6 matches will apply VAR in round 1 of V.League 2024/25; Coach Kiatisak does something meaningful for people in flooded areas in Vietnam

1m84 tall Vietnamese-American player attracts attention in U17 Vietnam list for Asian tournament

In the list of U17 Vietnam players preparing for the U17 Asian qualifiers announced by Coach Roland, there is a very notable name: Vietnamese-American player Maxwell James Peereboom (2008), who holds Vietnamese nationality and is currently living with his parents in Australia.

Maxwell began his football career in local youth teams in Queensland (Australia) before joining the Gold Coast Knights youth team, one of the famous clubs in the National Premier Leagues Queensland (Queensland's highest league and part of the Australian national championship).

Maxwell James Peereboom has an impressive height of 1m84 and plays as a center back. The Vietnamese-Australian player has a strong playing style, good ball control and creativity in his playing style.

Vietnam U17 will train from September 16 to 29, then go to Japan for training and competition from September 30 to October 9. On October 10, coach Roland Cristiano's team will return home to participate in the 2025 AFC U17 qualifiers.

In the U17 Asian qualifiers, U17 Vietnam will host Group I. The tournament is scheduled to take place at Viet Tri Stadium (Phu Tho) from October 23 to October 27. The "Golden Dragons" will host U17 Kyrgyzstan (October 23), U17 Myanmar (October 25) and U17 Yemen (October 27).

6 matches will apply VAR in round 1 of V.League 2024/25

In round 1 of V.League 2024/25, 6/7 matches will apply VAR technology.

V.League 2024/2025 officially opens on September 14, each round will have 7 matches when 14 teams participating in the tournament compete. According to the Organizing Committee, the match between Ha Tinh and Nam Dinh is the only match without VAR technology.

The remaining 6 matches taking place on September 14 and 15 will all apply VAR technology, including the following matches: Dong A Thanh Hoa - B.Binh Duong, Hanoi - Quy Nhon Binh Dinh, Quang Nam - Hoang Anh Gia Lai, Song Lam Nghe An - SHB. Da Nang, Hai Phong - Cong An Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City Club - The Cong Viettel.

At the end of August 2024, VPF received 2 more VAR vehicles from the Vietnam Football Federation. From V.League 2024/2025, the Organizing Committee will operate 4 VAR vehicles in three geographical areas to ensure maximum matches are applied in each round.

According to VPF, Vietnam currently has a total of 30 VAR and AVAR (assistant VAR) referees certified by FIFA. It is known that the operation of VAR in Vietnam is also under strict supervision from FIFA.

Haaland receives first individual award of the season

The Premier League has named Erling Haaland as its Player of the Month for August. Man City have only played three games before the FIFA Days, but Haaland has already scored seven goals.

Among them, the Norwegian striker "fired" 2 consecutive hat-tricks against Ipswich Town and West Ham. Haaland also set a new record for the number of goals scored in the opening 3 matches of the Premier League.

Before round 4 of the Premier League, there were 18 teams that had not scored 7 goals like Erling Haaland. The only team to score more than 7 goals besides Man City was Liverpool (8 goals).

This is also the third time Erling Haaland has received the Premier League Player of the Month award. He received this honor in August 2022, April 2023 and most recently in August 2024.

The strikers chasing Erling Haaland on the top scorer chart are Ryan Mbeumo (Brentford - 3 goals), Luis Diaz (Liverpool - 3 goals), Mohamed Salah (Liverpool - 3 goals) and Noni Madueke (Chelsea - 3 goals). All 3 players above are 3 goals behind Haaland.

Coach Kiatisak does meaningful things for people in flooded areas in Vietnam

Most recently, Coach Kiatisuk Senamuang posted an article with the following content: "I would like to send my encouragement to my Vietnamese friends. I can help a small part, hope everyone is always safe. Hopefully I will have the opportunity to visit Hanoi in the future."

In addition to words of encouragement, Coach Kiatisuk also sent a total of 20 million VND to the fund of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee.

Kiatisuk Senamuang’s actions are even more meaningful in the context that Thailand itself is also dealing with the effects of Typhoon Yagi (Storm No. 3). Several provinces, including Chiang Rai, have been deeply flooded. Many Thais have also lost their lives, and thousands of households are homeless.

Immediately after sharing, many Vietnamese football fans sent their thanks for the noble gesture of the Thai coach.

Coach Kiatisuk is one of the players/coaches who have been associated with Vietnamese football the longest. In May 2024, Coach Kiatisuk suddenly announced his resignation as Head Coach of Hanoi Police Club to return to Thailand after 5 months of taking over without bringing any achievements to the Capital team./.