Tottenham's "captain" Son Heung-min 31, Tottenham has 17 goals and 9 assists in the English Premier League EPL this season, but he has not been nominated for the EPL Player of the Year award.

The EPL Secretariat selected and announced eight candidates for the 2023-2024 EPL Player of the Year award on its website on the 9th.

Son's name was not on the list. He played in 32 EPL matches this season with the Tottenham captain's armband, scoring 17 goals and nine assists, but failed to make it to the list of eight players.

Amid the departure of Harry Kane and "injured" Hishalisson, who moved to Bayern Munich, he bounced back and forth between the front line and the side. However, it was not enough to prevent Tottenham from showing sluggish performance by itself, as it recently fell to fifth place in the EPL after losing four consecutive games. 스포츠토토

With Son Heung-min being shunned, Phil Foden, Elling Holan Manchester City, Alexander Isak Newcastle, Martin Odegaard, Declan Rice Asnal, Cole Palmer Chelsea, Virgil van Dijk Liverpool and Ollie Watkins Aston Villa are eight players.

Holan, Foden, Palmer, and Isaac were also nominated for the Young Player of the Year award. Kobe Mainu Manchester United, Bukayo Saka, William Saliba Ahnall, and Destiny Udogi Tottenham will compete for the Young Player award.

Nominees for the award include Arsenal's Mikel Arteta, Aston Villa's Unai Emery, Manchester City's Pep Guardiola, Bournemouth's Andoni Iraola and Liverpool's Jurgen Klopp.

The winners of each category will be determined by combining expert and fan votes. The announcement will be made on April 18.

Indonesia's Under-23 (U-23) national soccer team lost to Guinea 0-1 in the men's intercontinental playoff at the 2024 Paris Olympics in Clairfontaine, France, on the 9th.

Indonesia, which advanced to the playoffs in fourth place at the Under-23 Asian Cup, dreamed of advancing to the Olympic finals for the first time in 68 years since the 1956 Melbourne Olympics, but failed to pass the final gate. Guinea, which is ranked fourth in the Under-23 Africa Cup of Nations, has made it to the Olympic finals for the second time since the 1968 Mexico City Olympics. 토토사이트

The 16 countries that will participate in the upcoming Olympics have been confirmed. The host country France, the U.S., the Dominican Republic, Spain, Israel, Ukraine, Morocco, Egypt, Mali, New Zealand, Paraguay, Argentina, Japan, Uzbekistan, Iraq and Guinea will participate.

Indonesia faced Guinea with its unique fast attack development, but it played a difficult game when Guinea, who had a good physique and flexibility, gave up the winning goal of a penalty kick in the 29th minute of the first half.

Indonesia, which was counterattacking, allowed a penalty kick once again in the 27th minute of the second half.

Indonesia's defender made a sliding tackle on Guinea's player, who was penetrating to the left of the penalty area, and the referee immediately blew the whistle.

However, the slow-motion picture shows that the Indonesian defender touched the ball first. Coach Shin Tae-yong strongly protested, and the referee ordered Shin to take out a red card following a yellow card and leave the game.

Indonesian fans, who were cheering in the simplified stands, shouted Shin Tae-yong's name and sympathized with him when manager Sh

in Tae-yong rarely left the stadium.

In the end, coach Shin left the bench, and fortunately, the gap of one point was maintained as Guinea failed to score a penalty.

However, Indonesia had to leave unfortunately as there was no goal in the workshop.

He's the 9th MVP in the history of 3 or more MVPs

He averaged 26.4 points in 79 games this season

6 consecutive seasons of non-Americans including Europe

The European style of the National Basketball Association NBA is getting stronger. European players have swept major award titles including MVP. French national team players Victor Wembanyama of San Antonio and Rudy Gobert of Minnesota won the Rookie of the Year award and the Defense Award, respectively, while "Serbia Express" Nikola Jokic of Denver won the third MVP.

Jokic ranked first 926 points in total in the 2023-2024 regular league MVP voting results announced by the NBA secretariat on the 9th. Jokic was honored as the third MVP of his career after the 2020-2021 season and the 2021-2022 season. Shai Gilgers Alexander 640 points in Oklahoma City and Luka Doncic 566 points ranked second and third.

