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– The ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) proudly announces that Coach Kim Sang-sik, the highly respected and championship-winning head coach of Vietnam’s national football team, will take the helm of the ASEAN All-Stars Team in the upcoming Maybank Challenge Cup – a historic international friendly against Manchester United Football Club, scheduled for 28 May 2025 at Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Malaysia.

FIFA is pleased with the decision taken by the Executive Board of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to approve a proposal for 16 women’s and 12 men’s teams to participate in the Olympic Football Tournaments at the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games (LA28) – a major milestone for the women’s game and a powerful endorsement of women’s sport.

As part of his State visit to Vietnam, on the morning of March 28, 2025, at the Presidential Palace, President Lương Cường and President of the Federal Republic of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, witnessed the signing ceremony of the Memorandum of Understanding on football cooperation. The document was signed by Trần Quốc Tuấn, President of the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF), and Ambassador Marco Farani, representative of the Brazilian Football Federation (CBF). Nguyễn Xuân Son, a footballer originally from Brazil who has obtained Vietnamese citizenship, was also present at the signing of the MOU on football cooperation between the two countries’ football federations.

This morning (March 28), at the headquarters of the Hanoi Department of Justice, a ceremony was held to present the decision from the President of Vietnam granting Vietnamese citizenship to player Cao Pendant Quang Vinh.

On the afternoon of March 27, the 8th meeting of the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) Executive Committee, term IX (2022-2026), took place at the headquarters of the VFF.

From March 27 to March 31 in Hanoi, the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF), the Vietnam Professional Football Company (VPF), and the VFF Referees Committee are conducting the VAR Referee Training Course, Class 4, for 27 referees (including 22 professional referees and assistant referees, as well as 5 non-professional referees).

On the morning of March 4th, the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) and the Vinmec Orthopedic and Sports Medicine Center held a consultation and specialist meeting regarding the injury status of Nguyen Xuan Son and Ho Tan Tai. They also assessed the recovery process of the two players after their surgeries in order to develop an effective treatment plan for the next phase of their rehabilitation.

On the morning of February 27, at the headquarters of Thanh Niên Newspaper (Ho Chi Minh City), the draw for the group stage of the 3rd Vietnam Student Football Championship – 2025 THACO Cup (TNSV THACO Cup 2025) took place. General Secretary Nguyễn Văn Phú represented the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) to attend and encourage the teams.

26 February – 2024 The DFL Deutsche Fußball Liga and the Vietnamese Football Federation (VFF) have officially extended their partnership, signing a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to ensure continued collaboration until 2028.

On the afternoon of February 13, VFF General Secretary Nguyễn Văn Phú, representing the leadership of the Vietnam Football Federation, visited and encouraged player Sơn Thị Kiều Nghi from the U19 HCMC women’s team, who is currently receiving treatment for an injury at the Vietnam Youth Football Training Center. Also present to visit and encourage […]