VFF President: Vietnam team determined not to naturalize massively; First 2 teams won promotion to First Division

Vietnam team lost to Malaysia: VFF President lost sleep, determined not to naturalize en masse

VFF President Tran Quoc Tuan affirmed that the Vietnamese national team will not naturalize players en masse like Malaysia or Indonesia.

"We are persistent in our path of strong development through internal resources. If we need to consolidate or supplement, we must do it in an appropriate way, not massively like Malaysia and Indonesia," said President of the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) Tran Quoc Tuan on the afternoon of June 17.

Mr. Tran Quoc Tuan commented: “After the match between Vietnam and Malaysia, VFF thought about the plan to develop Vietnamese football in the future. We analyzed other football backgrounds, including those that are moving towards naturalization. We analyzed the results and consequences of these football backgrounds as well as the balance with Vietnamese football.

If we do not take the right steps, the Vietnamese national team will become stronger but the internal strength of the country will inevitably weaken. The story that we need to think about is the motivation of domestic players and the training of local youth.

After all, developing clubs is still the core and sustainable element of national football. We also need to consider the issue of national identity, pride and culture. Only then, on the one hand, will the Vietnamese national team become stronger, but on the other hand, it will also create momentum for domestic football."

Young overseas Vietnamese stars strive to become Vietnamese citizens

The Vietnamese-American midfielder playing in the Spanish youth league has made efforts to obtain Vietnamese nationality to participate in the 33rd SEA Games.

According to a reputable source, midfielder Julien Nguyen's father revealed that his family is contacting the Vietnamese Embassy in Canada and waiting for help from the Vietnam Football Federation to speed up the naturalization process of this young talent.

Julien's goal is to be able to attend the 33rd SEA Games in Thailand with the Vietnam U22 team next December.

Julien Nguyen was born in 2006, both his parents are Vietnamese. The 19-year-old midfielder was born and raised in Canada but moved to Spain at the age of 16 to pursue a professional football career.

Previously, Julien played for the Rayo Vallecano youth team, but in the 2024/25 season, this player moved to play for the Fuenlabrada youth team - a club in the Spanish 3rd division.

With a height of 1.82m and a modern football mindset, Julien Nguyen is expected to be the perfect piece for the U22 Vietnam attack if given the opportunity by coach Kim Sang-sik.

The first 2 teams to be promoted to the First Division 2025/26

Quang Ninh Club and Bac Ninh Club are the first two teams to win promotion to the First Division 2025/26.

The mining team is sure to finish the 2025 National Second Division in the top 2 of Group A regardless of the final result. According to the tournament regulations, coach Nguyen Van Dan and his team have won one of the four tickets to play in the First Division next season.

In the 2025 National Second Division, Quang Ninh Club is in Group A with Bac Ninh, PVF-CAND Youth, PVF Football Center, Hanoi Youth, Hoai Duc. With 7 wins and 2 draws, Quang Ninh Club gradually climbed from the middle position to the top of the table with 23 points after 13 rounds.

For Bac Ninh, the 3-0 victory over Young PVF-CAND also helped the Kinh Bac team complete their goal of promotion one round early. After 13 rounds, Bac Ninh ranked second in Group A with 22 points, 4 points more than the third-placed team, so they are sure to finish the season in the top 2 like Quang Ninh.

It took 2 seasons for the team with coach Park Hang Seo as advisor to complete the goal of being promoted to the First Division.

MU failed in its plan with Greenwood

Mason Greenwood made Manchester United regret when he shone brightly in Marseille.

It was thought that the transfer to France would only be a temporary stepping stone, but now, all signs show that the English striker has found the ideal destination. Greenwood will not leave Marseille in the summer of 2025, a move that will cause the "Red Devils" to miss the opportunity to earn a large sum of money.

With 28 goals in 36 games, Greenwood quickly became a mainstay for Marseille. Recently, the French club posted the message: "Explosive first season. See you next season, Mason", implicitly confirming that they will keep this striker.

MU included a 50% "share" clause if Greenwood was sold outright. When big teams like Barcelona or Atletico Madrid were interested in buying, the leaders at Old Trafford began to expect to receive money to cover the transfer fee. However, that prospect is still very far away.