NBA regular MVP belongs to non-Americans including Europe for six consecutive seasons. Yannis Antetokounmpo of the Milwaukee Brewers was named MVP for two consecutive seasons starting from the 18th-19th season. Last season's MVP was Joel Embiid of the Philadelphia Phillies, who has multiple nationalities with Cameroon, France and the U.S.

Jokic has marked a milestone in NBA history with this award. He has become the ninth player in NBA history to receive three or more MVP awards, following Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 times, Michael Jordan, Bill Russell five times, Wilt Chamberlain, LeBron James four times, Larry Bird, Magic Johnson, and Moses Malone three times.

"It's the best day of my life. Without my teammates and coaches, I wouldn't have been able to do anything," Jokic said.

In 79 games this season, Jokic averaged 26.4 points, 12.4 rebounds, and 9 assists. Standing 211 centimeters tall, he not only scored points but also displayed sharp pass plays and ball handling. Denver, which ranked second in the Western Conference, is currently in the second round of the playoffs. 토토

The 216-centimeter-tall "Epeltop" Gobert won his fourth career defense award 2018, 2019, 2021, 2024 on the previous day. Gobert tied the record for the most wins in a competition along with Dicembe Mutombo and Ben Wallace. Minnesota, with its best defender at the forefront, recorded 106.5 runs, the lowest in the league.

Wembanyama was named the sixth unanimous rookie of the year on July 7. He was the third European rookie of the year after Pau Gasol Spain in the 01-02 season and Doncic Slovenia in the 18-19 season.

125 non-U.S. players were registered on the NBA's opening roster this season. Among them, 64 were European players.

On the 25th, a press conference for the new coach of the Korean national volleyball team was held at the conference room on the 3rd floor of the Olympic Parktel located in Songpa-gu, Seoul.

Fernando Morales took the helm of the women's volleyball team after Cesar Hernandez Gonzalez.

Morales, who played the setter position when he was active, played in Puerto Rico, Spain, Austria, France, Cyprus, Russia, Lebanon, and Greece.

After retirement, she started coaching the women's team in the Puerto Rican League, and recently served as the head coach of the Puerto Rican national team and the women's volleyball coach at Evansville University in the United States.

Morales was promoted from coach to coach soon after Puerto Rico's women's team failed to participate in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Like Korea, he elevated the Puerto Rican team, which has been weakened by generational change, to 16th place in the world rankings. Notably, he performed well with four wins and three losses at the qualifying match for the 2024 Paris Olympics last year.

The Korean women's volleyball community is in crisis. It has lost all of its games in two consecutive games in the VNL, and failed to win a medal at the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games for the first time in 17 years. The Fédération Internationale de Volleyball Association (FIVB) ranking has also slumped to 40th.

Against this backdrop, Morales feels heavy on the shoulders. "I will make every effort to go back to when Korean women's volleyball had good performances in the past," Morales said.

Hereinafter, it is a question and answer with Morales.

Q. How do you feel about taking the job.

It is an honor. I am grateful to the Korea Volleyball Association by taking this opportunity. I know how much Korean volleyball accounts for in the world volleyball. I will try to go back to when I had good performances in the past.

Q. Why did you apply.

It is because of the history and culture of Korean women's volleyball. Korean women's volleyball has won an Olympic medal, and recently it has been to the semifinals twice. I want to contribute to its revival. If I have passion and will, I have no doubt that I will return to that position.

Q. What is the biggest problem with Korean volleyball.

It's not just one problem. There are some things that need to be supplemented tactically and strategically. Training started on April 15th. I have confirmed the improvement. I will continue to focus on training. It is also important to build and maintain good relations with the club. If they cooperate with each other, it will have a positive impact on the players. The national team has to participate in many international competitions, including VNL. It is important to talk a lot with the club and the league and make sure that the players come to the national team.

