* CNN reported that Messi and his teammates were stuck in the hotel, unable to move to a bus to another place when hundreds of fans surrounded the Argentine team's base in Beijing, waiting to meet their idol.

Chinese football fans are excited when Messi comes to the country of a billion people. Photo: SCMP

This caused the Argentine team's training session at the Workers' Stadium to be delayed. The organizers had to arrange for police to assist the movement of coach Lionel Scaloni and his team. After much effort, Messi and his teammates were able to arrive at the training ground.

In addition, “Messi” also became the top searched keyword on social media in China. Tickets for the friendly match between Argentina and Australia sold out in 20 minutes, despite the price of 4,800 yuan (about 670 USD). Many online sales sites advertised tickets at prices many times higher than the listed price from the organizers.

* The Guardian reported that coach Pep Guardiola is determined to leave the Etihad Stadium team after the current contract between the two sides expires in 2025. After the "treble" of the European Cup 1, Premier League and FA Cup this season, Man City fans expect the coach to lead the Etihad Stadium team for as long as possible. However, in the past, he has made sudden decisions to leave at Barca or Bayern Munich.

* According to Sport, Barca has just finalized the price for selling Raphinha to Arsenal. Specifically, the reigning La Liga champions have set a asking price of around 80 million euros for this winger. However, it remains to be seen whether the "Gunners" are willing to meet this sky-high price or not because the 26-year-old player is not the top target.

* The Sun said that the England team is facing a lot of losses in the Euro 2024 qualifying round this June. The latest faces to join the England team's injury list are Jude Bellingham and Lewis Dunk. Previously, the England team could not have the services of 5 other players: Mason Mount, Nick Pope, Reece James, Ben Chilwell and Tammy Abraham in the June round of matches also due to health reasons.

Do Kim Phuc gives Ronaldo a hat. Photo: Facebook character

* Recently, famous Vietnamese soccer star and YouTuber Do Kim Phuc (born in 1989) had the opportunity to interact with Ronaldo when visiting his idol in Saudi Arabia. Here, Do Kim Phuc had the opportunity to see CR7 training with Al Nassr. After the training session ended, Do Kim Phuc had the opportunity to meet and interact with Ronaldo for a few minutes.

To make an impression in the plan to meet Ronaldo in person, Do Kim Phuc asked his sister to prepare a special gift to give to the former MU star, a Vietnamese hat with the familiar celebration image of the Portuguese superstar. On the hat is painted the image of the Portuguese and Vietnamese flags along with the words "From Vietnam with love".

* Dailymail reported that after missing out on signing Lionel Messi, the wealthy Al Hilal are determined to find out if Neymar would be willing to leave PSG for Saudi Arabia. They are said to have offered him a higher salary than Ronaldo is currently receiving at Al Nassr. It is worth noting that the Portuguese star earns 200 million euros a year at Mrsool Park. With European clubs seemingly not interested, a move to Al Hilal could be a reasonable option for Neymar.

* ESPN statistics, with 7 goals, midfielder Cesare Casadei of U20 Italy became the top scorer of the 2023 U20 World Cup Finals. The young player from Chelsea scored against a series of big opponents such as U20 Brazil, U20 England or U20 Korea on the journey to bring U20 Italy to the final. However, in the final match against U20 Uruguay, Cesare Casadei did not score as expected and his team lost to their opponent with a score of 0-1, thereby only achieving the runner-up position in the tournament.

* Reuters reported that former Italian Prime Minister and former AC Milan President Sylvio Berlusconi died yesterday at the age of 86. The Italian politician bought AC Milan in 1986 when the team was at risk of bankruptcy. His investments helped AC Milan return to its position as a leading face in Italy and European football. According to statistics, during the "Berlusconi era", AC Milan won 8 Serie A championships, 1 Italian National Cup, 5 European C1 championships and 5 European Super Cups.

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