Hanoi FC officially announces head coach; Canadian women's team heavily fined for spying on opponents at Olympics

Ho Chi Minh City I won the 2024 National Women's Football Championship

In the highlight match of round 13, both Vietnam Minerals and Ho Chi Minh City I entered the match with great determination, to give fans a score chase that could not be more exciting.

Vietnam Coal and Minerals did not hide their goal of winning all three points, when they proactively played high and created a good position against Ho Chi Minh City I.

Their efforts also paid off with the opening goal of the match in the 33rd minute by Nguyen Thi Van.

In the second half, Ho Chi Minh City I continued to play with a high formation and changes in the way they played also helped them score a goal. In the 65th minute, defender Tran Thi Thu Thao shone with a beautiful shot to equalize 1-1 for Ho Chi Minh City I.

Continuing the excitement, the team from the city named after Uncle Ho continuously increased the pressure and created pressure, causing Pham Thi Nham to score an own goal to take the lead 2-1 in the 80th minute.

However, Vietnam Minerals and Coal rose up in the remaining minutes and were rewarded with Thuy Hang's equalizer, 2-2, keeping a valuable point for the home team.

With this result, Ho Chi Minh City I maintained a 5-point gap over Hanoi and Vietnam Coal and Minerals while there is only 1 round left in the season, meaning that they have officially successfully defended the championship title of the National Women's Championship - Thai Son Bac Cup 2024.

Canadian women's team heavily fined for spying on opponents at Olympics

FIFA takes tough action against the Canadian Soccer Federation over the scandal of using drones to spy on opponents, at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

The Canadian women's national team has been deducted six points and fined by FIFA after using a drone to spy on a training session of New Zealand, their opponents in Group A of the women's football at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Head coach Bev Priestman has been banned from all football-related activities for a year.

Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) chief David Shoemaker issued a statement saying Canada is appealing the points deduction: "In support of the women's players, together with the Canadian Soccer Federation, we are exploring the right to appeal the six-point deduction at this Olympic tournament."

Canada Soccer CEO Kevin Blue issued a statement in support of the players, confirming their intention to appeal. Blue said: "We are exploring options for the Canadian women's team to appeal as this sanction is too severe for them, who have not engaged in any unethical conduct. Canada Soccer acted quickly to suspend the relevant staff and is also conducting a broad independent review that could lead to further disciplinary action."

Shooter Trinh Thu Vinh missed out on a medal at the Paris Olympics

On the evening of July 28 (Vietnam time), fans and the Vietnamese sports delegation focused on the final of the women's 10m air pistol event at the 2024 Paris Olympics. The 8 shooters in the final of the women's 10m air pistol event are Kim Yeji (Korea), Tarhan Sevval Ilayda (Türkiye), Li Xue (China), Oh Ye Jin (Korea), Major Veronika (Hungary), Trinh Thu Vinh (Vietnam), Bhaker Manu (India), Jiang Ranxin (China).

We expect Trinh Thu Vinh to have the best result, a medal, because she competed quite calmly in the qualifying round.

In fact, Trinh Thu Vinh played brilliantly in the final round. Her shots were very accurate and brought her high scores. At one point, she rose to 3rd place.

But the more she competed, the more her direct opponent, Manu Bhaker, showed her excellence. Bhaker continuously scored over 10 points and only had 1 shot that scored 9.9 points. Meanwhile, Thu Vinh seemed to be out of breath. Despite performing to the best of her ability, the Vietnamese shooter still had to accept 4th place overall, narrowly missing out on a medal.

Trinh Thu Vinh's 4th place finish is unfortunate for Vietnamese shooting, but anyway, this is her first time participating in the Olympics so this achievement is truly remarkable.

In the final results of the women's 10m air pistol event, with 243.2 points, Korean shooter Oh Ye-jin broke the Olympic record and won the Gold Medal. Oh Ye-jin's compatriot Kim Ye-ji won the Silver Medal with 241.3 points. The Bronze Medal went to Indian shooter Bhaker Manu.

Hanoi FC officially announced head coach

Hanoi FC's board of directors has decided to appoint coach Le Duc Tuan as captain for the 2024/25 season.

Born in 1982, Le Duc Tuan is one of the first 22 coaches in Vietnam to possess a Pro license, the highest coaching level in the AFC system. He is the son of the famous former central defender of the late 70s and 80s, Le Khac Chinh. Coach Le Duc Tuan grew up from the youth training center of the Vietnam Railway Club. In 2000, he joined the Hanoi ACB Club and then played for Thanh Hoa Club from 2011 to 2015.

After retiring in 2015 at the age of 33, Le Duc Tuan moved into coaching, starting as an assistant coach for the Vietnam U16 team. He then led Phu Dong Ninh Binh Club and helped the team win the Second Division in 2018, and gain promotion to the First Division in 2019. In 2020, he moved to work at the Hanoi Youth Football Training Center.

In 2022, Le Duc Tuan led a group of young players such as Nguyen Van Truong, Nguyen Van Tung, and Vu Tien Long to win the National U19 Championship. This achievement helped him to be promoted to the first team and take on the role of assistant.

The 2024/2025 season will be a major turning point in coach Le Duc Tuan's career. He shared: "The head coach position is always a huge pressure for anyone, especially at an ambitious team like Hanoi FC.

For me, this is the motivation for me to improve myself and implement the ideas that I have been nurturing for a long time. I will try to do my best at work and hope to welcome and support the new features of the team on the upcoming journey. We are ready!"./.