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Vietnam to host AFF Suzuki Cup final round

Vietnam and Singapore have been selected to host the final round of the AFF Suzuki Cup 2014 – a football tournament organized by the ASEAN Football Federation, according to a July 14 draw in Hanoi.

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Thanks to its top position in Southeast Asia, Vietnam automatically receives a berth in the final round of the tourney, which is expected see tough competition of eight strong teams, including Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines.

Two other competitors at the final round will be decided after the qualifying round of five teams – Laos, Myanmar, Cambodia, Brunei, and East Timor – who will play in Vientiane, Laos, from October 8 to 19.

The final round will take place from November 20 to December 20 with two groups, one competing in Singapore, and the other in Vietnam.

Vietnam’s national football squad will convene on August 22 in Hanoi for a training camp of more than 3 months. Local footballers will play 10 matches before they compete at their first match of AFF Suzuki Cup 2014 in the capital city on November 22.

The Vietnamese team is currently under the lead of Japanese expert Toshiya Miura, whose first real test will be AFF Suzuki Cup 2014.

According to VNN

Vietnam drop six places in FIFA rankings

Vietnamese men’s team came to a shattering climax on the monthly FIFA rankings for July, sliding six places to 129th in the world.

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Vietnam’s position remains unchanged in FIFA rankings Women football remains 28th place on FIFA rankings Vietnam football climbs 14 FIFA rankings

However, they remain the No 20 team in Asia and 2nd in Southeast Asia, just trailing behind the Philippines (128 th ) .

World Cup 2014 champions Germany jumped to the top of the rankings, leaving behind Argentina and Holland in second and third places respectively.

According to VOV

West Ham swoop for Ecuador’s Valencia

English Premier League side West Ham United agreed a deal on Thursday to sign Ecuador international forward Enner Valencia from Pachuca of Mexico subject to the successful granting of a work permit.

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English Premier League side West Ham United agreed a deal on Thursday to sign Ecuador international forward Enner Valencia from Pachuca of Mexico subject to the successful granting of a work permit.

West Ham announced on their official website that they had agreed an undisclosed fee with Pachuca and that Valencia, 25, will sign a five-year contract at Upton Park.

Reports in England suggest the transfer fee will come close to the club record sum of £15 million (18.9 million euros) paid for striker Andy Carroll last summer.

Formerly of Ecuadorean side Emelec, Valencia only joined Pachuca in January this year but his excellent performances at the World Cup generated widespread interest from clubs in Europe.

Valencia scored all three of Ecuador’s goals in Brazil, including a brace in a 2-1 victory against Honduras, but he could not prevent the South American nation from being eliminated in the group stage.

He is West Ham’s fifth summer signing following the captures of Argentine forward Mauro Zarate, Senegal defender Cheikhou Kouyate, left-back Aaron Cresswell and youngster Diego Poyet.

Source AFP

Women’s football champs resumes

The National Women’s Football Championship’s second leg will start today in Nha Trang City and end on August 2.

The National Women’s Football Championship’s second leg will start today in Nha Trang City and end on August 2.

Phong Phu Ha Nam, Ha Noi 1 and Viet Nam Coal and Minerals were the top three teams at the end of the first leg of the event.

Ha Noi 1 will play Ha Noi 2 in the opening match at the city stadium. In the second match, HCM City will play Thai Nguyen. The last match of the day will be between Coal and Ha Nam.

According to VNS

Real Madrid, Barcelona top Forbes rich list

Spain may have been embarrassingly dethroned as World Cup holders, but Real Madrid and Barcelona are still champions at making money after they were named as the world’s two richest sports franchises.

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For the second successive year, Forbes business magazine tagged European champions Real Madrid, where Cristiano Ronaldo plays, as the number one sports team with a value of US$3.44 billion.

Barcelona, the home of Lionel Messi, Neymar and now the notorious Luis Suarez, are second in the chart with a current value of US$3.2 billion, while English giants Manchester United are ranked at three at US$2.81 billion despite their miserable season.

The only other football club in the top 10 are German champions Bayern Munich whose current value of US$1.85 billion is good enough for seventh spot.

The rest of the top 10 is from Major League Baseball and the National Football League.

The New York Yankees are number four, valued at US$2.5 billion with the Dallas Cowboys, worth US$2.3 billion, holding the fifth place.

With 30 teams in the top 50, for the second consecutive year, the NFL occupies 60% of this year’s list.

The average value of the top 50 teams is US$1.34 billion, which is an 8 per cent increase from last year, according to Forbes which has been rating the world’s leading sports clubs since 1998.

The New York Mets were one of three teams that dropped off this year’s list of the top 50 — the other drop-offs include the Oakland Raiders in the NFL and McLaren in Formula 1.

Forbes top 10:

1. Real Madrid US$3.44 billion

2. Barcelona US$3.2 billion

3. Manchester United US$2.81 billion

4. New York Yankees US$2.5 billion

5. Dallas Cowboys US$2.3 billion

6. Los Angeles Dodgers US$2.0 billion

7. Bayern Munich US$1.85 billion

8. New England Patriots US$1.8 billion

9. Washington Redskins US$1.7 billion

10. New York Giants US$1.55 billion.

Source AFP

U-17 football cup starts in Hue

Eight Under-17 football teams will play the final round of the Bong Da Newspaper – Thai Son Nam National Cup in central Thua Thien – Hue Province, from July 16

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Eight Under-17 football teams will play the final round of the Bong Da Newspaper – Thai Son Nam National Cup in central Thua Thien – Hue Province, from July 16

They are Thua Thien – Hue, Ha Noi T&T, PVF, Binh Dinh, SHB Da Nang, Khanh Hoa, Binh Duong, and Viettel.

The round, to be played from July 16 to 25, will see 15 matches being played to find the champion, who will receive VND100 million (US$4,700). Second and two third-placed teams will receive VND60 million and VND40 million each.

The organisers also have prizes for a fair-play team, best player, best scorer, best goalkeeper and best referee.

According to VNS

U19s in preparation for regional football tournaments

The national women’s U19 team have been in training in Ha Noi since Saturday to prepare for the coming ASEAN Championships in August.

The national women’s U19 team have been in training in Ha Noi since Saturday to prepare for the coming ASEAN Championships in August.

Thirty players have been practicing under coach Nguyen Duy Hung and his four assistants.

Le Thi Diem My has been named team captain with Bien Thi Hang and Nguyen Thi Thuy Kieu as her vice captains.

When they return to the capital, they will play five friendly matches with local teams at the Viet Nam Football Federation’s (VFF) Youth Training Centre.

The VFF has invited Uzbekistan’s U19 team to play two matches with the hosts on August 6 and 8 before their depart for the tournament.

The regional five-team event will be held in Thailand on August 16-27.

Viet Nam will play Singapore in the first match on August 18.

According to VNS