Portugal and Ronaldo are ready to conquer EURO 2020. Photo: Eurosports. In the same group with two other big players, Germany and France, Portugal will have to make real efforts right from the opening match if they want to get tickets to the knockout round. The opponent of the defending champions in the opening match will be Hungary, who in 2016 only participated in the EURO for the first time since 1972. Of course, Hungary is the most underrated team in Group F. Compared to the EURO 5 years ago, the current squad of the Portuguese team is much more appreciated. Teacher and coach Fernando Santos also had a good run for the EURO finals this time and was completely confident even when falling into the group called “death”. Portugal is one of the winners of this tournament. They have talent and quality in every position, and are led by a superstar like Cristiano Ronaldo. A lot is expected from Portugal at EURO 2020. The focus of the match will definitely be the star Ronaldo. At the age of 36, this tournament could very well be the last time this superstar has tasted the EURO feeling. Just need to score one more goal in the record of 5 appearances at EURO, this striker will surpass Michel Platini to monopolize the position of top scorer in the final round (currently with 9 goals). This is said to be within reach, because this superstar is still in impressive scoring form with the title of Serie A top scorer 2020-2021. Seamless quality Portuguese players. Photo: Eurosports. In addition to Ronaldo, Portuguese football also has many impressive stars playing in Europe, including the quartet playing in the English Premier League, Ruben Dias, Diogo Jota, Bernardo Silva or Bruno Fernandes. With an even and quality squad in all three lines, Portugal is also considered as one of the top candidates for this year’s tournament championship. The goal of defending the throne is both a pressure but also a motivation for Ronaldo and his teammates to strive. With the force of the two teams, it is clear that “European Selecao” is much more appreciated than the opponent in this match. However, it would be very wrong to underestimate Hungary in this tournament. Coach Marco Rossi’s team is unbeaten in the last 11 matches in all competitions, including bold victories over San Marino and Andorra in the 2022 World Cup qualifiers. Hungary has never tasted victory against Portugal in 5 encounters. It won’t be easy for Hungary to dream of progressing to a group with Portuguese, French and German boggarts, but a positive result in the opening match is sure to leave fans dreaming about it. a miracle can happen. The EURO 2020 finals witnessed the first surprises when Spain let Sweden hold a goalless draw, Poland lost to Slovakia, the Czech Republic overcame Scotland, making many people believe that the “shocks” will continue. happen. Hungary have failed to score in just one of their 15 home matches under coach Marco Rossi. Hungary confidently welcomes defending champion Portugal at home. Photo: Eurosports. Hungary could not qualify for EURO 2020, they topped the group in the Nations League, so they have the opportunity to play in the play-off round. Marco Rossi’s teachers and students overcame Bulgaria (3 – 1) in the semi-finals and Iceland (2-1) in the final to win tickets to the biggest football festival on the continent. With a squad that does not have too many quality names, Hungary is not even lucky to fall into the group of death. However, this is Hungary’s first match at a EURO as the host, and a series of good results in friendly matches before the EURO 2020 finals will help teachers and coach Marco Rossi confidently welcome home. defending champion. The match between Portugal and Hungary will take place at Ferenc Puskas (Budapest) at 23:00 on June 15. Pre-match statement:
“We will do everything to push ourselves to the limit. We know who we have to face. The whole team will keep our feet on the ground. But of course we still want to realize our dream.” – Coach Marco Rossi. “The statistics are for reference only. From what I have seen of Hungary in recent matches, I understand that the whole team will have to do their best to win.” – Coach Fernando Santos.

