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Juventus football academy in Vietnam opens

The launching ceremony of Italian giants Juventus’ football academy for youngsters took place in Ho Chi Minh City on September 30.
Juventus football academy in Vietnam opens ảnh 1Students of age 11 of the Juventus Academy Vietnam (Photo: VNA)
HCM City (VNA) – The launching ceremony of Italiangiants Juventus’ football academy for youngsters took place in Ho Chi Minh Cityon September 30.

The Juventus Academy Vietnam is the club’s firstventure in Southeast Asia.

Speaking at the ceremony, Nguyen Huu Thang, Chairmanof the Board of Directors of Binh Minh Sports JSC and former head coach ofVietnam’s national football team, said the cooperation between the company andJuventus will create an optimal environment to foster passion for football amongVietnamese children.

Former French international player David Trezeguet, arepresentative of the Italian football club, said Juventus hopes to contributeto global football development and the Juventus Academy Vietnam aims tofacilitate young Vietnamese players.

On the occasion, the academy introduced its first batchof students, including 30 students of age 11 and 30 others of age 13.

It is based in southern Ba Ria – Vung Tau province,and will provide training of European standards as well as nutritional care andlessons on culture, foreign languages and life skills.

The academy also will also launch community-basedfootball development activities for children aged 3-17, during whichoutstanding players will be selected to join the professional programme.

Nicknamed the Old Lady, Juventus have won 34 titles,including 13 Coppa Italia titles, seven national Super Cups titles, twoIntercontinental Cups, two European Cups/UEFA Champions Leagues, one EuropeanCup Winners’ Cup, and a national record of three UEFA Cups, two UEFA Super Cupsand one UEFA Intertoto Cup.

Besides newly-recruited superstar Cristiano Ronaldo,the club has been home to world-famous players like Michel Platini, RobertoBaggio, Zinédine Zidane, Pavel Nedved, Fabio Cannavaro, Alessandro Del Piero,Gianluigi Buffon, Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Nicklas Bendtner.-VNA
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