VFF requests that the leaders of the Referee Board not be allowed to be supervisors.

Specifically, the VFF President and Standing Committee have requested that Head of the Referee Committee Nguyen Van Mui and Deputy Head of the Referee Committee Duong Van Hien temporarily not directly participate in supervising referees at matches to focus maximum time on managing and supervising referee activities in general.

The scandal at the Referee Board began to flare up after the V.League round 7 match between HAGL and Khanh Hoa. In this match, referee Nguyen Van Kien made a series of wrong judgments, causing great controversy in the goals of both teams.

After the match, HAGL and Mr. Duc reacted strongly. Mr. Duc called for the permanent suspension of referee Kien, while HAGL filed a petition asking VFF to reconsider.

Along with that, referee Nguyen Trong Thu and supervisor and Deputy Head of the Referee Board Duong Van Hien also made a series of mistakes in previous matches. VPF, headed by Chairman of the Board of Directors Tran Anh Tu, met and decided to stop inviting these three people to work in professional tournaments until the end of the year.

From here, the conflict flared up. Both sides continuously exchanged words and criticized each other in the press. Until this afternoon (May 10), everything gradually calmed down when Mr. Duong Van Hien decided to withdraw from the supervisory position in the National Cup.

Along with that, the Standing Committee also requested the Referee Board to evaluate, review and reassign referees in accordance with the principles, in accordance with the capacity and nature of the matches. The Standing Committee also requested the Referee Board not to assign referees who do not meet professional and ethical requirements, which can easily affect the reputation of the tournament and the trust of fans.

At the end of the document, VFF requested the Referee Board to strictly handle rough play and uncivilized behavior of players on the field.