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Striker Nguyen Cong Phuong and midfielder Nguyen Tuan Anh of Hoang Anh Gia Lai (HAGL) will return to Japan to compete for their clubs Mito Hollyhock and Yokohama FC in 2018, confirmed HAGL president Doan Nguyen Duc.

Vietnam entered the semi-final of the Southeast Asian Women’s Football Championship after beating the Philippines 4-0 on July 28 in the Group A second round match in Mandalay, Myanmar.

V.League 1’s Quảng Ninh Coal has agreed to let their midfielder Nghiem Xuan Tu have a trial period at Germany’s FC Kaiserslautern in August.

Talented young midfielder Nguyen Cong Phuong will play for Mito HollyHock Club in Japan's J2 League next year on loan.

Do Duy Manh is the only player of Vietnam listed in the Southeast Asian top 10 midfielders of 2015 by popular football website fourfourtwo.com.

Hoang Anh Gia Lai have agreed to let their best midfielder Nguyen Tuan Anh play for Japan's Yokohama for a year, following a loan contract.