Striker Nguyen Van Quyet renews contract with Hanoi FC with huge signing bonus; Nam Dinh Steel Club receives 'bad' news again

Coach Mai Duc Chung was awarded the title of Hero of Labor.

On February 14, the Vietnam Football Federation informed according to Decision No. 149/QD-CTN of the President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (signed on January 24, 2025),Coach Mai Duc ChungHonored to be awarded the title Hero of Labor for his outstanding achievements in creative labor, contributing to the cause of building socialism and defending the Fatherland.

Coach Mai Duc Chung is a veteran coach with many achievements such as: winning 8 Gold Medals with the Vietnam Women's Football Team at the SEA Games (1997, 2003, 2005, 2017, 2019, 2021-2022, 2023), winning the AFF Cup 2019, fourth place at the 2014 ASIAD, fifth place at the 2022 ASIAN Cup and winning a ticket to the 2023 World Cup.

Sharing about the honor of being awarded the title of Hero of Labor, coach Mai Duc Chung expressed: “This is the most noble and honorable award in my life. This title is an honor for me and my family. I would like to express my gratitude to the Party and State, the authorities, the National Sports Training Center 1 and the Vietnam Football Federation for always caring and creating conditions for me to be able to complete my tasks. I also want to thank the clubs, colleagues in the coaching staff and the players who have always accompanied me on the past journey."

“This honor will be a motivation for me to continue to strive and contribute to Vietnamese football. My health may not be as good as before, but with all that I have, I always remind myself to be more positive, to do my best to achieve more achievements with the team members, worthy of this title," the head coach of the Vietnam Women's Football Team shared more.

Striker Nguyen Van Quyet renews contract with Hanoi FC with huge signing bonus

On February 14, Hanoi Club (Hanoi FC) officially announced the contract extension with striker Van Quyet for 3 years with a signing bonus of up to 18 billion VND.

Accordingly, the striker born in 1991 will continue to play for the Capital team until the 2027-2028 season. Notably, the signing bonus that Van Quyet received in this extension is up to 18 billion VND and he will become a rare player in Vietnamese history to be associated with a club for 17 consecutive years.

After signing a new contract with the Hang Day team, Van Quyet will also become the player who received the most signing bonus in Vietnam's history. Currently, he has received 34 billion VND in signing bonus after 5 renewals withHanoi FCThe number will increase to 52 billion VND with this 6th extension.

Sharing about this contract, the striker born in 1991 said: "I love this place, I want to contribute to Hanoi Football Club while I still can, there is no better place than Hanoi. Thank you to the team for always giving me the opportunity to play and shine. Thank you to the fans who have always accompanied me throughout the journey, we will continue to conquer new milestones."

This is a completely worthy reward for Van Quyet's great contributions to Hanoi FC. On a personal level, the 34-year-old striker has scored 119 goals in many seasons and has become the domestic striker with the best record in V.League history.

Cristiano Ronaldo leads the top 10 highest paid athletes in the world

According to Sportico's rankings, Cristiano Ronaldo continues to lead the world sports village in terms of income in 2024.

In early February 2025, Cristiano Ronaldo officially turned 40. At this age, most big stars have retired. But CR7 is different. He is still showing great form in the Al-Nassr shirt.

Up to this point in the 2024/25 season, Ronaldo has scored 24 goals in 27 matches in all competitions. Not only successful on the field, the Portuguese star is also an admirable money-making machine.

Specifically, according to Sportico statistics, Ronaldo is the highest-paid athlete in the world in 2024 (208 million pounds). This statistic only counts salary and bonuses, not other income.

At Al-Nassr, Ronaldo receives a salary of 175 million pounds/year, the rest is bonuses and commercial values. On the ranking of the 10 highest-paid athletes in 2024, the Portuguese star is far behind the second-ranked person.

Golden State Warriors NBA star Stephen Curry comes second on the list with a total income of £123m, £85m less than Cristiano Ronaldo.

Nam Dinh Green Steel Club receives another 'bad' news

According to the latest information from Nam Dinh Green Steel Club, To Van Vu has torn his anterior cruciate ligament and needs surgery to be able to return to the field.

In round 13 of V-League 2024/2025, the club Nam Dinh Green Steelhad an important 2-1 victory over Hanoi FC. However, the Southern team had to pay a heavy price with the injury of midfielder To Van Vu.

According to the latest information from the club, To Van Vu has torn his anterior cruciate ligament and needs surgery to be able to return to the field. Therefore, Van Vu will definitely miss the rest of the V-League 2024/25 season.

Van Vu's absence will be a huge loss for coach Vu Hong Viet's team when Nam Dinh is facing a crisis in terms of personnel.

Previously, Van Toan was still unable to return to the field after an injury he suffered at the ASEAN Cup 2024 while Xuan Son was expected to be absent for half a year after a broken leg injury at the recent Southeast Asian Championship.

Continuously receiving bad news about its squad, Nam Dinh Steel Club is facing numerous difficulties on the way to defending the 2024/25 V-League championship./.