After returning from a 10-day training camp in Japan on September 10, the Vietnamese U19 men’s football team worked up a sweat in Hanoi as they are preparing for an upcoming friendly tournament in Qatar.

 The Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) have not yet discussed renewing the contract for South Korean Coach Park Hang Seo who has trained the recently successful Vietnamese U23 football squad.

 Viet Nam’s No 1 tennis player Ly Hoang Nam had a good start after beating Ukrainian Manafov Vladyslav in the first match at the Amex-Istanbul Challenger in Turkey on Saturday.

 Since its inception in Vietnam in 1896, football has developed to become one of the country’s most passionate hobbies, encompassing fans and players from all walks of life. 

 Phan Van Duc  of Song Lam Nghe An (SLNA) has won the best player award for July and August in the V.League 1, according to the Viet Nam Professional Football Joint Stock Company.

 Following a string of inspiring achievements from the beginning of the year, Vietnamese football is receiving a lot of attention from sporting professionals and the international media. 

Vietnam’s men’s national team are the favourites of many football fans anticipating a surprise winner of the ASEAN Football Federation Cup 2018 after their strong performances at the AFC U23 Championships and Asian Games.

 The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) has cancelled the result of Mongolian wrestler Orkhon Purevdorj in the women’s 62kg category of the freshly-concluded Asian Games 2018 (ASIAD) in Indonesia due to testing positive to doping.

 The Vietnam U23 football team has been nominated in three categories of the VTV Awards 2018, making them the first football team to receive the honour.

 VKFrontier Co., a cosmetics company of the Republic of Korea, has announced its a sponsor package worth 12,000 USD for Vietnamese athletes who will compete at the upcoming 2018 Asian Para Games in Indonesia, which begin in October.

 Three footballers from the U23 Vietnam squad made their names in the Asian Games 2018 (ASIAD) team of the tournament, according to FOX Sports Asia.

 The Asian Para Games 2018 torch began its journey on September 5 from Solo city of Indonesia’s Central Java province to Jakarta capital city, the venue of the continental sporting event for athletes with disabilities.

 On its official website, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has named Vietnamese talented footballer Quang Hai among top 6 stars who can shine at the upcoming Asian Cup 2019 in the UAE.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has decided to honour the Olympic Vietnam men’s football team with a certificate of merit in recognition of their excellent performance at the Asian Games (ASIAD) 2018 which ended in Indonesia last week.

 The Premier League trophy is expected to reach Vietnam in mid-September as part of its parade through 20 countries and territories worldwide.

 The Vietnamese men’s national football team will fly to the Republic of Korea (RoK) for a short training course as part of preparations for the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) Cup 2018.

Achievements of Vietnam at Asian Games (ASIAD)

 A programme was held at the My Dinh national stadium on September 2 evening to honour outstanding athletes of the Vietnamese sports delegation for their successes at the 2018 Asian Games (ASIAD) in Indonesia. 

 A large number of Koreans have demanded referee Kim Dae-yong to be banned following his poor performance in the Vietnam- United Arab Emirates (UAE) match at the Asian Games 2018 in Jakarta, Indonesia.

 Vietnam Television (VTV) has won the rights to broadcast all 28 matches of the 2018 AFF Suzuki Cup, which is scheduled for November 8 to December 12, as announced by the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF).