Long An fire head coach Vital following poor start; Bac Ninh to host women's volleyball tournament; Volleyball team finds sponsor; Women start training in Jordan

 VietNamNet Bridge – Midfielder Pham Huu Phat fired a cannon shot to net the ball and help hosts Hai Phong Cement win 2-1 over Sai Gon Xuan Thanh in the 9th round of the national football championship V-League yesterday.

 VietNamNet Bridge - After a series of losing games, the contract between Portuguese coach Vital and Dong Tam FC ended on May 13. The club leaders said Vital is replaced by Marcelo Juleta.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A dominant Ha Noi T&T yesterday, May 12, trounced Kien Giang 5-0 in their V-League clash at the Ha Noi Stadium.

VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Minh Phuong scored on a dramatic last minute free kick to help reigning V-League champions SHB Da Nang edge out Ayeyawady of Myanmar 3-2 in their fifth Group G qualifying game

 VietNamNet Bridge – Song Lam Nghe An (SLNA) cruised past hosts Dong Tam Long An (DTLA) 3-1 yesterday, April 21, to go six points clear at the top of the Eximbank V-League 2013 national football championship.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Le Cong Vinh was successful in a penalty shootout to send Song Lam Nghe An back to the top of V-League after yesterday's fifth round.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Song Lam Nghe An claimed an away draw at Hang Day Stadium yesterday, April 7, against hosts Ha Noi T&T in a 2-2 stalemate in the fourth round of the V-League.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ha Noi T&T thrashed Dong Nai by 6-1 in round three match of the V-League at Hang Day Stadium yesterday, March 31.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam's Sai Gon Xuan Thanh (SGXT) defeated hosts Tampines Rover of Singapore 3-2 in the first round match of the AFC Cup 2013's Group H yesterday, March 7.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Football is finally back on the domestic calendar, with the new season kicking off last weekend at stadiums across the country.

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam is no longer a paradise for foreign football players. Plans to recruit foreign players of football teams have been stalled, waiting for the meeting of sponsors on March 11.

With less than one week away from now the list of registered football players for the 2013 season will be officially finalized. The chance of finding a new club is becoming very fragile with Cong Vinh.

If last year VPF had up to 10 sponsors for the TV rights royalty, this year, it has just found two sponsors, Hoang Anh Gia Lai and Dong Tam Long An, and sought only VND10 billion for TV rights royalty for the V-League 2013.

VietNamNet Bridge - Mr. Kazuyoshi Tanabe had two days to learn about Vietnam’s football and negotiate with the Vietnam Professional Football JSC (VPF) for his post of VPF Deputy General Director.

The International Federation of Football History & Statisticshas announced the ranking the world's top leagues in 2012. Accordingly, La Liga took the lead, while Vietnam's V-League ranked 87th in the world and third in Southeast Asia.

VietNamNet Bridge - According to the Vietnam Football Federation’s (VFF) announcement, the deadline for transfer for the football season 2013 will be mid-January 2013.

VietNamNet Bridge - Dozens of foreign players have left Vietnam to seek opportunities in other countries in the region. Those who stay have to accept significant reduction of salary.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) Executive Board Meeting held this morning, December 13, approved the plan for the V-League and the First Division Tournament 2013.

VietNamNet Bridge - On December 5, Navibank Saigon FC declared its dissolution because the FC did not find any sponsor. Meanwhile, Saigon Xuan Thanh FC is unlikely to attend the 2013 football season.