World cup footballs 2014

On Thursday night the much-loved coach, who just ended a successful five-year stint as coach, opened his heart to the gathering. "Thank you for coming here today. I apologize for not being able to spend much time with the fans. I see many familiar faces here. "My son sent me a video of a Vietnamese fan drawing me on the sand. It made me emotional. I don’t know if I deserve the love that people gave me. I just know I tried my best." He led Vietnam in 98 games, winning 57 (55.8% win rate). "I just found out today that I had 98 games. If I knew that earlier I would have tried to make it 100," he joked. At the meeting were a few dozen selected fans, correspondents and national players Nguyen Hoang Duc and Nguyen Van Toan. Park said: "There is not a single moment that I regret in my five years of working in Vietnam because I have lived my life to the fullest and I really love the players." He turned to Toan and Duc and apologized for not being able to continue as coach. His … [Read more...] about This is not the end: coach Park

"HAGL Football Club will file a lawsuit to the People’s Court of Nam Tu Liem District, Hanoi, where the VPF headquarters is located," Duc told VnExpress on Friday. "I’m not doing this for the money, but to seek justice. I also want the VPF to amend the regulations to make it easier for other clubs, not just HAGL, to find funding sources." The conflict started when HAGL announced energy drink company Carabao as their new sponsor earlier this year. Another energy drink brand, Night Wolf, already had a deal to sponsor the V. League for three seasons from 2022 to 2024. The VPF told HAGL not to use Carabao’s images during the 2023 season saying Night Wolf is the exclusive league sponsor. HAGL cannot use Carabao’s logo on billboards at matches, on players’ jerseys and in other activities related to the league. The VPF said: "Clubs are not allowed to accept sponsorships from competing brands that are in the same categories as the sponsor of the league." HAGL is free to sign up … [Read more...] about Club owner to sue football league over sponsorship clash

The movie, released during the Lunar New Year holiday, immediately dominated the domestic box office and broke many records. According to Box Office Mojo, the global box office tracking site of IMDb, "Nha Ba Nu" recorded the sixth highest revenue in world box offices (excluding North America) from January. 27 to 29. "Nha Ba Nu" generated over $4.3 million during the three-day period. This put the movie at sixth among the highest-grossing movies in 2023. As of Thursday, the movie had reached the VND300 billion ($12.8 million) mark in Vietnam. And it is predicted to soon reach the VND400 billion mark that "Bo Gia" (Dad, I’m Sorry), which also starred Tran Thanh, achieved in 2021. Film experts and distributors said "Nha Ba Nu" contributed greatly to the revival of the Vietnamese box office during the Lunar New Year holidays ( Tet ). According to a representative of Box Office Vietnam, a film data site, the total revenue of movies released during Tet (from January 22 to 31) is … [Read more...] about Vietnamese movie enters world’s top 10 box office on weekend

Ninh Binh Province in northern Vietnam ranked seventh on a list of the 10 most welcoming destinations in the world published recently by Dutch-based online travel agency Booking.com. The ranking was based on an analysis of more than 240 million verified customer reviews on the website. Around 90 kilometers south of Hanoi, Ninh Binh Province is famous for a high density of natural and cultural attractions, including Cuc Phuong National Park, Van Long wetland nature reserve, grotto caves and rivers in Trang An, Tam Coc-Bich Dong and Mua Caves, historic monuments in the Hoa Lu ancient capital, Bai Dinh Temple -- Vietnam’s largest buddhist worshiping complex -- and the Phat Diem Cathedral. The northern Vietnamese province started shining on the global stage after the Hollywood movie ‘Kong: Skull Island’ was filmed there in 2016. It welcomed nearly 330,000 visitors, including over 29,500 foreigners, during the recent seven-day Lunar New Year holiday. La Rioja in Spain topped … [Read more...] about Vietnam’s Ninh Binh world’s 7th most welcoming destination: Booking.com

Co, 34 and Nghiep, 38 walked the 50-cm wide and 10-m long surface in 1 minute and 55 seconds in Milan, Italy, to make it into the Guinness Book of World Records. Hong Phuong, Co’s wife, said she normally just wanted the brothers to be safe, but this time, she wanted them to set the record. "Quoc Co and Quoc Nghiep had a brilliant career, so I think they deserve a complete ending," she said. During training before setting the new record, the Giang brothers failed three times. At a workout session in Ho Chi Minh City on January 19, they fell while training on a simulator. One day before going to Italy, they failed again during training. The two said they were stressed after another fail on Thursday. Quoc Co (blindfolded) and Quoc Nghiep in their successful record-setting act in Italy on February 3, 2023. Photo by VnExpress/Hai An The Giang brothers had received the invitation to perform at the Guinness World Record Show in Milan from the event’s organizer, Banijay … [Read more...] about Acrobatic Vietnamese brothers set new world record

