With little time and choice, HCMC FC had to recruit Mauricio Corderio, who was previously rejected by three other clubs after going on trial. Corderio came to Vietnam earlier this year to seek a place in V. League. He was introduced to many clubs here. First he went for trial …
Read More »AFF U23 Championship Semifinals Live blog: Việt Nam – Timor Leste
VnExpress News Infographic Anh Đức Welcome to our live blog coverage of Việt Nam versus Timor-Leste in the 2022 AFF Under-23s Championship semifinals. Still ridden by COVID and injury woes, can captain Nguyễn Văn Tùng and his teammates come through and advance to their first ever tournament final? Kick off is …
Read More »Vietnamese GM knocked out of online tournament by chess king Carlsen
Vietnam’s top player Le Quang Liem lost to Magnus Carlsen in the quarterfinals of Airthings Masters on Thursday. In the first game, Carlsen played white and easily beat Liem. During the other three games, the Norwegian world champion didn’t make any mistake, culminating in a draw. In the last game, …
Read More »The Local Game: 4 bold predictions for the V.League 1’s return
After almost 300 days, the V.League 1 returns on Friday evening. Photo 24h.com.vn Peter Cowan On Friday, a full 299 days since the last match of the abandoned 2021 season, the V.League 1 returns. They say absence makes the heart grow fonder, and despite the myriad faults with how local …
Read More »Enterprises hope their support will make SEA Games successful
SEA Games organisers and enterprises’ representative sign their contracts in Hà Nội on Wednesday. — Photo of Vietcontent HÀ NỘI — Three more enterprises have agreed to support the 31st Southeast Asian (SEA) Games after a sponsorship signing ceremony held on Wednesday in Hà Nội. Stavian Chemical is the …
Read More »Another reinforcement for Vietnam before U23 AFF Championship semifinals
Four more players will be added to the squad before Vietnam face Timor Leste in the 2022 U23 AFF Youth Championship on Thursday night. “We are selecting and will get four players to Phnom Penh on Thursday morning,” an official of Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) told VnExpress. Vietnam had already …
Read More »AFF futsal champs’ ‘easy’ group promises Việt Nam Asian tournament slot
Việt Nam are drawn in Group B at the AFF Futsal Championship. — Photo FIFA.com HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam is in an easy Group B at the AFF Futsal Championship, hoping to secure a slot at the continental tournament after a recent draw in Bangkok, Thailand. The two-time …
Read More »Vietnamese GM to play chess king in Airthings Masters quarterfinals
Le Quang Liem made it past the first stage of 2022 Airthings Masters and will face Magnus Carlsen in the quarterfinals. Liem entered the top eight, climbing from 11th to 7th thanks to two wins and one draw in the last day of the round-robin stage. He played white and …
Read More »Vietnam beat Thailand, enter AFF U23 Championship semis
Vietnam beat Thailand 1-0 Tuesday night to top group C and advance to the semifinals of the 2022 AFF U23 Youth Championship. Despite having a depleted squad of just 16 players after several Covid-19 cases, Vietnam were able to get the better of Thailand, who were not affected by a …
Read More »Vietnam beat Thailand in AFF U23 Championship
Vietnam won 1-0 against Thailand, topped group C and advanced to the semifinals of the 2022 AFF U23 Youth Championship Tuesday night. Despite having only 16 players left in the squad due to Covid-19 cases, Vietnam still scored a victory against Thailand, who were not affected. Three of the six …
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