Sports news (June 7): Norway crushes Italy, Tottenham fires coach Postecoglou

Norway outperforms Italy

This is Italy's first match in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers, as they were previously busy playing in the UEFA Nations League.

Meanwhile, Norway won both of their first two matches against Moldova and Israel and they appeared quite comfortable mentally playing against Italy.

In the 14th minute, Norway took the lead after Nusa passed the ball to Sorloth who ran through the legs of goalkeeper Donnarumma, opening the score for Norway. In the 32nd minute, Nusa curled the ball in a classy manner to double the gap for Norway.

Sports news (June 7): Norway crushes Italy, Tottenham fires coach Postecoglou

Sports news (June 7): Haaland celebrates proudly with Odegaard. Photo: Uefa

Not stopping there, in the 42nd minute, Haaland broke the offside trap from Odegaard's through ball, and the Man City striker tricked goalkeeper Donnarumma to score, raising the score to 3-0.

In the second half, Italy tried to find an honorary goal but failed, thereby accepting a 0-3 defeat against Norway.

Results of some other matches

Estonia 1-3 Israel

North Macedonia 1-1 Belgium

Wales 3-0 Liechtenstein

Czech Republic 2-0 Montenegro

Gibraltar 0-7 Croatia

Tottenham sack coach Postecoglou

According to the latest news from Telegraph, Chairman Daniel Levy and his colleagues have decided to fire coach Postecoglou.

Despite helping Tottenham Hotspur win the Europa League, ending a 16-year title drought, the Australian coach still could not keep the hot seat. The reason given was Tottenham Hotspur's poor performance in the Premier League when they only won 38 points in 38 matches and finished the season in 17th place, the lowest in the club's Premier League era.

Messi receives prestigious award in MLS

Superstar Lionel Messi has been named Major League Soccer (MLS) Player of the Month for May 2025, marking the first time he has received the award this season.

Messi honored by MLS. Photo: MLS

This is the third time Messi has been awarded the Player of the Month award since joining MLS in July 2023. The Argentine superstar previously received the award in April 2024 after leading MLS in goals and helping Inter Miami go unbeaten for the entire month, as well as in October 2024 when he helped the team win the Supporters' Shield and break the MLS single-season points record.

Cristian Chivu is the new coach of Inter Milan

According to Gazzetta dello Sport, Inter Milan have decided to appoint Cristian Chivu as the new head coach to replace Simone Inzaghi.

Inter Milan appoints Cristian Chivu to replace Simone Inzaghi. Photo: Sempreinter

Cristian Chivu, 44, is currently the manager of Parma. The former Inter Milan defender has agreed to his former club's offer and will sign a two-year contract with the black and blue team.

Coach Pep Guardiola hints at the future

Recently, coach Pep Guardiola expressed his desire to lead a national team at the World Cup in the future.

“I would love to play in the World Cup, Euros, Copa America. I always think about it, but it depends on many factors. If I get the chance, it would be great. If not, I would be completely satisfied,” the Spanish strategist told Reuters.

Last year, Pep Guardiola extended his contract with Man City until 2027. However, the above statements have further fueled speculation about the Spanish strategist's future at the Etihad Stadium, and it is not impossible that he will leave Man City in the near future.

Barcelona change transfer target

According to Sport, Barcelona are still looking for a winger to improve their attack. Although Williams has had an impressive season, joining Barcelona is no longer in the club's transfer plans. Instead, Barcelona are focusing on Liverpool's Luis Diaz, who is considered a key player on Barcelona's left wing.

However, recruiting this player is not simple. Liverpool has started negotiating a contract extension with Diaz and is asking for no less than 80 million euros, a figure beyond Barcelona's spending capacity.

Faced with difficulties in recruiting Diaz, Barcelona took the initiative to seek Marcus Rashford. The Camp Nou team contacted the English striker's representatives about a loan deal with an option to buy.

Young talent Franco Mastantuono surpasses Messi's record

Argentina won 1-0 against Chile in the 2026 World Cup qualifier. However, the highlight of the match was young talent Franco Mastantuono, who made his first appearance for the national team at the age of 17 years and 295 days.

Mastantuono (number 20) had an impressive debut in the Argentina national team shirt. Photo: thethao247.vn

With this milestone, Franco Mastantuono has officially surpassed Lionel Messi to become the youngest player to debut for the Argentina national team. Messi had his first match for the team at 18 years and 54 days. However, both are still behind the late legend Diego Maradona, who holds the record as the youngest player to ever play for La Albiceleste at the age of 16.

Vietnam team determined to win 3 points against Malaysia

On the evening of June 6 (local time), the Vietnamese team had its first training session in Malaysia to prepare for the important match with the Malaysian team in the next match of Group F, the final qualifying round of the 2027 Asian Cup.

Hai Long and his teammates had their first training session in Malaysia. Photo: VFF

In an interview before the training session, midfielder Nguyen Hai Long affirmed: “The match with Malaysia is a key and important match. The whole team is focusing on achieving the best result in this match.”

“We respect our opponents, but the most important thing is the preparation and desire of the Vietnamese team to extend their unbeaten streak against Malaysia. Playing away from home is always difficult, but the whole team will concentrate fully and be determined to win 3 points,” midfielder Nguyen Hai Long emphasized.

The match between Vietnam and Malaysia will take place at 8:00 p.m. (Vietnam time) on June 10.

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