VOV.VN -The Vietnam U23 team on December 26 participated in a training session at the Youth Football Training Centre in Hanoi under the guidance of their coach Park Hang Seo.

The world football governing body, FIFA, has recognised four Vietnamese referees to reach the Elite 2018 level.

VOV.VN - The finals of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U23 Championship 2018 will kick off in January 2018 in China, with the Vietnam U23 squad playing the Republic of Korea (ROK) for their opening match on January 11, 2018.

The strongest Vietnamese masters are taking part in the 2017 King Salman World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships that begins on December 26 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Vietnamese athletes won 425 gold, 301 silver and 319 bronze medals this year, according to the Vietnam Sports Administration (VSA).

Vietnam will leave for China’s Asian U23 Football Championship on January 1, eight days before the tournament begins.

The Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee has green-lighted the city’s bid to host the 2021 SEA Games.

VOV.VN - Coach Park Hang Seo has a long list of 30 players which he must whittle down by 7 before the Vietnam U23 squad leave for China to compete in the final round of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U23 Championship.

More than 8,000 athletes from 49 countries and territories around the world are expected to partake in the HCM City Marathon 2018 which is scheduled to be held on January 14, 2018, the organizing committee said at a recent news conference.

VOV.VN - The Yokohama U21 squad won the Thanh Nien (Young People) newspaper’s International U21 Football Tournament in Can Tho City on December 22 after defeating Vietnam’s U21 squad 2-0.

Sanna Khanh Hoa face Muangthong United club of Thailand in the first leg of the Toyota Mekong Club Championship’s final on December 23.

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese men’s football team have secured the top position in the Southeast Asian region, and 112th position in the world, according to the latest FIFA World Rankings published in December.

VOV.VN - Vietnam U23’s striker Cong Phuong held an exchange with local fans in Hanoi on December 22, the day after the Vietnam U23 squad lost 2-3 to Ulsan Hyundai FC at Hang Day Stadium.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam U23 squad suffered their defeat in a friendly match against the Republic of Korea (RoK)'s Ulsan Hyundai FC at Hang Day Stadium in Hanoi on December 21.

Vietnam’s U23 team were defeated 2-3 by the Republic of Korea (RoK)'s Ulsan Hyundai FC in a friendly match at the Hanoi’s Hang Day Stadium on December 21.

Alongside signing better local players, V.League 1 side FLC Thanh Hoa are bringing in a raft of foreign players on trial to prepare for the football season next year.

VOV.VN - Vietnam U23’s are set to field their strongest possible team for the upcoming friendly match against Ulsan Hyundai FC, the expected line-up follows.

Coach Park Hang-seo of Vietnam’s U23 team confirmed that a friendly match against the Republic of Korea’s Ulsan Hyundai FC was an important test for his team ahead of the Asian championships next month.

VOV.VN - The Republic of Korea (RoK)’s Ulsan Hyundai FC touched down at Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi on December 20 in preparation for their friendly match against Vietnam’s U23 squad the next day.

Vietnamese martial artists returned home on December 18 with four golds won at the first Wushu Sanda Asian Cup held in China. 

VOV.VN - The organising board of the Vietnamese Golden Ball Awards 2017 has released the shortlist of the best candidates for each sports category.

VOV.VN - Coach Park Hang Seo has announced the list of 28 players in the Vietnam U23 squad to compete in a friendly match against Ulsan Hyundai Football Club in Hanoi on December 21. Eleven of them are from Hanoi Football Club (FC).

Vietnam’s head coach Park Hang-seo has called up goalie Phi Minh Long to his squad to prepare for the finals of the 2018 AFC U23 Championship.

World champion Thach Kim Tuan has been nominated for the Victory Cup Award, considered Vietnam’s top honour in sports.

VOV.VN - Kim Yong Dae, Kang Min Soo, and Kim Seung Jun are the outstanding footballers in Ulsan Hyundai FC’s line up for the upcoming friendly match against Vietnam’s U23 squad in Hanoi on December 21.

VOV.VN - Following is the starting line-up of the Vietnam U23 squad against Ulsan Hyundai FC in a friendly match in Hanoi on December 21.

Vietnam defeated their junior U19s 4-1 in their match of the Thanh Nien newspaper’s International U21 Football Tournament on December 18 in Can Tho Province.

The Vietnam national women’s football team have dropped one spot to number 32 in FIFA’s latest world rankings.

Ulsan Hyundai FC, who won the Republic of Korea (RoK)’s FA Cup earlier this month, will send a squad of 18 to Vietnam for a friendly match with U23 Vietnam on December 21 in Hanoi.

VOV.VN -The U23 Vietnam team took part in a three-day training session under the guidance of coach Park Hang Seo in Hanoi on December 18 as they prepare for their match against Ulsan Hyundai from the Republic of Korea (RoK).