Fans were moved to hear Xuan Manh's mother tell the story of selling a buffalo to buy shoes for her son.

Mother of national team player Xuan Manh: "Try to stay and practice, when you come home you only eat rice and pickles!"

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“You try to stay and practice, when you come home you only eat rice and pickles!”

Ms. Phan Thi Ha - Mother of player Pham Xuan Manh shared at the program

At the exchange program, meet withNational player Pham Xuan ManhFans were moved by the honest and sincere sharing of Mrs. Phan Thi Ha - mother of player Pham Xuan Manh.

Accordingly, at the age of 12, Pham Xuan Manh left his family to go to Vinh city to train at the Nghe An youth football training center. Unable to stop missing his home and his parents, Pham Xuan Manh called home and burst into tears, asking his mother to let him return. Seeing his son crying, Pham Xuan Manh's mother encouraged him: "Try to stay and practice, listen to the coach and try your best to compete. When you come home to me, you will only have rice and pickles, nothing else."

Hearing his mother's words of encouragement, Pham Xuan Manh regained his spirit, tried his best to practice and compete during the following period.

At the age of 17, before an important match, his shoes were broken after a long time of practice, so Pham Xuan Manh had to call his mother to "ask for a pair of shoes to compete".

Before the call, Xuan Manh also felt extremely guilty when he understood that his family was too poor to help him do that. However, when listening to his sharing, Pham Xuan Manh's parents encouraged their son to be steadfast. Then, they did not hesitate to sell the buffalo - the family's biggest asset at that time. With the money from selling the buffalo, which was 8 million VND, Pham Xuan Manh's parents sent 5 million VND to their son, and the remaining 3 million VND to buy a calf. When the season came, the buffalo was too small to plow, so the villagers felt sorry for him so they took turns lending the buffalo to Xuan Manh's parents before each harvest season.

Recalling that difficult time, the mother of player Pham Xuan Manh shared: “At that time, I encouraged my husband to let his child pursue football as a career. Shoes are like his second pair of legs. Even if we have to sell our buffalo, we must sell them to let him practice!".

Later, when Pham Xuan Manh learned that his parents had to sell their buffalo for him to buy training shoes, he was very moved and considered it a motivation for him to try harder and harder on his career path associated with football.

Supporter Nguyen Cong Chat (Vinh city) – “There is no greater happiness than seeing the ball of the Vietnamese team roll into the opponent’s goal!”

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“There is no greater happiness than seeing the Vietnamese team's ball roll into the opponent's goal!”

As a long-time fan of the Song Lam Nghe An team and also a person who has a great love for player Pham Xuan Manh, at the exchange program, Mr. Nguyen Cong Chat shared: “Before the first leg final match between the Vietnam team and the Thailand team at the Asean Cup 2024, I was very moved when I learned that the only player from Nghe An participating in the Vietnam team was Pham Xuan Manh. At that time, I called my son to ask him: no matter how expensive and difficult it is, I must buy a ticket to watch this match for Dad. Dad has faith that our team will win and cannot miss this important match."

Mr. Nguyen Cong Chat's belief has become reality when the Vietnamese team in general and player Nguyen Xuan Manh in particular had excellent playing minutes, convincingly winning against their opponents.

Witnessing those proud moments, Mr. Nguyen Cong Chat shared: "There is no greater happiness than seeing the ball of the Vietnamese team roll into the opponent's goal!".

Player Pham Xuan Manh: "Passion and hard work are the most important factors for success!"

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“Passion and hard work are the most important factors for success!”

At the exchange program, meeting with Nghe An fans, many audiences sent the question to player Pham Xuan Manh: What made him - a poor boy attached to the village football field - shine and achieve many important achievements in major national and regional tournaments?

In response to this question, Pham Xuan Manh said that there is no factor more important than diligence. Diligence in training, diligence in thinking, diligence in learning. For himself, Pham Xuan Manh said that his day can be summarized in 8 words: "Eat football, sleep football", which means that every day he devotes his whole heart to football.

When asked if there is an opportunity and “fate”, would Pham Xuan Manh want to cooperate with the Song Lam Nghe An team once more in the future? Pham Xuan Manh affirmed: All Nghe An players in general, and myself in particular, want to contribute to Nghe An football, because Song Lam Nghe An has nurtured me since I was a child, has given me knowledge and motivation to grow up. If there is an opportunity and “fate”, I will return to contribute to my hometown team”.

Secretary of the Provincial Youth Union, President of the Nghe An Youth Union Nguyen Thi Phuong Thuy: "Nghe An youth strive to become the best version to contribute to the Fatherland"

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"Nghe An youth strive to become the best version to contribute to the Fatherland".

Through the program, the Provincial Youth Union Secretary and Chairman of the Provincial Youth Union affirmed that the sharing of player Pham Xuan Manh and his relatives conveyed many meaningful messages to fans in general and Nghe An youth in particular.

Through that, the message of striving in studying and training to become the best version of oneself has been spread. From there, one can build goals, plans and make efforts to contribute to one's homeland and country in the field one pursues.

Duc Anh - Thanh Quynh