The Local Game: HAGL finally living up to the hype

The prodigious talents at HAGL are finally living up to the hype and they sit atop the V.League 1 table, three points clear of second-placed Viettel after defeating Hà Nội FC 1-0 in Pleiku on Sunday.

League leaders Hoàng Anh Gia Lai keeping feet on ground

Striker Nguyễn Công Phượng opened the scoring just four minutes after being brought on as a substitute in the second half. 

Steadying hand in Vietnamese football

French coach Guillaume Graechen, 43, has had a strong attachment to Vietnamese youth football since 2007 under the roof of Hoàng Anh Gia Lai (HAGL) Arsenal JMG Academy. Since then, he has experienced all the ups and downs in his training career. He is considered the symbol of HAGL youth football. He directly trained talented players in the first course of the academy such as Nguyễn Tuấn Anh, Nguyễn Công Phượng, Lương Xuân Trường and Nguyễn Văn Toàn, who are key players of the national team now.

Senior national team and U22s play out draw

In front of nearly 20,000 fans, head coach Park Hang-seo selected a strong senior team including Nguyễn Quang Hải, Nguyễn Tuấn Anh, Nguyễn Công Phượng, Đỗ Hùng Dũng and Phan Văn Đức.

Sài Gòn FC still on top at end of V.League 1’s first leg

With the first leg of the twice-postponed V.League 1 season over, Sài Gòn FC top the table with only one defeated in 13 matches.

Fullback Thanh battles on pitch, as his dad fights cancer

The fullback dedicated the goal to his father, who is bravely battling cancer in his hometown of Hải Dương.

Children football championship set to kick off Over the years, many top players such as Nguyễn Quang Hải, Nguyễn Văn Toàn, Vũ Văn Thanh, Nguyễn Đức Huy, Lương Xuân Trường and Đỗ Duy Mạnh showed their skills at the tournament.

Why have injuries ravaged the heroic U23 squad?

Of the 23 players in the squad, in the little over two years since, eight of them have faced lengthy spells on the sidelines due to ligament injuries.

Việt Nam face defensive crisis ahead of key match

In the latest blow to the South Korean, left-back Đoàn Văn Hậu suffered a knee injury when he was playing for SC Heerenveen’s Jong Heerenveen during the Dutch tournament for junior teams yesterday.

Korean sports health expert works gives footballers helping hand

As an experienced South Korean sports health expert, Choi Ju-young came to Việt Nam in April to work with the national football team.