AFF U23 Championship Semifinals Live blog: Việt Nam - Timor Leste

Welcome to our live blog coverage of Việt Nam versus Timor-Leste in the 2022 AFF Under-23s Championship semifinals. Still ridden by COVID and injury woes, can captain Nguyễn Văn Tùng and his teammates come through and advance to their first ever tournament final? Kick off is at 7:30pm, follow along for all our coverage.

Coach confident to have enough players for AFF semi

Việt Nam are still suffering the COVID curse after more players tested at the AFF U23 Championship, but coach Đinh Thế Nam is still confident he will be able to field a team for the semi-final against East Timor today.

The Local Game: 4 bold predictions for the V.League 1’s return

On Friday, a full 299 days since the last match of the abandoned 2021 season, the V.League 1 returns. They say absence makes the heart grow fonder, and despite the myriad faults with how local football is run, the prospect of some balls being kicked in anger is still an exciting one.

SLNA aim for top three finish

Big spenders Sông Lam Nghệ An (SLNA) are banking their investments pay off this season, and are targetting a top three finish in V.League 1

Vietnamese Golden Ball winner wants to play abroad

From humble beginnings in the reserve squad, young Viettel midfielder Nguyễn Hoàng Đức has grown to be a key cog in the Vietnamese national team. The winner of the Vietnamese Golden Ball 2021 shows the tireless efforts of the 23-year-old footballer.

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