Renowned Italian football club Juventus are to establish a football academy in Ho Chi Minh City.

Accordingly, Juventus FC Director for the Asian region Carlo Mastellone will arrive in the city this afternoon to launch the project.

This will be the first Juventus FC football academy to be opened in the Southeast Asian country.

The training facility will focus on developing professional footballers as well as promoting football coaching at a grassroots level in schools and in the community.

The cornerstone of the academy is the education of talented young footballers on their skills, creativity, and enthusiasm.

Currently, a number of football academies have been set up in Vietnam including Hoang Anh Gia Lai - Arsenal JMG Academy, Fund of Vietnamese Football Talents Football Club (PVF), and Viettel Football Academy. 

VOV