Vietnam was defeated 0-9, but the audiences at Tan Binh sports hall still clapped their hands rapidly on each goal that the home team conceded. It is simply because our competitor – Italy is so outstanding with their world-class professional performance.

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Futsal has not been so popular in Vietnam generally and in Ho Chi Minh City in particularly. But about two thousands seats at Tan Binh sports hall were fulfilled and seemed to be cramp with the attractive appearance of Italian national Futsal team – the world third-ranked team. Futsal and football fans pulled to the sports hall to see the performance of world-class players.

The Italian players shown not only the level of a team which will attend Futsal World Cup in Thailand with a disciplined gameplay, strict organized but also the outstanding individual technical skill. The way that Roberto’s players control and play the ball seemed to be smooth and refined. Of course, Vietnam was not able to resist when facing with the world’s top team and accept to be defeated with the final score 0-9.

However, Vietnam’s fans were not upset even a bit because they knew that Vietnamese players had played with all their heart and attempt. The fans also recognized that the Italian team is too strong and they came here not without the purpose of witnessing the refined and beautiful performance of the world-class team. Therefore, on each goal that Vietnamese players conceded, the fans still clapped their hands as a compliment for excellent Italian players and for the enthusiastic spirit of Vietnam Futsal team.

Thien Phong

HCM City football club has fell into the Second League and is facing a risk of disbandment. While Navibank Sai Gon and Sai Gon Xuan Thanh are having different troubles. The above signals made fans cannot avoid the worry that HCM City will be absent from professional leagues.

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The event that HCM City football club is relegated is considered as an inevitability.  The club has been in financial trouble since before the league started, and this is may be the only business football that people do not know who is the leader. Usually, when a football club is facing with problems, the leader always stands in the front line to solve the problems. In contrast, CEO of the club – Mr.Nguyen Chi Kien often leaves no comment when mentioning to his club.

After falling to the Second League at the end of last season, Mr.Nguyen Chi Kien claimed: “My biggest expectation is the remain 15 players of the club can find another better place. I cannot promise anything about the future of the club because I cannot solve this problem lonely”. Therefore, it is defenceless that HCM City football club is facing with disbandment.

Navibank Sai Gon is maybe better, but there is a truth that Navibank SG is in debt of players’ salary for months and many other debt such as players’ accommodation, practicing places rent…

The storm of financial and stocks crisis attacks Vietnam’s economy and makes many company dizzy. The parent company of Navibank Sai Gon is not an exception. It is the reason why Navibank Sai Gon football club is also in financial trouble.

About Sai Gon Xuan Thanh, Manager Thuy has just stated that he will not give up football. Parallely, it is also said that Manager Thuy is putting the club on sale. Therefore, we cannot say anything about the future of HCM City’s football as earning money is becoming more difficult and there is no profit from football.

Sai Gon Xuan Thanh and Navibank Sai Gon is facing with troubles.

Professional clubs are in trouble, and HCM City Football Federation has declared they just focuses on movement football. So, it will not be very surprising that someday HCM City’s football will be absent from professional Leagues.

Thien Phong