agent in less than 18 months time unless he’s already locking into a deal now with potential suitors. The French World Cup winner clearly has no reason to fret, being in great demand with suitors eager to make a beeline for his signature the moment he gives even the slightest hint that his eyes are straying beyond the Parisien club, with both Liverpool and Real Madrid linked consistently with the player over the past few years. Although it’s still a bit early in the day to rule out such a move, the latest quotes from Mbappe point to a possi...
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Tan Tai Stuns Sai Gon as Binh Dinh Go Third in the League
Topenland Binh Dinh continued their unbeaten start to the 2021 V.League 1 season as they worked out a 1-0 victory over Sai Gon FC on Saturday's Round 2 action. Hosting last season's third placers at the August 19th Stadium in Nha Trang, Khanh Hoa Province, Binh Dinh managed to win their first top flight game in 12 years after an early Ho Tan Tai goal ensured all three points for the Dark Horses, which elevated them to 3rd in the V.League 1 table. With Binh Dinh's Quy Nhon Stadium still undergoing maintenance to ensure that it would meet the standards of the V.League 1, the newly promoted side ...
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Asnawi to Seal Greeners Move?
PSM Makassar defensive midfielder Asnawi Mangkualam has reportedly sealed up a move to K League 2 side Ansan Greeners, according to South Korean media outlet KBS. The 21-year old Indonesia international is set to become the first Indonesian player to play in the top two tiers of South Korean football, however PSM has refused to comment anything about the move, brushing it off as mere "rumors." KBS conducted an interview with Joo Chan-yong, a high-ranking member of Ansan's boardroom on Friday. During the interview, Joo revealed that his side has acquired the services of Asnawi on January 19th, ...
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Referee who gave Messi red card to face sanction calls
Referee Jesus Gil Manzano – who dismissed Messi during Barcelona’s Spanish Super Cup defeat to Athletic Bilbao after the Argentine swung out at opposition striker Asier Villalibre – is facing calls to be sanctioned for his actions, as well as non-actions. Frustration had been building for Barcelona, who were chasing a late equaliser and had seen a number of fouls perpetrated on Messi go unpunished. Jaume Roures, the founding partner of Spanish multimedia group Mediapro, insists Manzano should now face retrospective action having failed to caution Bilbao’s players for their rough challenges on ...
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Klopp ‘taking Liverpool BACKWARDS, he hasn’t got a clue anymore’ – angry fan says time for manager to go
A huffing ‘n puffing Reds diehard – after witnessing the team’s incredible almost four-year unbeaten run at Anfield ended by Burnley – claims a now ‘clueless’ Jurgen Klopp has taken Liverpool to the limits of his ability and should now depart as Reds manager. That’s the no-frills, no-holds-barred version according to the fuming Liverpool fan, who phoned into The Sports Bar on Thursday night to call for the German boss to be replaced – angrily saying Klopp is now taking the Premier League champions ‘backwards’ instead. It certainly looks at this juncture like things are going badly south for Kl...
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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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Former Madura United Man Oti Lands Vegalta Move
Danish Superliga. Liga 1 Indonesia. LigaPro Portugal. J.League 1. Not many players can boast such unique career movements but Ghanaian winger Emmanuel Oti Essigba is one such player. The 24-year old has just landed a move to J1 strugglers Vegalta Sendai, with the Miyagi Prefecture-based club arming themselves for a tough 2021 season ahead of them. Vegalta, who finished 17th in the 18-team 2020 J1 season, brought in Oti as an additional attacking option from the wings for new head coach Makoto Teguramori, who is returning to Vegalta for a second stint with the men in yellow after spending the p...
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OFFICIAL: PSSI, Clubs Agree to Cancel 2020 Indonesian Football Season
The 2020 Indonesian football season has officially been cancelled by the Football Federation of Indonesia (PSSI) due to the ever-increasing cases of COVID-19 within Indonesia and the establishment of a Large-Scale Social Restriction (PSBB) within the islands of Java and Bali by the Indonesia central government. The decision was made on Wednesday in a meeting held by the PSSI's executive committee, with the federation having received inputs regarding the future of the 2020 season from Liga 1 and Liga 2 club owners in the days building up towards Wednesday's meeting. On January 15th, league oper...
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