Vietnam
HANOI (18 June 2010) – Vietnam’s top striker Le Cong Vinh underwent a successful two-and-a-half hour surgery earlier this week in Portugal to re-attach his torn ligament. Surgeons had planned the operation to last not more than an hour but due to the fact that it was an old injury, it took a while longer…
HO CHI MINH CITY (16 June 2010) – Twelve teams from across Vietnam will be taking part in the 2010 National Futsal Championship scheduled to be held at the Phu Tho Gymnasium in Ho Chi Minh City from 20 July to 1 August. The teams which will be taking part this year are Binh Thuan,…
HANOI (24 May 2010) – Defending champions Da Nang moved two points clear at the top of the V-League with two quick second-half goals to claw back for a 3-2 win over Megastar Nam Dinh at home at the Chi Lang Stadium. Despite the early domination, Da Nang had to wait until the 24th minute…
HANOI (14 May 2010) – Eintracht Frankfurt of Germany proved to be too good for Vietnam when they beat the ASEAN champion’s 2-0 in the match that was played at the My Dinh National Stadium in Hanoi. The Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) had planned the match as part of the 1,000th anniversary celebration of the…
HANOI (13 May 2010) – The Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) are looking at being hosts for the FIFA Women’s Under-20 Football World Cup in 2012. And towards achieving such an ambition, officials from the world governing body FIFA spent two days inspecting venues in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City to evaluate preparations for the…
HANOI (10 May 2010) – The Vietnam Police and the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) signed a co-operation agreement recently aimed at stamping out match-fixing in the national V-League. The agreement follows a string of match-fixing scandals, in a country where gambling is widespread, despite being banned. Two sides agreed to keep a close watch on…