Hanoi (VNA) – The Vietnam FootballFederation (VFF) and LaLiga - the largest football ecosystem in the world - onSeptember 6 signed a cooperation Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to be valid untilJune 2026.
Under the document, the two sides will exchangeexpertise to develop professional football and community football in Vietnam and the national teams, and to cooperate in sports training projects.
Through LaLiga Vietnam Academy, LaLiga willorganise courses for Vietnamese coaches and build a foundation for nurturingyoung football talents with the VFF and local community football organisations.
VFF President Tran Quoc Tuan said that thesigning of the MoU will bring opportunities for Vietnamese football to approachand learn more about European professional football.
He said international cooperation has helpedteams, especially young players and women's football, have opportunities toattend high-quality training programmes where they can learn and gainexperience.
Managing Director of LaLiga for SoutheastAsia, the Republic of Korea, Japan, and Australia Iván Codina said that Vietnamis a strategically important country in Asia and LaLiga is proud to cooperatewith the VFF to support the development of football as well as continue to learnfrom each other.
LaLiga is a private sports association composed of 20 public limited sportscompanies and clubs and is responsible for organising professionalfootball competitions in Spain. It has over 200 million followers globallyacross social networks, on 16 platforms, and in 20 different languages. Headquartered in Madrid, it is present in 41 countries through 11offices and 44 delegates./.