* The only goal by player Duarte in the 61st minute helped U20 Uruguay defeat U20 Israel 1-0 in the semi-finals of the 2023 U20 World Cup. Despite only controlling the ball 33%, U20 Uruguay still had 16 shots, 6 of which were on target. In this year's tournament, U20 Uruguay has always been the team that controls the ball less but knows how to take full advantage of opportunities. With the above result, the South American representative won the right to enter the U20 World Cup final for the 3rd time in history, after two previous runner-up finishes in 1997 and 2013. The 2023 U20 World Cup final will take place at 4:00 a.m. on June 12 (Vietnam time) between U20 Uruguay and the winner of the pair of U20 Korea and U20 Italy.

Player Duarte scored the only goal to help U20 Uruguay beat U20 Israel 1-0. Photo: AP

* When asked if Declan Rice had played his last game for West Ham in the Conference League final, Chairman Sullivan admitted: "I think so. Declan Rice is determined to leave. We promised to let him leave West Ham." Chairman Sullivan revealed that 18 months ago, West Ham offered Declan Rice a new contract with a salary of 200,000 pounds/week but was rejected. In 18 months, Declan Rice could earn an additional 10 million pounds but he was determined to keep his contract until the day he left West Ham.

* On the homepage, Liverpool is pleased to announce the successful recruitment of midfielder Mac Allister from Brighton in the summer transfer window of 2023 on a 5-year contract. It is known that Liverpool only had to pay Brighton a mere 35 million pounds in advance to recruit Mac Allister, according to the contract release clause between the two sides effective in the summer of 2023. The amount can increase to 55 million pounds if the midfielder born in 1998 plays well and helps the Reds win major titles.

* The International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) announced that each player participating in the 2023 Women's World Cup will receive at least 30,000 USD, equivalent to nearly 700 million VND. This is a breakthrough move by FIFA in disbursing bonus money to individual players, instead of to football federations whose teams participate in the tournament. At the 2023 Women's World Cup, the champion team will receive 4.29 million USD (about 100 billion VND), and teams that stop in the group stage will receive 1.56 million USD (about 36 billion VND).

* According to transfer expert Fabrizio Romano, Inter Miami is considering signing Di Maria. However, the obstacle for this team is that the Argentine midfielder still wants to continue playing at the top level in Europe. Benfica, Di Maria's old team, is one of Inter Miami's competitors. If they successfully recruit Di Maria, Inter Miami will help Leo Messi have a good partner in attack.

* 14 goals in 16 matches were not enough to help striker Cristiano Ronaldo make the best squad of the 2022-2023 Saudi Arabian national championship season. Al Hilal's Odion Ighalo was chosen to replace Ronaldo in the striker position. The former MU player played outstandingly this season, scoring 19 goals in 27 matches, only 2 goals behind "Top scorer" Abderrazak Hamdallah of Al Ittihad.

Ronaldo was not named in the best squad of the 2022-2023 Saudi Arabian national championship. Photo: Getty

* Mundo Deportivo quoted coach Xavi Hernandez: "Neymar is not in Barca's sights to strengthen their squad". The prospect of Neymar coming to Barca was mentioned after Lionel Messi rejected his old team to move to Inter Miami. According to journalist Gerard Romero, Xavi also affirmed the same thing: "In theory, Neymar is not in our plans. I respect his desire but Neymar is not a priority".

* AS said that if Inter Miami wants to recruit striker Luis Suarez, they will have to pay 70 million euros to release Gremio from his contract. This is a figure that is beyond Inter Miami's ability to pay when the team has just spent money to buy Messi. The Spanish newspaper also commented that the team of "boss" David Beckham cannot welcome two famous stars at the same time in such a short time.

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