Four Vietnamese footballers have named among the best talent at the 30th Southeast Asian Games by the prestigious website foxsportsasia.com.

Teenager Mason Greenwood again grabbed his chances for Manchester United, scoring twice in a 4-0 thrashing of AZ Alkmaar in the Europa League on Thursday.

He also played for Paris Saint-Germain and Bolton Wanderers.

The annual tournament will feature Myanmar U20, Cambodia U20, Việt Nam U20 and the hosts Becamex Bình Dương FC.

The U22 players will have no time to rest after their SEA Games victory. South Korean coach Park Hang-seo on Thursday announced a list of 28 players who will prepare for the January AFC U23 Championship.

Neymar marked his first start in a Champions League game in a year by scoring one goal and setting up two more as Paris Saint-Germain cruised to a 5-0 win over Galatasaray on Wednesday.

Cristiano Ronaldo was confronted by two pitch invaders, including one seeking a selfie, after his goal helped Juventus defeat Bayer Leverkusen 2-0 in the Champions League on Wednesday.

After 11 days of competition, Việt Nam closed the event with 98 golds, 85 silvers and 105 bronzes to rank second in the medal tally.

I had the pleasure of meeting Everton’s caretaker manager, Duncan Ferguson, on two separate occasions back in the 90s.