Aston Villa attacking midfielder Philippe Coutinho has signed for Vasco da Gama after being on loan at his hometown club last season. Villa, then managed by Steven Gerrard, signed Coutinho permanently from Barcelona for £17m in 2022,

Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his spouse visited the Vasco da Gama Football Club in Rio de Janeiro on July 5 afternoon (local time) within the framework of their trip to Brazil to attend the expanded BRICS summit and bilateral activities.

Philippe Coutinho has completed a permanent move to Vasco da Gama from Aston Villa. The Premier League club announced Friday that the deal brings Coutinho back to his boyhood team, where he started his career in 2009.