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  Mạc Hồng Quân (right) in training for his new side, Topenland Bình Định. — Photo thethaovanhoa.vn Peter Cowan Football, just like the characters of the F. Scott Fitzgerald classic The Great Gatsby, has always looked down on new money, and one V.League 1 side has certainly been throwing the cash …

  Striker Phan Văn Đức (20) came on in the second half and made his mark with a strike from long distance in the 76th minute that made the score 3-0. VNA/VnExpress News Photo Tuấn Anh Peter Cowan & Bảo Ngọc HÀ NỘI – Việt Nam rang in the new lunar year …

  The Việt Nam national team talk tactics at a training session in Hà Nội before they departed for Australia. — Photo vff.org.vn HÀ NỘI — Despite their poor start to the third round of the 2022 World Cup qualifiers, Coach Park Hang-seo is determined to make history by securing …

  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 …

  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 …

Football Vietnamese players seen during their Spanish training course. Their Asian Cup tournament is affected after some players tested positive for COVID-19. Photo courtesy of VFF HÀ NỘI — A COVID-19 outbreak among the Vietnamese women’s’ team is threatening their participation in the AFC Asian Women’s Cup. On January 16, one …

  Pleiku Stadium is one of Việt Nam’s few purpose-built football stadiums. Photo bongda24.vn Peter Cowan There’s nothing quite like an away day. The anticipation builds throughout the early morning start, sports radio crackles on the way to the ground, the buzz you get from entering a hostile environment, and if you’re …

  Tăng Thị Nhung, the first professional female golfer in Việt Nam. — Photo vietnamgolfmagazine.net By Thanh Nga Despite a late start to the sport, Tăng Thị Nhung went on to become Việt Nam’s first-ever professional golfer. Now, after retiring from the competition, she is determined to use her position …

  Swimmer Nguyễn Huy Hoàng has been voted Vietnamese athlete of the year by sports journalists. — Photo nld.com.vn HÀ NỘI — In a year of highs and lows for Vietnamese sport, swimmer Nguyễn Huy Hoàng has been voted the best athlete of 2021, after a highly-contested vote by sports journalists …

  Bruno Cosendey Lobo Pinto (left) trains with his new team, HCM City. — Photo zingnews.vn Football HCM CITY — HCM City have signed Brazilian midfielder Bruno Cosendey ahead of the V.League 1 2022 season. Cosendey will wear the jersey No 10 and is expected to replace Lee Nguyễn after Nguyễn’s contract with …