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Defending champs held at home in Vietnam Super League 

January 18, 2012
Defending champs held at home in Vietnam Super League 

Song Lam Nghe An players (yellow) mark Nigerian striker Samson Kayode Olaleye of visitors Hanoi T&T in a Super League match in Vinh city Sunday. Defending Vietnamese Super League champions Song Lam Nghe An were held 2-2 at home by Hanoi T&T in the third round Sunday. Both teams played fast football from the start, [...]

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PM asks that national football matches be aired live nationwide 

January 16, 2012
PM asks that national football matches be aired live nationwide 

  Vietnam’s Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung asked on Thursday that the telecast copyright issues be resolved so that all national football matches could be broadcast live nationwide. An urgent document by the Prime Minister said, “The Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism should give directives to concerned agencies to solve obstacles to ensure that [...]

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Khanh Hoa crush Ninh Binh in Vietnam Super League 

January 11, 2012
Khanh Hoa crush Ninh Binh in Vietnam Super League 

Khatoco Khanh Hoa players celebrate after crushing Ninh Binh 4-0 at Nha Trang Stadium in Super League 2nd round on Sunday. Photo by Quang Nhut Khatoco Khanh Hoa thrashed visitors Vissai Ninh Binh 4-0 in the second round of Vietnam’s top-flight Super League at Nha Trang Stadium Sunday. The hosts set a cracking pace right [...]

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Super League makes impressive start 

January 3, 2012
Super League makes impressive start 

The derby between Saigon FC (Blue) and Navibank Saigon ended in a 2-2 draw at Thong Nhat Stadium on Sunday. Twenty goals from seven matches were not many, but the first round of Vietnam’s top-tier Super League on the weekend was generally thrilling. The most exciting match on Sunday was perhaps the scoreless draw at [...]

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Vietnamese football turns over a new leaf 

December 19, 2011
Vietnamese football turns over a new leaf 

VPF chairman Vo Quoc Thang (L) talks to his deputy Nguyen Duc Kien at the first general meeting of the company in Hanoi on Wednesday. The first meeting of Vietnam Professional Football JS Company (VPF) was held in Hanoi on Wednesday to choose its managing staff. Vo Quoc Thang, owner of the top-tier club Dong [...]

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V-League representatives comfortable at AFC cup 

December 9, 2011
V-League representatives comfortable at AFC cup 

Vietnam's top-tier V-League champions Song Lam Nghe An. V-League clubs Song Lam Nghe An (SLNA) and Navibank Saigon can breathe a sigh of relief now that the results of the draw of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Cup have been announced. The 32 clubs in the qualifying round of Asia’s second-tier AFC Cup on Tuesday [...]

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HCMC Football Federation chairman resigns 

November 1, 2011
HCMC Football Federation chairman resigns 

  Ho Chi Minh City Football Federation (HFF) chairman Le Hung Dung submitted his resignation at the federation’s annual meeting held  Wednesday. Three other people in the federation’s steering committee also asked to resign – General Secretary Duong Vu Lam, Vice Chairman Tran Le Nguyen and member Pham Huynh Tam Lang. Dung, who is also [...]

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Assad warns of ‘quake’ if West intervenes in Syria 

October 30, 2011
Assad warns of ‘quake’ if West intervenes in Syria 

Tens of thousands of people rally in support of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Damascus on October 26. Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad has warned that any Western intervention would cause an “earthquake” inflaming the region, after almost 100 people died in the bloodiest two days of the uprising against his rule. Assad in an interview [...]

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Club owners say no to limited liability company 

October 29, 2011
Club owners say no to limited liability company 

Club owners at a meeting early this month. Football club owners want the country’s top-tier V-League and second-tier First Division to be managed by a joint stock company rather than a limited liability one. The club owners strongly disagree with the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) and the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism who want [...]

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Nigerian national goalie to play for Vietnam club 

October 21, 2011
Nigerian national goalie to play for Vietnam club 

Nigerian goalkeeper Bassey Akpan has signed a two-year contract with V-League side Hoang Anh Gia Lai. Nigeria’s national football team goalkeeper Bassey Akpan on Thursday signed a one-year contract with V-League side Hoang Anh Gia Lai (HAGL). Bassey Akpan, who is 27 years old and stands 1.86 meters tall, won the Under-17 African Football Championship [...]

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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...