Vietnam
HO CHI MINH CITY (23 Feb 2018) – It ended even before the V.League 2018 began for former Manchester United midfielder Rodrigo Possebon when Ho Chi Minh City FC decided to end his stint. The southern club announced that Possebon failed to impress over a month of probation with head coach Toshiya Miura and the…
HANOI (14 Feb 2018) – The Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) will be sending both their Under-16 and U19 teams to Japan as part of their preparations to prepare for their respective AFC Championships later in the year. Both teams have been lined up to play three friendly matches each while they are in Japan. The…
HO CHI MINH CITY (11 Feb 2018) – Serie A side Juventus FC might establish an academy in Vietnam southern city of Ho Chi Minh City – the first in Southeast Asia. Carlo Mastellon, Juventus area manager for Asia, visited Ho Chi Minh City this week after reaching an agreement with Vietnamese sports marketing company…
HANOI (8 Feb 2018) – FIFA President Giovanni Infantino visited Vietnam this week where he was received by the Prime Minister of Vietnam, Nguyen Xuan Phuc. Infantino said that FIFA is developing a school football project in Vietnam, so they will be looking at having the support from the Vietnamese Government, so as to create…
HANOI (5 Feb 2018) – Becamex Binh Duong picked up their sixth BTV Cup this week when their close 1-0 win over Vasco da Gama B of Brazil in the final at the Go Dau Stadium were enough to see them triumphant. Mirchev Mitko scored the only goal of the game in the 57th minute.…
HANOI (1 Feb 2018) – The Vietnam Under 23 team received a USD 1 million windfall this week for their recent performance after finishing runners-up at the AFC U23 Championship in China. A total of VND23 billion (USD 1 million) were collected from different organisations – VND3.6 billion from the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF), VND1.5…