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Cong An Ha Noi’s technical director Tran Tien Dai received a five-match ban Thursday for his disgraceful behavior in response to the referee’s decision in their match against Binh Duong. After the sacking of coach Gong Oh-kyun, Dai was serving as CAHN’s interim coach in their V. League match on …

Players at January’s Australian Open will be competing for a record prize pool with organizers Friday announcing a 13% boost in the total purse to AUD$86.5 million (US$59.0 million). The winners of the men’s and women’s titles at the first Grand Slam of the year will both take home Aus$3.150 …

  Vietnamese athletes and coaches at the 32nd SEA Games in May in Cambodia. Viêt Nam will need more effort and investment to achieve better results in Asia and world competitions. VNA/VNS Photo HÀ NỘI  A huge amount of cash and suitable, achievable plans are needed to help Vietnamese athletes win …

Football Philippe Troussier calls 34 players to prepare for the Asian Cup next month in Qatar. Photo of VFF HÀ NỘI Philippe Troussier has called 34 players to prepare for the Asian Cup 2023 in Qatar next month. The head coach makes up a list of three goalkeepers, 12 defenders, 13 midfielders and …

Hoang Anh Gia Lai FC’s coach Kiatisuk Senamuang admitted that he is in the worst stint of his career, though his team’s 2-0 victory over Hanoi FC helped relieve some of the pressure off his shoulders. “This is the worst period of my career, both as a player and a …

Vietnam’s star midfielder Nguyen Quang Hai sits down with VnExpress to talk about success, playing football in France and marriage. Hai, 26, is one of the most prominent footballers in Vietnam, who first rose to stardom with a stellar performance at the 2018 AFC U23 Championship, where Vietnam finished runners-up. …

Tottenham Hotspur’s Son Heung-min was named in South Korea’s Asian Cup squad on Thursday and coach Jurgen Klinsmann said it was “about time” they ended their 64-year continental title drought. Wolves forward Hwang Hee-chan, who scored his 10th Premier League goal of the season against Brentford on Wednesday, was also …

The V. League Organizing Committee has proposed disciplinary actions to be taken against technical director Tran Tien Dai of Cong An Ha Noi for his overreaction against a referee. Dai, acting as the interim coach for CAHN’s home game against Binh Duong on Tuesday, received a direct red card in …

The winger, 26, suffered the knock in Brighton’s 1-1 draw with Crystal Palace last week. There are also questions over Ivory Coast winger Simon Adingra’s involvement in the Africa Cup of Nations after he hurt his hamstring in the same match. The Asian Cup, in Qatar, begins on Jan. 12, …

Park Hang-seo, former coach of the Vietnam national football team, attracted attention by being in the audiences of a Cong An Ha Noi match, when the dismissal of their coach was imminent. Coach Park sat in the VIP stand of Hang Day Stadium with a man from his representative company, …