Thanh Hoa won Super Cup

Super Cup 2010:

SHB Da Nang vs Lam Son Thanh Hoa: 1-1 (PK: 2-4)

Viettel FC officially taken over by Thanh Hoa

Done. Both sides have made official announcement about the deal.

So basically Thanh Hoa will play in V-League next season.

However, there's something undecided here. Vietnam football rules say a club merge requires at least 10 players transferred from the old club to the new one. As an agreement between Thanh Hoa and Viettel, Viettel FC squad would be divided into two groups. The youth squad trained in Europe would be transferred to a club namely Viettel Football Center which is playing in Vietnam First Division. The rest would join Thanh Hoa next season. That means they would have to move from Ha Noi to their new base in Thanh Hoa Province. Understandably, a lot of players said they were extremely disappointed about the decision. Some said they would never join the new club.

Viettel squad can be considered a good one, including some quality players such as Le Phuoc Tu, Thach Bao Khanh and Pham Minh Duc. If the board fail to reach an agreement with these players, some may be put on sale. Then it would be good news for other V-league sides.

The saga continues...

It is getting more and more ridiculous.

Well, we're talking about The Cong (it should be Viettel FC now) again. Its destiny is still under doubt. Since Viettel Telecom put the club on sale last month, some organizations and other clubs from all over the country have shown their interest. They are Ho Chi Minh City FC, an unknown group from Binh Duong and the most recent is ACB Ha Noi.

The deal between Viettel FC and its bitter rival ACB Ha Noi for a merge was widely expected to be realized in near future. Suddenly (as usual), ACB Ha Noi president has changed his mind at the eleventh hour. There would be no merge. The cause was not unveiled.

Viettel Telecom now have to switch to all other available options. They are said to be very willing to "sell their V-League place". And the latest name is Thanh Hoa. Thanh Hoa was relegated from V-League recently. It's reported that both sides have basically reached an agreement. However, it has not been a sure-fire deal yet. Apparently, saga keeps going and going.