Việt Nam News

Title favourites Hà Nội are without a point and rooted to the bottom of the table after two matches.

It’s a debate that seemed to rage on for as long as Steven Gerrard and Frank Lampard played professional football. Which of the two English midfielders was the best?

The 2020 V.League 1 champions were drawn in Group F of the East Asia zone and will face the holders of Asia’s top club competition, Ulsan Hyundai.

Almost 4,300 Việt Nam-based runners from 41 nations will race from 5km to 70km on trails through the orchards and tea fields of Mộc Châu District, Sơn La Province at the Việt Nam Trail Marathon (VTM) on Saturday. 

Hải flattered to deceive in 2020 and even though he popped up with the occasional moment of magic for his club, it’s fair to say we’ve all been expecting a lot more.

After a second-place finish to the 2020 season that many at the club considered a failure, Hà Nội FC are bottom of the V.League 1 table after two games and coach Chu Đình Nghiêm fears the capital side may finish closer to relegation than the title.

Nguyễn Văn Hùng is a dab hand on the basketball court and in the dojo and has the distinction of being one of few Vietnamese national champions in two sports.

When he made his footballing debut for Everton 18 years ago, Wayne Rooney burst on to the scene with all guns blazing. When he officially retired from the game last week he went out with a whimper rather than a bang, and that was sad to see.

Nearly 10 years ago, Nguyễn Văn Quyết's name was called at the night of Golden Ball Awards ceremony as the youngster took the best young player of the year award.

After a successful 2020 season, Hồng Lĩnh Hà Tĩnh have set their sights on a top-six finished in the V.League 1 this year under coach Phạm Minh Đức.

While the visitors only came away with a slender 1-0 victory, the manner of the defeat will be concerning for Viettel.