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Toyota sponsors V-League 1- 2015

The V-League organisers have found a sponsor just days ahead of the start of the tournament.
The V-League organisers have found a sponsor just days ahead of the start of the tournament.

ToyotaMotor Vietnam (TMV) and the Vietnam Professional Football Company (VPF)on December 30 signed a one-year contract to sponsor the nationalpremier league, which will begin on January 3 nationwide.

The tournament will be called Toyota V-League 1-2015 under the new sponsorship.

"Withthe support of Toyota Motor Vietnam, VPF and the organising board, wewill try our best to contribute to the season with the spirit of fairplay, high quality and competitiveness," VPF General Director Pham NgocVien shared at a press briefing in Hanoi.

"Toyota has beenworking in Vietnam for nearly 20 years. We believe that as the mainsponsor, Toyota will lend a helping hand to push the national footballteam to a higher level," disclosed TMV President Yoshihisa Marutathrough an interpreter.

"We also hope that our cooperation withJ. League, which aims to extend assistance by sending their experts towork with Vietnam's football organisation and management, will provideus with a better future. Local audiences will enjoy all matches, whichwill be fair and healthy," he shared. He also added that TMV willcontinue to discuss their plans for the succeeding years with VPF.

Toyota has backed different sports activities in Vietnam for years.

Thisyear saw a successful Toyota Mekong Cup organised for the first time inHo Chi Minh City, which Maruta said would be extended to accommodateforeign teams next year.-VNA
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