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Vietnam’s attacking power will be significantly reduced as nearly all strikers are unable to play the upcoming World Cup qualifier with Australia. Although key striker Nguyen Tien Linh has tested negative for Covid-19, he cannot complete his quarantine in time. The same goes for striker Nguyen Van Toan. Linh is …

Ho Van Y finished 10th and last in the vote for Best Men’s Goalkeeper in the World at Futsalplanet Awards on Wednesday. Y got 21 points, while the winner Thiago “Guitta” Mendes of Brazil received 299. In 2018, Y was also shortlisted for the honor. Futsal World Cup 2021 in …

New captain Do Hung Dung says he is hopeful of a good result when Vietnam take on China in a World Cup qualifier match on the first day of Tet. “Tet is the time for family to gather, so of course, we feel homesick when we have to train and …

  Newly-appointed captain Đỗ Hùng Dũng (fourth from left) will look to make a big impact in the remaining World Cup qualifiers, after a serious injury ruled him out for most of last year. — Photo vff.org.vn HÀ NỘI — Returning after a serious leg-break almost a year ago, Đỗ …

  After helping HAGL win the 2022 Quang Trung Emperor Cup earlier this year, Kiatisuk Senamuang is looking forward to this years AFC Champions League group stage, despite his sides tough opposition. Photo thanhnien.vn HÀ NỘI — The draw for the AFC Champions League group stage has put Hoàng Anh …

Fourteen players have recovered from Covid-19 and will fly to India one day before Vietnam’s first Women’s Asian Cup 2022 game. PCR test results of the players returned negative Tuesday after treatment in Spain. The Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) will organize a flight for them to Pune, India, on Jan. …

Do you feel the need for speed? Rubber was finally burning at the Hanoi Street Circuit on Saturday, when 25 drivers competed in the Vietnam Motorkhana Championship. This is the first official race held at the F1 circuit, and the action did not disappoint.

Tran Thi Doan Trang, 27, has lost her chance to qualify for the Winter Olympics 2022 qualification after contracting Covid-19 a day before the competition. As planned, Trang was supposed to compete in the qualifiers in Winterberg, Germany on January 14. While she is in stable health at the moment, …

Coach Park Hang-seo picked Kylian Mbappe as his first choice for FIFA’s The Best Award on Monday. His second and third choices were Lionel Messi and Mohamed Salah. However, Mbappe didn’t win and he was not even in the FIFA Best XI. Although often considered one of the best strikers …

  Hà Nội FC players train ahead of the 2022 V.League 1 season, which has been delayed. Photo thanhnien.vn By Peter Cowan It’s the age-old question: which came first, the chicken or the egg? Science has yet to definitively answer this particular riddle, but it seems to me the boffins …