Hoang got to go first and he won the first two rounds without giving Szewczyk a turn. The 36-year-old didn’t make any mistakes in the next five rounds, using every single chance he had to clear the table and lead 7-0. Szewczyk only got one round back before losing another four. Overall, Hoang won 11-1, his biggest win so far in the tournament. This is the first time he has advanced to round 16 of the tournament. "It’s such an excellent performance," a Matchroom commentator said. "I hope he can speak English to comment on the game. What a masterful 9-ball performance." Poland’s Szewczyk was the 10-ball world champion in 2022. He’s currently 25th on the 9-ball world ranking. Hoang’s opponent in round 16 is the defending 9-ball world champion, Shane van Boening, the American who defeated Singapore’s Aloysius Yapp 11-9 in round 32. The match between Hoang and Boening will begin at 8 p.m. (Hanoi time) on Saturday. Hoang is the only Vietnamese cueist left in the tournament. Luong Duc … [Read more...] about Vietnamese cueist thrashes world champion at int’l tournament

Vietnamese acrobat duo the Giang Brothers have set a new world record with their head-balancing act in their final international performance in Italy on February 3. Vietnamese acrobat duo the Giang Brothers have set a new world record with their head-balancing act in their final international performance in Italy on February 3. Giang Quoc Co, 39 and Giang Quoc Nghiep, 34, scaled 10 steps and continued to walk along a 40-cm wide and 10-m long surface, and then walked down 10 more steps. The brothers did their performance in 1 minute and 55 seconds while balancing each other with their heads while being blindfolded to make it into the Guinness Book of World Records. The Giang brothers performed the act in Milan following an invitation from the Guinness World Records organisation. They had three weeks to prepare for the performance. The Giang brothers failed three times during their training before setting the new record. Quoc Nghiep shared … [Read more...] about Vietnamese gymnast brothers set new world record

More than a year after breaking their own world record in Spain, the Giang brothers – a Vietnamese acrobat duo – set a new record of head-to-head balancing walk in Milan, Italy on Friday. Circus artists Giang Quoc Nghiep, 38, and Giang Quoc Co, 34, successfully walked up 10 stairs to a height of two meters, then passed through a crossbar that is 0.4 meter wide and 10 meters long, and then walked down 10 stairs in their performance in Milan on Friday afternoon (local time). After receiving the invitation to perform at the Guinness World Record Show in Milan from the event’s organizer, Banijay S.p.A Company, the acrobatic duo had three weeks for their preparation. The Giang brothers said that they had failed several times during training before coming to a success to earn another place in the Guinness Book of World Records. At a workout session at home, Co fell down but there was a thick cushion under him, while during their record-setting performance in Milan, there was no such … [Read more...] about Vietnam’s Giang brothers set new world record in Italy

An article posted on the web said people can argue long into the night about the world's best soup. Maybe it's ramen, laksa, bouillabaisse or caldo verde or even Moroccan bessara. What people can't argue, however, is that Vietnam's most famous soup, the pho, is in the conversation. It affirmed pho is a fragrant, subtly powerful dish that's even greater than the sum of its considerable parts. Its broth is a gently simmered stock of beef bones with onion, ginger and spices; it arrives pooled around banh pho, or flat rice noodles, and rare beef slices, topped with bean sprouts, fresh herbs, lemon and chilli. The aroma is transcendent. The taste is perfection. Pho was developed in the North of the country during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The pho obsession spread to the South in the 1950s, when the country was divided and millions of north Vietnamese brought their soup recipe with them to the South. December 12 has been marked as the Day of Pho in celebration of the … [Read more...] about Vietnam’s pho the greatest culinary gift to the world: Australia’s tourism website

Art of the Samurai Sword of Japan will be open for the public on April 30 in Ha Long city, Quang Ninhprovince. (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) - Art of the Samurai Swords , an exhibition from Japan, will be open in Quang Ninh province's Ha Long city this April. A contract has been recently signed by fine art auction house CHON de l'art and Sun Group. Following their deal, the ancient Japanese village of the Bizen Osafune area in the EDO period (1603-1863) will be built up at Sun Hill on the grounds of the Sun World Ha Long Complex. Bizen Osafune is located in eastern Okayama Prefecture. It has been the country's largest sword making centre for thousands of years, where the best blacksmiths gather. At the Sun Hill's Japanese village, leading artisans and experts will perform a process to produce legendary swords which are well-known all over the world. In the space, there will have exhibition rooms displaying treasure swords; an area for visitors to learn and … [Read more...] about Art of the Samurai Swords to be introduced in April