Vietnam
HANOI (Jan 23, 2007) – There’s a frantic rush to buy tickets for the Vietnam-Thailand clash at the My Dinh Stadium here in Hanoi with fans queuing up as early as 5am this morning. Disregarding the weather here in Hanoi which is around 16 degrees Celcius during the day and around 10 degrees Celcius at…
HANOI (Jan 18, 2007) – Vietnam made the biggest move among Asean countries when they jumped 38 positions to 134th in the world following the latest release by international body FIFA. Vietnam, who will be facing Thailand in the semi-finals of the Asean Football Championship next week, was boosted by their second-placed finish at the…
JANUARY 4, 2007 (HANOI): Vietnam national women’s football team will begin training tomorow in preparation for an international friendly against Thailand on Feb 19 in Bangkok. The national women’s team is being prepared for the qualifying round of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games which will be held later in the year. Towards making sure that…
DECEMBER 24, 2006 (VIENTIANE) – The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Appeals Committee has reduced the one-year suspension placed on the Laos Football Federation (LFF) to six months. However, the fine of USD 15,000 which was meted earlier out for fielding an averaged player in the AFC U-13 Festival of Football 2005 stays. The LFF was…
DECEMBER 21, 2006 (VIETNAM): The Vietnam Olympic squad has called on 30 players to prepare a side which will take on Afghanistan in their opening match of the Olympic qualifiers in early 2007. Vietnam will take on Afghanistan at home on February 7 before playing in the return leg a week later. Among the players…
December 17, 2006 ( HANOI) ¨C Several V-League teams will have a chance for a final tune-up ahead of the new season when they compete in the Quang Trung Emperor tournament which begins on Jan 20 next year. The tournament is being hosted by Binh Dinh Province. The teams that will be competing are Binh…