Midfielder Nguyen Minh Phuong, who is playing for SHB Da Nang in the
national premier league, has announced he will retire at the end of the
2015 football season to become a coach.
Francisco Lopez, chief business officer of Manchester City Football
Services, paid a working visit yesterday to SHB Da Nang to discuss the
future construction of an academy in the central city.
Striker Vo Van Toan scored the only goal in the 75th minute to help Viet
Nam''s Olympic team take a 1-0 win over Indonesia in a friendly match at
the National My Dinh Stadium yesterday.
SHB Da Nang''s Gomez Candelario Melquiades has been banned for three
matches and fined VND10 million (US$) for violent conduct during a V
League 1 match last weekend.
Although they are spending a lot to lure the best
national players to their team, Binh Duong are in no hurry to reclaim
their money by selling tickets.
Owing to the difficulty in finding sponsors or
having limited funding, many clubs have begun recruiting younger players
to play in the Toyota V.League 1 to reduce expenses.
