French coach Guillaume Graechen has had a strong attachment to Vietnamese youth football since 2007, when he started out with the Hoang Anh Gia Lai (HAGL) Arsenal JMG Academy. 

Progressing through the Asian region’s second round of qualifying matches for the 2022 World Cup, competently organising the 2021 V.League 1 season, 

The development of Vietnamese football and the V.League’s appeal and competitiveness as a top professional football league have drawn many international players and experts to the country.

Brian Wright, director of La Liga Vietnam, has expressed his appreciation for the capabilities of Vietnamese footballers, saying there is a strong possibility that Vietnamese footballers will be playing in the Spanish top flight in the future.

They say you never forget your first love, and mine was Crusaders FC.

It's not out of the ordinary for old players to thrive in Vietnamese football and the likes of Dinh Xuan Viet (37 years old) of Nam Dinh and midfielder Le Tan Tai (36 years old) of Hong Linh Ha Tinh are still solid performers.

Advancing to the 2022 World Cup qualifiers and successfully defending the Asian Football Federation (AFF) Cup are the two major goals of the Vietnamese football in 2020.

President of the International Federation of Football Association (FIFA) Gianni Infantino has sent a letter thanking President of the Vietnam Football Federation Le Khanh Hai and Vietnamese football in general

Le Anh Duc, 13, is the next best thing for Vietnamese football.

Vietnamese football enjoyed a hugely successful 2019 and are now the undisputed king of ASEAN football, but leaders of the national football federation think there's even more to come in 2020.

FIFA Deputy Secretary General Mattias Grafström expressed his recognition of the clear progress of Southeast Asian football, especially Vietnamese football.

After its constant success over the past two years, Vietnamese football is expected to run away with a glut of awards at the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) Awards Night 2019, to be hosted in Hanoi on November 8.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Five Vietnamese players from the AFF Cup winning team have made it to the tournament’s Best XI.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Le Khanh Hai has been voted president of the Viet Nam Football Federation for the 2018-22 term.

Vietnamese striker Nguyen Van Toan’s goal in the 108th minute of the quarter-final against Syria was chosen as one of the four most memorable moments in the men’s football at the Asian Games 2018 (ASIAD).

 VietNamNet Bridge – Trainers of For the Future of Viet Nam Football Programme yesterday selected 150 young players in Ha Noi who will take part in a three-week training session with Japanese and Vietnamese coaches

 Vietnamese football still tops SEA; National chess event to kick off; Clock ticks down to National Chess Championships; Thuy Dung wins yellow jersey in Thailand

VietNamNet Bridge – Japanese expert Kazuyoshi Tanabe, Deputy Director of the Vietnam Professional Football Company (VPF), said how to attract fans to return to V.League’s football matches

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam has claimed first position in the South East Asian region despite its unconvincing performance at the 2012 ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) Suzuki Cup.