Mr. Tran Anh Tu withdrew his application and continued to hold the position of Vice President of VFF; VFF agreed to increase the number of foreign players in V.League
Mr. Tran Anh Tu continues to take on his current duties; Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) has just agreed to increase the number of foreign players participating in V.League from the 2024/25 season. Those are the outstanding sports news in the past 24 hours.
Mr. Tran Anh Tu withdrew his application and continued to hold the position of Vice President of VFF.
The 8th meeting of the Executive Committee of the Vietnam Football Federation, term IX (2022-2026) approved Mr. Tran Anh Tu to continue to undertake his current duties.
Vice President of Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) Tran Anh Tu officially withdrew his resignation and continued to hold his current job.
Previously, Mr. Tu resigned from the positions of Vice President of VFF as well as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Vietnam Professional Football Joint Stock Company (VPF) to focus on business.
However, after consulting and advising from VFF leaders, members of the VFF Executive Committee of the 9th term met and persuaded Mr. Tu to change his mind. Finally, the VFF Vice President in charge of professional affairs continued his work.
VFF agrees to increase foreign player quota in V.League
Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) has just agreed to increase the number of foreign players participating.V.Leaguefrom the 2024/25 season.
VFF has just agreed to the proposal to increase the number of foreign players in the V.League from the 2025/2026 season. Accordingly, teams that do not participate in the Southeast Asian and Asian Cups are allowed to register 4 foreign players, using 3 players on the field and 1 player on the bench.
Teams participating in international tournaments will register 7 foreign players but only 3 will play on the field, 1 will be on the bench and 2 will not play.
Previously, for various reasons, teams were only allowed to use 2 foreign players, then increased to 3 foreign players in V.League. Therefore, Vietnamese clubs also faced many difficulties when participating in international competitions. They did not have the best preparation when opponents in other tournaments used many foreign players from South America and Europe.
First Division has foreign players for the first time in 10 years
VFF agreed to allow First Division clubs to use foreign players from the 2025/2026 season.
Accordingly, the Executive Committee of the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) has agreed to allow foreign players to play in the 2025/26 National First Division. First Division teams are allowed to register 1 foreign player and can replace him in the middle of the season.
Thus, after exactly 10 years of absence, foreign players have appeared in the lower leagues of Vietnamese football.
In the past 10 years, whenever V.League teams faced off against First Division teams in the National Cup, the relegation play-off match, they had to accept playing without foreign players to ensure fairness. This rule is not wrong but brings certain inconveniences.
Managers all realize that the First Division will become more attractive and competitive if there are foreign players. From the players' perspective, they have more opportunities to show themselves in the hope of being noticed by a V.League team, thereby earning more income.
The world's most expensive goalkeeper "revives" his form
From a suspected star, Kepa has now become one of the notable goalkeepers in the Premier League, with impressive performances at Bournemouth under the guidance of coach Andoni Iraola.
The 2023/24 season was not a success for Kepa as he played for Real Madrid on loan.
After a challenging season, Kepa returned to Chelsea hoping to regain his form, but he was sent out on loan to Bournemouth again.
It was here, under the guidance of coach Andoni Iraola, that Kepa had an impressive "revival". After a short time, the Spanish goalkeeper proved his worth and became a key factor for Bournemouth.
With a contract running until 2026 with Chelsea, Kepa now faces important choices about his future. His excellent performances at Bournemouth could help him create his own opportunities, with big clubs always keeping a close eye on excellent goalkeepers.
While Chelsea may need him back in the future, impressive performances in the Premier League will open up new opportunities for the goalkeeper.
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