* In the early morning of August 30 (Vietnam time), Ronaldo scored twice from penalties and assisted a goal to help Al Nassr beat visiting team Al Shabab 4-0 in the fourth round of the Saudi Pro League. Ronaldo could have scored a hat-trick from penalties but after scoring two goals, he gave the third penalty to teammate Ghareeb. But the Saudi Arabian player let his captain down with a penalty kick that bounced off the post in the 63rd minute. In addition to the two goals, CR7 also made his mark on the remaining two goals for Al Nassr, with an assist for Sadio Mane and a header that bounced off the post for defender Sultan Al Ghannam to score. The above result helped Al Nassr rise to 6th place in the rankings with 6 points.

Ronaldo celebrates his goal against Al Shabab. Photo: ANFC

* Results of the 2023-2024 UEFA Champions League qualifying round taking place early morning on August 30: Galatasaray beat Mode 2-1; Panathinaikos lost 0-1 to Braga; Young Boys beat Maccabi Haifa 3-0.

* MU has just received more bad news when center-back Raphael Varane will likely be out of the field for 6 weeks due to an injury suffered in the match against Nottingham Forest. According to statistics from Transfermarkt, the French center-back has suffered pain in his ankle, knee, groin, hamstring, and muscle. For a player who is only 30 years old, such an injury is too much, especially when Varane rarely has strong collisions. Varane's injury is likely to force MU to keep Harry Maguire as a backup.

* In a recent interview, striker Robert Lewandowski openly complained about Barcelona's current style of play. He said: "In many matches I don't get the chance to score. The last two matches have been like that so I have to create my own chances. We are playing with too few attacking players. As soon as Ferran Torres and Ansu Fati appeared, we had a lot more chances."

* Legendary footballer Thierry Henry has just been officially appointed as the head coach of the French U21 team. Previously, this strategist was unemployed and worked as an expert on the commentary desk of several television stations. Thierry Henry himself also revealed that he will appear on television less than before but will still participate in analysis of Champions League matches.

* At the Shanghai Future Star Cup 2023 friendly tournament taking place in China, U16 PVF created an earthquake when defeating U16 Man City. Huy Long helped the Vietnamese representative take the lead in the 12th minute, but Jose Roca quickly equalized for U16 Man City just 2 minutes later. Coach Nguyen Duy Dong's team played better and better and continued to take the lead in the beginning of the second half thanks to Huy Long. U16 PVF defended aggressively and confidently held the ball against U16 Man City, thereby successfully defending the 2-1 victory. With this result, U16 PVF still has hope of reaching the semi-finals. On the afternoon of August 31, U16 PVF will play the final match of the group stage against U16 Aspire.

U16 PVF in the 2-1 win over U16 Man City. Photo: PVF

* In an interview with AFP, Carlo Nohra, CEO of the Saudi Pro League, revealed that the tournament has sold broadcasting rights to 140 countries around the world, while increasing revenue by 650%. In addition, Mr. Nohra also explained the vision and plan to maintain the strong financial capacity of the Saudi Pro League to continue to expand its reputation and attract more top players. He said: "This is a long-term project. It's not like throwing money at everything will solve everything. We need to make sure we do the right things to bring everything, every individual and the ecosystem together."

HOAI PHUONG ( synthesis )

* The "Today's Football Results" section of the People's Army Electronic Newspaper sends readers updated information on world football.