The women’s soccer team in Na Ech village, Huc Dong commune expressed its determination before the match. The women’s football tournament is played in a 7-person court format, each match lasts 40 minutes and the female players all wear traditional San Chi dresses, so when the teams meet, they will have to wear a dark blue shirt. to make it easy to distinguish. Girls wear typical San Chi costumes on the football field. San Chi girls wear national costumes that have the same technique to guide the ball as men. San Chi girls wear glossy picture skirts, an interesting image only available at the Binh Lieu Women’s Football Championship. The San Chi girl adjusted her outfit in the middle of the match. Competition on the ground, surrounded by terraced fields and mountains, is also an impressive point of the Húc Dong Women’s Football Championship (Binh Lieu district, Quang Ninh province). Amateurs’ soccer techniques are no less than professional players. Witnessing the match, visitors not only can see the graceful beauty of the female players, but also clearly see the personality and sporty spirit of San Chi girls wearing skirts and football towels. The drastic ball phase is no less than the top matches. The girls on the ball were innocent and cute, bringing laughter to the audience. The female player returns as a mother after the match.

President Ceferin of UEFA. Photo: Getty. On the evening of April 20 (Hanoi time), The Times bringing one of the clubs MU, Man City, Chelsea, Arsenal, Tottenham and Liverpool may consider withdrawing from the Super League. Initially, the British “Bix Six” team was excited about the Super League project and agreed to participate as a co-founder. However, English teams, especially Liverpool and MU, faced fierce opposition from fans. Liverpool fans even burned shirts and raised banners to protest in front of Anfield. Fans of MU, Arsenal, and Tottenham also made drastic moves. Mundo Deportivo it is predicted that the first England team to withdraw from the Super League could be Man City or Chelsea. Super League is facing a stiff response from UEFA. On the afternoon of April 20, the World Football Federation (FIFA) spoke up to support UEFA. President Gianni Infantino stressed that the Super League wants to be separated from the football system. The head of FIFA declared that the teams have two options: to stay present, or to shake everything to go to the Super League. “There is no such thing as clubs on both sides,” Infantino said. Previously, UEFA threatened to remove the names of clubs from the domestic league and the playing fields under the organization’s management. The Premier League, La Liga and Serie A support UEFA’s plan. President Ceferin also warned players who played in the Super League are banned from EURO. In the opposite direction, only President Florentino Perez spoke up. The Super League head dismissed all criticism, and threatened the tournament. Perez said players should be assured because there will be no basis to ban them from attending the EURO or the World Cup.

The Super League was the slap on UEFA’s Champions League restructuring project on 36 teams. The most powerful football agency in Europe affirmed it would do everything to prevent this “rude project”. Old continental football heads are also believed to be furious at the advent of the Super League. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is also part of the opposition, saying the Super League will “harm football” and is asking sports leaders to step in. The European Clubs Association (ECA) requested an emergency meeting over the weekend for the project, but none of the Super League founding groups attended. The participants were in fact only Ajax CEO Edwin van der Sar and representatives of Bayern and PSG. Not stopping there, representatives of the Premier League, Serie A and La Liga all oppose this plan. England participated in the Super League the most when the Big 6 including MU, Man City, Arsenal, Liverpool, Chelsea and Tottenham were all said to have agreed. Knowing this information, Gary Neville indignantly: “Everything is bullshit. I have been a MU fan for 40 years but I feel disgusting. I am most disgusted with MU and Liverpool. Gary Neville Liverpool, they are always proud of the slogan “You will never have to go alone”, which is the national team, the fan club. MU is a team with a history of 100 years from workers, but are they planning to give everything to an unbeatable tournament where they are not relegated? It’s a shame and we have to take back our power from the top clubs in this country, including mine. This is purely greed, they (the bosses) are club imposters. They have nothing to do with the football of this country. The fan community here is 100 years old, who live, love football and the club wholeheartedly. They need protection. I make a lot of money from football, I make a lot of money from football, I invest money in a football club. I am not against economic employment from football. But there need to be fair rules for a tournament, the right for a team like Leicester to win the league and go to the Champions League. MU is not even attending the Champions League. So are Arsenal and Tottenham. But do they want the privilege of taking part in top tournaments? A pathetic satire. Enough is enough, this greed needs to end. My responses are not based solely on feelings. I am very honest. Subtract 6 clubs from tomorrow, push them to the bottom of the chart and cut all their money. It takes strong action “. Agreeing with the old game, Sir Alex Ferguson responded: “Super League pulls back the 70-year history of European club football. As a player of Dunfermline provincial football in the 1960s and fourths. The way the Aberdeen manager won the European Cup Winners’ Cup, I understood that a team in Scotland attending the European Cup was like climbing Everest. Everton spent £ 500 million to build a new stadium with ambitions to attend the Champions League. Fans around the world love this tournament. When I was at MU, we reached the finals four times and those were always special nights. I am not sure if MU will participate in the Super League, but I am not part of the decision making.

