Vietnam
HANOI (7 April 2011) – The Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) have confirmed that Bulgarian great Hristo Stoichkov has offered his service to lead the national side, to fill the vacuum left by Henrique Calisto. Calisto left the VFF several weeks ago and has since taken up a position with Thai Premier League champions Muang Thong…
HANOI (5 April 2011) – The Vietnam national women’s football team made the second round of the 2012 London Olympics Asian qualifiers when they came back from behind to beat fierce rivals Thailand 2-1. The win was Vietnam’s third on a trot in Group A after disposing Hong Kong 4-0 and then scoring a victory…
HANOI (3 April 2011) – Song Lam Nghe An (SLNA) grabbed the lead in the V-League following their close 1-0 away win over Navibank Saigon at the Thong Nhat Stadium. With the first half ending all square, SLNA intensified their attacks with Derron coming close with a shot that went well over the crossbar. Navibank…
HANOI (31 March 2011) – According to a local daily in Hanoi, the Vietnam national team and also the Vietnam national Under-23 team will be led by local coaches. Two local frontrunners linked to the two teams are Mai Duc Chung and Phan Thanh Hung who it seemed have changed their mind and agreed to lead…
HANOI (25 March 2011) – Vietnam picked up their second win in Group A of the FIFA Women’s Olympic Football Tournament’s Asian Zone qualifiers when they beat ASEAN neighbour Myanmar 2-0 in the match that was played in Chinese Taipei. Following the deadlock in the first half, Vietnam chief coach Chen Yan Fat adjusted tactics…
HANOI (22 March 2011) – Frenchman Pierre Lechantre has emerged as the frontrunner to fill Vietnam’s top coaching position, according to the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF). The VFF are currently on the lookout for a new coach to replace Henrique Calisto who left last month to take up his new position at Thailand’s Muang Thong…