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Thai midfielder Thirapak Prueangna has been sanctioned by his club a day after being suspended by the Football Association of Thailand for brawling during last week’s SEA Games finals. Thai club Buriram United have cut 25% of his salary for six months and suspended the 22-year-old for the period. “A …

Portugal’s Lank FC is negotiating to hold on to Vietnam national women’s team captain Huynh Nhu until August 2024. Huynh Nhu (L) is the first Vietnamese female footballer to play in Portugal. Photo by Lank FC A source at Lank revealed that Huynh Nhu’s initial contract with the club was …

Thailand has suspended two players and three coaching staff for their involvement in chaotic brawls during the SEA Games 32 football finals last week. The Football Association of Thailand (FAT) had tasked Police Lieutenant General Amnuay Nimmano to lead the investigation into the incident. FAT announced the results of the …

The Football Association of Indonesia (PSSI) says there is no confirmation after the Argentine Football Association (AFA) insisted that a friendly between the two national teams will take place on June 19. The AFA announced the fixture on its official website on May 22, but PSSI president Erick Thohir said …

Coach Indra Sjafri, who led Indonesia to the SEA Games 32 gold medal last week, prefers playing against Thailand over Vietnam. Sjafri told Indonesian newspaper Bola Sport that he liked to face Thailand more than Vietnam, as he had won against Thailand at SEA Games 30 and the U22 AFF …

Vietnam will be one of 11 host countries for the group stage of the AFC U23 Asian Cup 2024 qualifiers, the Vietnam Football Federation said, citing a letter sent by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). Other host counties are China, North Korea, Bahrain, Thailand, Indonesia, Jordan, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Tajikistan …

Manchester City were confirmed as Premier League champions for the fifth time in six seasons on Saturday without even having to kick a ball after second-placed Arsenal’s challenge ended in defeat away at Nottingham Forest. Arsenal, who enjoyed an eight-point lead over City as recently as mid-March, needed at least …

Forward Nguyen Van Toan, who’s playing in South Korea, believes that Vietnam will achieve a good result at the 2023 Asian Cup, their first major tournament with the new head coach. At the 2023 Asian Cup, Vietnam are in group D with Japan, Iraq and Indonesia. Toan expects the challenge …

Coach Mai Duc Chung believes that the Vietnam women’s football team will get past the second qualifying round for the Paris 2024 Olympics, after winning SEA Games gold. Coach Mai Duc Chung holds his SEA Games 32 gold medal on May 15, 2023. Photo by VnExpress/Duc Dong The draw on …

Vietnam women’s football team will play against Japan, Uzbekistan and India in group C of the 2024 Paris Olympic second qualification round according to a draw by the Asian Football Confederation. The second qualifiers is going to be held in October and November this year. Group A includes hosts Australia, …