* Despite losing Tomiyasu due to a red card from the 67th minute, Arsenal still defeated host Crystal Palace 1-0 thanks to a penalty goal from captain Martin Odegaard in the late match of round 2 of the 2023-2024 Premier League. With the above result, Arsenal temporarily ranked 3rd on the rankings with 6 points, equal with Brighton and Man City but lower in the secondary index.

Arsenal players celebrate their goal against Crystal Palace. Photo: Getty

* At 8:00 p.m. tonight (August 22), U23 Vietnam will meet U23 Philippines in the final match of Group C of the 2023 Southeast Asian U23 Championship. Coach Hoang Anh Tuan and his team only need a draw to enter the semi-finals as group winners and will likely meet U23 Malaysia or U23 Indonesia. Meanwhile, U23 Thailand has already qualified for the last 4 after 3 wins, scoring 8 goals and not conceding any.

* MU's official homepage announced the departure of striker Mason Greenwood. MU's internal investigation took place after Mason Greenwood was acquitted of three charges of assault, sexual assault and threatening to kill in February 2023. MU said that the information posted about the incident on social media did not portray the whole picture and Mason did not commit the crimes he was initially accused of. However, the parties involved all believe that Mason Greenwood's departure from MU is the best solution.

* 90min reported that MU not only reached personal terms with Sofyan Amrabat but also got closer to a transfer fee with Fiorentina, believed to be around 29 million pounds. What MU is still stuck on is not the negotiation with the Serie A representative but their current personnel. Coach Erik ten Hag's team needs to sell some to be able to sign new players. The "Red Devils" captain admitted that Van de Beek could leave MU in the remaining time of the summer transfer window, while McTominay is also for sale.

* Daily Mail reported that Chelsea are negotiating with Arsenal about striker Folarin Balogun. The American international is being sold by the Gunners, attracting interest from Monaco, Inter Milan and Fulham. However, Arsenal's asking price of 50 million pounds has discouraged other teams. As Fulham has determined, it will not be able to spend more than 35 million pounds. However, Mikel Arteta's team can still sell Balogun when Chelsea is contacting to buy him to "fix" the problem after new player Christopher Nkunku suddenly got injured.

* After the 2023 Women's World Cup final, which beat England 1-0, Spanish women's team captain and scorer of the only goal Olga Carmona learned that her father had passed away two days earlier. Carmona's family and friends decided not to tell her immediately so that the player could focus on the most important match of her life. Afterwards, the Spanish Football Federation said: "We are deeply saddened to announce the passing of Olga Carmona's father. She learned the sad news after the Women's World Cup final. The Federation sends its sincere condolences to Olga and her family in this moment of grief. We love you, Olga, you are the history of Spanish football."

After winning the 2023 Women's World Cup, defender Olga Carmona received news of her father's death. Photo: Sky News

* Through the “Messi effect”, CNBC quoted Jorge Mas, owner of Inter Miami, saying that the number of subscribers to “MLS Season Pass” on Apple TV has doubled. Meanwhile, according to statistics from the Miami Herald, the number of followers on Inter Miami’s official Instagram account has increased 14 times from 1 million to 14 million. In particular, the demand for jerseys bearing Messi’s name and number has increased so much that the official MLS online store has had to postpone the delivery of orders until the end of October. Shortly after Messi announced his intention to come to the US in June, online retailer Soccer.com said it sold out 6 months of Inter Miami’s overall jerseys in just one day and they continue to sell out.

* In the second round of the 2023-2024 Premier League, MU suffered a 0-2 defeat at Tottenham. This defeat temporarily caused the Red Devils to fall to the bottom half of the league table. In this match, referee Michael Oliver and the VAR team made a number of controversial decisions. Notably, Alejandro Garnacho's shot hit the hand of defender Cristian Romero, who was standing in the Tottenham penalty area, but MU was not awarded a penalty. After the match, MU captain Bruno Fernandes made angry statements. According to The Sun, Bruno Fernandes' above statement will put this midfielder at risk of receiving a penalty from the FA. If the top body of English football determines this to be an act that goes beyond the limit, the MU captain may be "suspended".

HOAI PHUONG (synthesis)

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