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Götz accepts, disagrees with decison to terminate contract as Vietnam football coach 

January 11, 2012
Götz accepts, disagrees with decison to terminate contract as Vietnam football coach 

German tactician Falko Götz has left his position as Vietnam's national football team coach. German tactician Falko Götz said Friday he accepts the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF)’s decision to prematurely end his contract as Vietnam’s national football coach, but disagrees with it. Götz, who signed a two-year contract with VFF on June 6, 2011, said, [...]

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Vietnam sacks German football coach 

December 31, 2011
Vietnam sacks German football coach 

German coach Falko Goetz is set to be fired as coach of Vietnam's national football team. Photo by Bach Duong. The Vietnam Football Federation’s National Coaches Council has decided to sack the German coach of the national team, Falko Goetz following the poor performance at the recent Southeast Asian Games in which Vietnam lost in the semifinal. Speaking [...]

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Vietnam federation chairman suggests hiring local coaches 

December 27, 2011
Vietnam federation chairman suggests hiring local coaches 

Vietnam Football Federation's Chairman Nguyen Trong Hy (L) at a meeting in Hanoi on December 22. Vietnam Football Federation (VFF)’s chairman Nguyen Trong Hy has suggested employing local coaches for the country’s national football team and the national under-23 team. Hy made the statement on Saturday after VFF’s Standing Committee voted at a meeting on [...]

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Vietnam pares back Olympic ambitions 

December 6, 2011
Vietnam pares back Olympic ambitions 

  Gymnast Pham Phuoc Hung is expected to win 2012 Olympic berths for Vietnam Vietnam has halved its target for Olympic berths in London next year to 10 after reconsidering its athletes’ qualifying chances. According to Hoang Vinh Giang, vice chairman and general secretary of the Vietnamese Olympic Committee, Vietnam has won five berths through badminton [...]

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Vietnam needs to learn from draw with Uzbekistan 

October 28, 2011
Vietnam needs to learn from draw with Uzbekistan 

  Vietnam’s Under-23 team put on a good show Friday in holding their strong Uzbek rivals to a 1-1 draw at the ongoing VFF Cup tournament in Hanoi, but it is evident that there is considerable room for improvement. The team was in high spirits and showed determination but their performances were as not good [...]

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Vietnamese footballers must play smart at SEA Games 

October 22, 2011
Vietnamese footballers must play smart at SEA Games 

   Vietnam U23 footballers Long Giang (L) and Trong Hoang (R) practice in Hanoi on October 13. The draw for the 26th South East Asian Games went well enough for Vietnam’s Under-23 footballers but critics say precaution is necessary. The Wednesday draw placed Vietnam in Group B with U23 teams from Myanmar, Laos, Brunei, East [...]

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Hoang Anh Gia Lai hires Korean coach 

October 14, 2011
Hoang Anh Gia Lai hires Korean coach 

South Korea's Choi Yoon Gyum has signed a contract to coach V-League club Hoang Anh Gia Lai for one year. V-League club Hoang Anh Gia Lai (HAGL) on Monday officially signed a one-year contract with South Korean Choi Yoon Gyum to replace current coach Huynh Van Anh. Choi, 49, played for Korean club Jeju United [...]

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Vietnam retains pride despite World Cup disqualification 

July 31, 2011
Vietnam retains pride despite World Cup disqualification 

  Vietnam’s national football team has failed to qualify for the 2014 World Cup, but they left the tournament with a pride-restoring 2-1 home win over Qatar in Hanoi Thursday. The team failed to make it past the second round of the qualifying tournament after suffering a 0-3 away loss to their opponents in the [...]

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Argentina parts ways with coach Sergio Batista 

July 28, 2011
Argentina parts ways with coach Sergio Batista 

Sergio Batista (pictured here leaving a press conference in Cordoba) has been dismissed as Argentina coach after his side's Copa America flop, an Argentine Football Association spokesman said. Argentina’s Copa America flop has cost coach Sergio Batista his job as the Argentine Football Association said they were parting ways with the manager. AFA’s Ernesto Cherquis [...]

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Germany's Goetz new Vietnam coach 

June 13, 2011
Germany's Goetz new Vietnam coach 

  Vietnam on Monday named German coach Falko Götz to lead the national football team, hoping he can inject vitality into a side which have often struggled to meet the high hopes of their passionate fans. The 49-year-old, who signed a two-year deal at a news conference on Monday, is tasked with leading the team in [...]

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Vietnam, Cuba foreign ministries to bolster ties

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Vietnam’s top diplomat has affirmed that the Foreign Ministry will closely cooperate with its Cuban counterpart to implement the agreements reached by the two...