The race to become Vietnam Football Federation's vice president of finance, who holds the future of Vietnam’s football in hand, is becoming tougher than ever with many viable candidates.
Vietnam Television has just offered the record prices for advertising blocs at broadcasting football matches of World Cup, a move aimed at compensating for the so high amount paid for copyright.
Vingroup has stepped up to support VTV with $5 million, supposedly half of what VTV paid for the copyrights of the World Cup 2018, as a result, VTV has received the approval of FIFA, to own the right to broadcast all 64 matches in Vietnam and closed a long delayed deal.
Douglas Martinez (right) of Honduras vies for the ball with Nguyễn Trọng Đại of Vietnam during the group stage match of the FIFA U-20 World Cup 2017 between Honduras and Vietnam in Jeonju, South Korea, 28 May 2017.
