Vietnamese football has only 2 nominations at the 2024 Victory Cup; Nam Dinh Green Steel ranked 2nd in the V-League rankings

Winner's Cup 2024: Vietnamese Football has only 2 nominations

List of 52 nominees for the categories ofVictory Cup 2024There are only two representatives of football.

On November 11, a press conference was held in Hanoi to announce the 8th Victory Cup award in 2024. This event is considered the "Vietnam Sports Oscar" organized by VTVcab, Vietcontent Company in coordination with the Department of Physical Training and Sports..

Coach Doan Thi Kim Chi and the Ho Chi Minh City women's team are the two representatives of football named in the list of 52 nominees for the 2024 Victory Cup. Ms. Kim Chi is among the five nominees for Coach of the Year. Ho Chi Minh City Club is in the Team of the Year category. Coach Doan Thi Kim Chi and Ho Chi Minh City Club's outstanding achievements in 2024 are winning the National Championship and reaching the quarter-finals of the Asian tournament (Women's AFC Champions League).

This year, the Victory Cup has 11 categories to honor individuals and groups with good achievements in the most comprehensive and complete way. The voting council has the participation of 16 prestigious managers, experts and sports journalists.

Accordingly, the 11 categories at the Victory Cup 2024 include: Male Athlete of the Year; Female Athlete of the Year; Young Athlete of the Year; Coach of the Year; Team of the Year; Teammate of the Year; Most Favorite Athlete; Disabled Sports Athlete of the Year; Impressive Sports Image and Moment of the Year; Lifetime Achievement Award and Outstanding Foreign Expert of the Year.

Quang Ninh and Gia Dinh tied for first place in the 2024 National Third Division

On the afternoon of November 11, the final matches of Groups A and B took place in the 2024 National Third Division Football Tournament. The two teams Quang Ninh and Gia Dinh tied for first place in the 2024 National Third Division.

Gia Dinh, with the top position in Group B, is certain to be one of the two teams ranked in the same First Prize. The remaining team ranked in the same First Prize will be determined after the end of the match between the two direct competitors, Quang Ninh and Hoai Duc, in Group A. And as expected by the fans, the match between Quang Ninh FC and Hoai Duc FC was very attractive with the two teams' dedicated attacking play. Hoai Duc FC, forced to win to be able to usurp the opponent's position, played with great effort and created many storms in front of the opponent's goal.

However, the advantage of experience of the pillars, including captain Bui Van Hieu, helped Quang Ninh keep a clean sheet until the last minute. The draw was enough for Quang Ninh FC to finish at the top of Group A, thereby, together with Gia Dinh in Group B, achieving the title of joint First Prize.

Nam Dinh Green Steel ranked 2nd in V-League rankings

With an impressive victory over Ho Chi Minh City FC in round 7 of the V-League, Nam Dinh rose to 2nd place on the rankings.

In the late match of Round 7 of V-League, Nam Dinh Steel Blue will visit Thong Nhat Stadium of Ho Chi Minh City Club with the goal of nothing more than 3 points to enter the Top.

After many attempts to attack, Nam Dinh scored the opening goal in the 45th minute.

Right in the last seconds of the first half, the away team Nam Dinh scored a goal to increase the score to 2-0.

The second half of the match lasted 3 minutes, the score was 3-0 for Nam Dinh. At the end of the match, both teams had a few more chances but no more goals were scored and the match at Thong Nhat Stadium ended with a 3-0 victory for Nam Dinh FC, thereby helping this team rise to 2nd place on the rankings with 13 points, 1 point less than the leading team Thanh Hoa.

MU says goodbye to Van Nistelrooy and 3 assistants

New coach Ruben Amorim decided to let Ruud van Nistelrooy and 3 other assistants leave MU right after he arrived in Manchester.

Van Nistelrooy returned to Old Trafford last summer as assistant to Erik ten Hag, and was appointed caretaker manager after his fellow Dutchman was sacked on 28 October..

A 3-0 win over Leicester in the Premier League on Sunday ended United's four-match unbeaten run under Van Nistelrooy, which included wins over Leicester in the League Cup and PAOK in the Europa League, as well as a draw with Chelsea in the Premier League.

Last night Vietnam time, Amorim was in Manchester and he quickly made the decision to let Van Nistelrooy leave. The 39-year-old strategist's coaching staff has not been fully confirmed, but MU announced that Van Nistelrooy will not be part of this team.

In a farewell post about Van Nistelrooy, MU expressed their gratitude: "Ruud is and will always be a Manchester United legend. We are grateful for his contributions and the way he fulfilled his role during his time at the club. He will always be welcome at Old Trafford."

In addition to Van Nistelrooy, three other assistants including Rene Hake, Jelle ten Rouwelaar and Pieter Morel have also left Man United.

Earlier on Sunday, Amorim said he was expected to speak to Van Nistelrooy about his future at United on Monday. Asked about Van Nistelrooy's role, Amorim replied: "As for a legend of the club, he has done a great job. I will speak to him tomorrow. Then I will explain everything. I am very straightforward and will explain everything. Wait until tomorrow."

Van Nistelrooy led PSV Eindhoven for a year but left one game before the end of the 2022/23 season. Before joining the Red Devils last summer, he also had talks with Burnley about replacing Vincent Kompany as head coach.

As a player, Van Nistelrooy scored 150 goals in 219 appearances for MU from 2001 to 2006, before joining Real Madrid, Hamburg and Malaga.

With the win over Leicester, MU entered the final FIFA Days of the year in 13th place in the Premier League table, just 4 points away from the Champions League group next season.