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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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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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VFF-AVG pact on TV rights not valid: VPF 

January 3, 2012
VFF-AVG pact on TV rights not valid: VPF 

Nguyen Duc Kien, vice chairman of the Vietnam Professional Football JSC (VPF) The newly established national football company, VPF, says it rejects the validity of 20-year-contract between the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) and the An Vien Group (AVG). Early this year, VFF and AVG signed an agreement worth VND 6 billion (US$285,000) per year that [...]

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Vietnam football management company gets license 

December 19, 2011
Vietnam football management company gets license 

VFF's vice chairman Nguyen Lan Trung is likely to become CEO of the newly established Vietnam Professional Football JS Company The Vietnam Professional Football JS Company received a license Wednesday from the Hanoi Department of Planning and Investment. It will be in charge of organizing and managing all professional football activities from the 2012 season [...]

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New plans for Vietnamese football questioned 

October 9, 2011
New plans for Vietnamese football questioned 

Vietnam Football Federation Vice Chairman Pham Ngoc Vien (L). Hailed as a plan that would revitalize Vietnamese football, the establishment of the so-called Vietnam Professional Football JS Co., or VDF has run into rough weather even before its inception. The idea was mooted and accepted in a meeting between owners of the nation’s leading clubs [...]

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Man United star sets team for football friendly in HCMC 

June 3, 2011
Man United star sets team for football friendly in HCMC 

  Park Ji Sung, the South Korean international who plays for England’s Premier League club Manchester United, has announced his team for a friendly against Navibank Saigon in Ho Chi Minh City on June 15. The team includes famous names like French left fullback Patrice Evra (Manchester United), former Japanese midfielder Hidetoshi Nakata, midfielder Lee [...]

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Calisto asks for Portuguese laws in extended contract

February 6, 2010
Calisto asks for Portuguese laws in extended contract

Vietnam’s national football team head coach Henrique Calisto has suggested that Portuguese laws be used to all the terms of an extended contract to be signed soon between him and the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF). The VFF on Thursday confirmed it had received a letter from the Portuguese tactician to this effect.VFF deputy chairman Le [...]

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No show Calisto breaks an appointment with the VFF

February 5, 2010
No show Calisto breaks an appointment with the VFF

The national football squad’s chief coach Henrique Calisto didn’t return to Hanoi on February 4 as he promised and efforts since to contact him have failed.  Two weeks ago the Vietnam Football Federation showed Calisto the draft of a new three-year contract. Accordingly, Calisto would only work with the national squad and his monthly wage [...]

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VFF roll back cap on naturalized players

December 29, 2009
VFF roll back cap on naturalized players

Ukrainian Lytovka Mykola who got Vietnamese citizenship last year. The Vietnam Football Federation has annulled a controversial decision that limited teams to fielding one naturalized foreign player in a match. It had announced the rule last month saying it was meant to give more opportunities to Vietnamese players and develop local football.The decision was panned [...]

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Coach Calisto can’t work for T&T Hanoi

December 27, 2009
Coach Calisto can’t work for T&T Hanoi

Dong Tam club executive director Pham Phu Hoa said rumors that coach Henrique Calisto would work for T&T Hanoi next season are untrue because his contract with Dong Tam will continue until 2011.  This club’s executive manager Hoa said that in early 2008, Dong Tam signed a 3-year contract with Calisto. However, the club’s chairman [...]

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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...