HA NOI (VNS)-The sporting goods manufacturer Dong Luc Group will provide 4,000 balls for the National Football Championship (V-League) and the National Cup this year following a VND4.2 billion (US$200,000) deal with the Viet Nam Professional Football (VPF) joint stock company, said the group's chief of marketing, Thanh Tra.

"We have agreed to provide official balls for matches of the two major tournaments – the V-League and National Cup – and teams for training," Tra said.

Last year, the group also sponsored outfits for Vietnamese athletes competing in the 2012 London Olympics.

This is the sixth year in a row that the group's football products have been approved by the world football governing body FIFA.

The national leagues will kick off their season in March. — VNS