Goalkeeper

Hanoi (VNA) - Tran Nguyen Manh of Viettel FC is the leading goalkeeper in terms of having the most clean sheets in domestic leagues throughout ASEAN during 2020, according to statistics compiled by ASEAN Football. Manh shares the leading position with Thai goalie Chatchai Budprom of BG Pathung United FC in the Thai League 1, with each keeping 10 clean sheets in their respective domestic leagues last year, reported Radio the Voice of Vietnam (VOV). The outstanding performances displayed by Manh in goal helped Viettel FC win their first V.League 1 championship title and earned them a direct spot to enter the group stage of the upcoming AFC Champions League. Ko Ko Naing of Myanmar’s Hanthawady United FC came third in the list after keeping nine clean sheets. Meanwhile, Vietnamese goalkeeper Pham Van Phong of Sai Gon FC came in fourth with eight clean sheets, sharing the spot with Bui Tan Truong of Hanoi FC and Japanese goalie Kei Okawa of Albirex Niigata FC. Vietnamese … [Read more...] about Vietnamese goalkeeper tops clean sheet list among ASEAN leagues

Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - Dang Van Lam looks set to be the first Vietnamese player to compete in Japan’s J1 League after reportedly signing a deal with Cerezo Osaka FC. Negotiations between Lam and Cerezo Osaka are done and a transfer deal between his current team Muangthong United of the Thai League 1 and Osaka has reportedly been agreed. Details have not been revealed yet but the Japanese powerhouse is believed to have paid Muangthong 1 million USD to sign Lam. Vietnam’s No 1 goalkeeper’s contract with Muangthong United was set to expire on May 31, 2022. Neither club has made an official announcement of the deal as yet. Before Lam, Vietnamese players Le Cong Vinh (Consodale Sapporo, 2013), Nguyen Cong Phuong (Mito Hollyhock, 2016) and Nguyen Tuan Anh (Yokohama FC, 2016) all played in Japan's second tier, the J2 League. Lam moved from Vietnam’s Hai Phong FC to Muangthong United in early 2019. He performed well in his first year but … [Read more...] about Goalkeeper Lam to leave Thailand for Japanese league

The Thai version of sports site Goal stated Muangthong was not satisfied with recent statements made by Lam's agent, Andrey Grushin to the press. On Jan. 7, Grushin said Lam would soon sign with Japan's J1 League club Cerezo Osaka. A day later, he revealed Russian club Dynamo Moscow and Portuguese side S.C. Braga had also shown interest. … [Read more...] about Dang Van Lam could face penalty over Muangthong United contract violation

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Juventus' Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo (C) challenges Barcelona's Spanish midfielder Pedri (L), Barcelona's French defender Clement Lenglet and Barcelona's Spanish defender Jordi Alba (R) during the UEFA Champions League group G football match between Barcelona and Juventus at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona on December 8, 2020.(Josep LAGO / AFP) The former Real Madrid striker and his Argentina counterpart traded Ballon d'Or wins for a decade between 2008-2017 and were figureheads for the duelling Spanish giants, but there was only one winner at the Camp Nou as they met for the first time since Ronaldo's departure for Juve in 2018. … [Read more...] about Ronaldo scores twice as Juve crush Messi’s troubled Barcelona