A fourth-grade student represents the 192 teams to take an oath to play by the rules at the inaugural ceremony of this year’s School Football Festival at the Tao Đàn Stadium in HCM City. — VNS PhotoViet Nam News HCM CITY — As many as 192 teams from 96 primary schools in HCM City are taking part in the final round of the 2017-18 School Football Festival at the Tao Đàn Stadium in District 1. They teams went through a six-month qualifying round to win a ticket to the final round which ends on Sunday (April 1). The tournament is part of the “School Football” project and “Active Việt Nam” programme organised by the HCM City Football Federation, the city Department of Education and Training and Nestle’s Milo brand. Milo has gifted schools with sports equipments such as 95 goal posts, 3,000 balls, and uniforms besides providing funds for organising the tournament. The School Football Festival seeks to foster … [Read more...] about 192 primary school teams play in final of HCM City football festival
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School Football Festival attracts 96 primary schools
School Football Festival attracts 96 primary schoolsLe Hoang Up to 192 teams from 96 primary schools join the final round of the School Football Festival for the 2017-2018 academic year at Tao Dan Park in District 1 - PHOTO: COURTESY OF THE ORGANIZER The final round of the School Football Festival for the 2017-2018 academic year kicked off on March 29 at Tao Dan Stadium in District 1, HCMC, with 192 teams from 96 primary schools taking part. The tournament lasting until this Sunday is part of the “School Football” project in conjunction with “Active Vietnam” program initiated by Nestlé’s Milo brand, the Ministry of Education and Training and Vietnam Sports Administration to improve the physical fitness among primary students nationwide. This is the fourth year in a row that Nestlé’s Milo brand has supported the football competition. Apart from financial support for the tournament, it has provided sporting equipment for … [Read more...] about School Football Festival attracts 96 primary schools
Women’s football team trounce Monchengladbach club 11-0
Việt Nam women’s football team defeated Monchengladbach 11-0 in a friendly on Thursday. — Photo anninhthudo.vnViet Nam News HÀ NỘI — The national women’s football team of Việt Nam defeated female club Monchengladbach 11-0 in their second friendly match during their training course in Germany on Thursday. The victory was unexpected as Monchengladbach rank second in their local league. In their first friendly match on Tuesday, Việt Nam drew Bayern Munich 1-1. Việt Nam will continue to practise in Germany before they fly to Jordan for the Asian Women’s Cup, which will begin on April 6. Việt Nam are placed in Group B with Japan, South Korea and Australia. The Southeast Asian champions will first play Japan on April 7. — VNS … [Read more...] about Women’s football team trounce Monchengladbach club 11-0
Argentinian child footballers ‘offered boots and underwear for sex work’
Trainee footballers at Argentinian giants Independiente were coaxed into underage prostitution with offers of football boots or even just underwear, a Buenos Aires public prosecutor has said. The shocking revelation of an illicit sex network operated at one of Argentina's most prestigious and successful clubs was made after a 17-year-old told an Independiente psychologist he had been encouraged, alongside another 19-year-old player, to prostitute himself to adult men in a trendy Buenos Aires neighbourhood, local press said. Public prosecutor Maria Soledad Garibaldi has asked to meet all 50-plus boys aged between 13 and 19 housed at a boarding facility operated by the club in the Avellaneda suburb of the sprawling Argentine capital. "Of the five boys I spoke with (on Monday), three gave me some information," said Garibaldi, quoted by local press. "One of them told me it didn't happen, but that they had been approached. The children knew something was going on. "They've allowed me to … [Read more...] about Argentinian child footballers ‘offered boots and underwear for sex work’
RoK President Moon meets Vietnam’s U23 football team
President Moon Jae-in and his spouse started their three-day State visit to Vietnam on the same day. This is the first official visit to Vietnam by President Moon Jae-in. Welcoming President Moon and his spouse’s meeting with the team, Deputy PM Dam underscored that cooperation between the two countries in sports has been encouraging over the past years. President Moon, his spouse, Deputy PM Dam shooting the ball with coach Park Hang-seo and U23 Vietnam captain Xuan Truong. Photo: zing.vn He affirmed that Vietnam highly values the significance of sports, culture and tourism partnership with the RoK within the overall development of the Vietnam-RoK Strategic Cooperative Partnership. He held that the excellent performance and achievements of the U23 team at the AFC U23 Championship 2018 not only gave Vietnamese at home and abroad a big thrill, but also contributed to fostering the friendship between Vietnamese and RoK people. For his part, President Moon … [Read more...] about RoK President Moon meets Vietnam’s U23 football team