Q. You must have had a headache from the injury of the players from the first call-up, how are you preparing.

After joining the Jincheon National Training Center, I checked the players' physical conditions and conditions. As I talked with the players who were out due to injury, I was not in good shape to participate in the competition. Afterwards, I had interviews with them and told them that I have to play an important role as a member of the national team. They encouraged me that if I recover from my injury, I will be able to come next time, even if it is not this summer. Currently, 16 players are focusing on training. Of course, they had a motivational interview so that players who could not join them due to injury could come to the training together later on.

Q. What are your goals for the term.

We need to raise the world ranking. It is ranked in the top 40. Given the skills of our players, we can be in a better position. We need to perform better in Asian Games and other games. It is important to create a good atmosphere and I want to create a national team where my players want to come.

Q. Under Cesar, he used his fastballs in middle blockers to score points when he became a receiver. Now, I heard that he is going to perform low and fast wing attacks, and what kind of volleyball do you want to show. 스포츠토토

To succeed in an international competition, all resources must be available. You cannot always score more than 40 points on a team. Training is needed to evenly distribute the scores. Also, he is not tall. By proceeding low and fast, you have to attack before the blocking takes its place. Modern volleyball should be ready to attack, including middle blockers, strikers, and pipe attacks.

Q. Have you ever talked about the V-League with Abercrombie, who played for IBK Industrial Bank of Korea.

Before Abercrombie, Santana also played in Korea. I have also watched the V-League for a long time. Abercrombie was happy to play in the V-League and talked a lot about good things. He said two things. First, he said the V-League has good facilities, and second, he talked about the intensity of training, the amount of training he had, and his attitude toward volleyball. I also came to the national team with high expectations. I will do it with a sense of responsibility as a representative of my country.

Q. Do you have any players that stand out.

It is difficult to select just one player, but I would like to talk about the most senior players, Park Jung-ah (Pepper Savings Bank) and Pyo Seung-joo (Director Jeong). We have talked the most. Without the help of the best players, rebuilding will be difficult. I can help them on the court, but I think there could be more I can do outside. Also, Kim Da-in, Lee Da-hyun, and Jeong Ji-yoon (hereinafter Hyundai E&C) joined the national team after winning the championship in Hyundai Engineering & Construction. I believe that it will bring good energy to the training ground and positive energy to the team.

Q. Which player looked okay after training.

The environment is different compared to Puerto Rico. The environment of Jincheon Training Center is so good. Also, the players have excellent basic skills.

Teamwork is good. I have a will to do it and I have excellent individual skills, so I am adapting quickly. I am trying to introduce a new system to this team, and I think I am adapting quickly thanks to my excellent basic skills.

Q. Why do you emphasize team culture.

It is important to create a team atmosphere. You don't know what happened in the past. Communication between the coach and the players is very important. I am practicing well based on communication and trust relationships. The injured players are missing, but I want to make a national team that I want to come with while maintaining good relationships with them.

Q. How will you communicate with the club.

It is important to maintain a good relationship with the club. Communication must be done well. As soon as I arrived in Korea, there was a request from the president of the association to send out a friendly match in Indonesia. Starting with this request, I started to communicate with each team. I understand the relationship between the club and the players. Next Friday (May 3rd), the coaches and coaches of each club will attend the national team training and talk. I will get closer quickly. Building a win-win and cooperative relationship with each other will also help improve the level.

Q. How do you view the generational change after Kim Yeon-koung and Yang Hyo-jin's retirement.

It is true that the golden generation, including Kim Yeon-koung, did not have a good time after leaving. Generational change is bound to come with adaptation and transition. It went through a two-year transition period. As the new national team coach, I am ready to endure the transition period well and achieve the generational change in earnest. We need to play the team. When he was the coach of Puerto Rico's national team, he prepared for a generational change.

Abercrombie played an important role, but there were times when he played without it. If you play the team as a team, not as an individual, you will get good results.

Q. What do you think are your strengths when you think about yourself.

Looking back on my coaching career, I think I have maintained good relations with the players. Maintaining a good team atmosphere also started with my relationship with the players. It is important to build good relationships with the players based on communication. There is also a burden on the coach of the national team. Even when I was in Puerto Rico, generational change was a huge task. It is a pure skill of this job. I will take it as a challenge. If I get better, the team will get better.