22 years after having to play in third place, Man City is now present in the semifinals of the Champions League. (Image: Getty Images)

Looking at the presence of English clubs in the two European arenas, the balance of power has changed. Money is key, but not all.

The British flag is flying high again in Europe and the two English finals like the 2018/19 season are completely repeatable, with Chelsea – Man City in the Champions League and MU – Arsenal in the Europa League. Before you dream of that scenario, though, pause for a moment and think about the amazing change in English football.

About two decades ago, even those with the richest imagination could not imagine a day when Chelsea and Man City walked on their journey to conquer Europe’s peak, while MU and Arsenal sought a salvation. for the season in the 2nd tier arena.

At the turn of the 21st century, MU and Arsenal are the two dominant forces in the Premier League. They rarely bother with the rest and spend time searching for European glory. Chelsea and Man City do not have that comfort. The two grappled with their own problems, mostly with regard to money.

Before Roman Abramovich took over the Blues, this team owed £ 80 million and faced bankruptcy. The Citizens is also deeply in debt after trying to get out of the 3rd league and back to the Premier League, playing a derby with MU instead of Macclesfield Town in a stadium with only 6,000 spectators.

When the problem is money, it’s easy to solve if there are bosses like Abramovich or Sheikh Mansour, who suddenly one day discover their love for football and step into Chelsea, Man City, then make a transformation. spectacular. Two teams that are inferior to their history suddenly become giants, overthrow old forces and write their own history.

Arsenal Vice President David Dein once described how Chelsea functioned as follows: “Abramovich parked his Russian tank on our doorstep and shot out £ 50 bills.” Dick Law, Dein’s assistant, corrected: “I think it looks more like a 1,000 bill.”

There’s a pretty big jealousy here. The Russian billionaire once learned about the possibility of buying Arsenal but ignored it and Dein was extremely angry when he knew it. As for Sir Alex Ferguson, he accused Chelsea of ​​”ruining football” and scolded Man City, “a noisy neighbor” that was “spending money in a suicide fashion”.

In a less extreme way, former Newcastle President Sir John Hall said that in football, people don’t have to pay, only so far, bosses spend more money. “We, Aston Villa, Everton and Liverpool, Arsenal or MU all burn a lot of money, but the tycoons have taken everything to new heights. The bottomless pocket allows them to do anything, ”commented Hall.

But Hall added, billionaires from all over the world “have changed the game and the way football is run”, not just about money. As seen, in the period of 2013 up to now, MU’s actual expenditure is 780 million pounds, not much less than Man City (854 million) and double Chelsea (380 million), triple Liverpool (231 million). What about Arsenal, with 445 million spent, they are the third most expensive team in the Premier League, just less than two Manchester teams.

Money is very important in football, but it must be efficient to drive big ambitions. MU and Arsenal are slow to adapt and then fall behind. Efforts to spend money to level the gap can help them catch up with Chelsea and Man City, but not now.

“We have reached the semi-finals of the Europa League and this is like a true big game in Europe, because Roma is a rival with a long history,” MU coach, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer said after overcoming Granada. April 16 morning.

“It is wonderful to be one of the four strongest teams in Europe. This is not an achievement, because Man City has entered the semi-finals of the Champions League once. We are creating another history, ”Man City coach Pep Guardiola said on Thursday.

A team trying to write history in Europe’s most famous league, a team trying to exaggerate the stature of the second-tier arena sounds ironic. However, this is how football plays out.