Vietnam’s national women’s football team have ended 2019 in the 32nd place in the world as they climbed two notches in the latest FIFA Women's World Ranking, after winning their sixth gold medal in Southeast Asian Games 2019 women’s football in the Philippines last week. FIFA revealed its final women’s world ranking of 2019 on Friday, considering a number of international and regional tournaments at which the Vietnamese women had delivered their good performances. The Golden Girls defeated Thailand 1-0 to defend their gold medal in women’s football at Rizal Memorial Stadium in Manila, the Philippines, on December 8. In the 2019 ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) Women's Championship in August, the team clinched their third AFF title after beating hosts Thailand 1-0 in the finale. In April this year, they also qualified for the final round of the FIFA Olympic Qualifying 2020 after thrashing Jordan 2-0 at Transportation Institute Stadium in … [Read more...] about Vietnam finish 2019 in top 32 of FIFA women’s world rankings after victorious year
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Vietnam confident of retaining coach Park despite huge salary demand
"Fans don’t need to worry too much about coach Park Hang-seo’s contract," Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) President Le Khanh Hai told correspondents on Tuesday. "The chance of signing a new contract is very high. There are no signs from either side that the deal won’t work out." Park’s contract with the VFF expires on January 31, 2020, but there have been no extension talks yet. The coach is now paid $20,000 a month but his agency wants that to be hiked to $100,000 in a new contract based on his success with the team in the last two years. Under coach Park, Vietnam were runners-up at the AFC U23 Championship in January 2018, finished fourth in the Asian Games last August, won the 2018 AFF Cup, and entered the last eight in the 2019 Asian Cup. Lee Dong-jun, Park’s agent, said that the coach wants to continue his journey with Vietnamese football and negotiations for a new contract will begin next week. "Park wants to continue working with … [Read more...] about Vietnam confident of retaining coach Park despite huge salary demand
Breakfast @Tuoi Tre News – December 14
Read what is in the news today: Society -- The construction of a green waste-treatment plant in the southern province of Long An that was mapped out in the early 2000s to handle 21,400 metric tons of waste per day by 2025 has remained a plan on paper with only some streets and two bridges leading to the project completed after more than 15 years. -- All passengers on a Ho Chi Minh City-bound passenger bus were fortunately safe after the vehicle rushed into an abyss in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong on Friday morning. -- Air pollution in Hanoi became severe on Friday, with air quality readings at many automatic monitoring stations mostly at the very bad level, according to the Hanoi Agency of Environmental Protection. Business -- Nam A Bank on Thursday became the first Vietnamese bank to use the robot OPBA, an artificial intelligence application, to serve customers. -- CEO of Vietnamese low-cost airline Vietjet Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao has been named among the … [Read more...] about Breakfast @Tuoi Tre News – December 14
Former Roland Garros champion Schiavone ‘wins’ cancer fight
Champion: Italy's Francesca Schiavone with the 2010 Roland Garros trophy. (Photo: AFP/Patrick Kovarik) The 39-year-old, who became the first Italian woman to win a Grand Slam title with victory at Roland Garros in 2010, revealed her diagnosis in a short video on her Instagram account. "Hi everyone, upon 7-8 months of silence from social media and from the world, I wish to share with you what happened to me," said Schiavone who appeared in the video with her dark hair closely cropped. "A cancer had been diagnosed to me. I did chemotherapy, I fought a tough battle and now I am still breathing. I have won this fight. And now I am back in action." She did not elaborate on the type of cancer which had been diagnosed. Schiavone retired from tennis after the 2018 US Open having won eight career titles and playing in three Fed Cup winning teams with Italy in 2006, 2009 and 2010. Her greatest moment came when she defeated Australia's Samantha Stosur in the 2010 Roland Garros final. She went … [Read more...] about Former Roland Garros champion Schiavone ‘wins’ cancer fight