PVF team celebrate winning the friendly tournament in Singapore in December. — Photo zing.vn Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam’s Promotion Fund of Vietnamese Football Talents (PVF) team will join 23 others at the Rotterdam Football Cup, a friendly tournament for U15 players on April 20-22 in the Netherlands. PVF and Chinese Guangzhou Evergrande are the only two squads from Asia invited to the annual event which will see young teams of European giants such as Atletico Madrid of Spain and Tottenham Hotspur of England. Other teams include Leipzig and TSG Hoffenheim (Germany), AZ Alkmaar (of the hosts), Hajduk Split (Croatia), and Club Brugge (Belgium). PVF are in Group A with Atletico, SBV Excelsior (of the hosts), Orlando Pirates (South Africa), FC Tatra Presov (Slovakia) and Ilves FC (Finland). German TSG Hoffenheim are the reigning champions having won the competition after beating AZ Alkmaar (Netherlands) 1-0 … [Read more...] about PVF team present Việt Nam at Rotterdam Football Cup
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Gregg Berhalter hired as U.S. soccer coach after World Cup failure
Ronald Blum, AP Sports Writer Updated 11:04 am CST, Sunday, December 2, 2018 Columbus Crew SC head coach Gregg Berhalter walks on the field before an MLS playoff soccer match against D.C. United, Thursday, Nov. 1, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass) Columbus Crew SC head coach Gregg Berhalter walks on the field before an MLS playoff soccer match against D.C. United, Thursday, Nov. 1, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass) Photo: Nick Wass/Associated Press Photo: Nick Wass/Associated Press Image 1 of / 5 Caption Close Image 1 of 5 Columbus Crew SC head coach Gregg Berhalter walks on the field before an MLS playoff soccer match against D.C. United, Thursday, Nov. 1, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass) Columbus Crew SC head coach Gregg Berhalter walks on the field … [Read more...] about Gregg Berhalter hired as U.S. soccer coach after World Cup failure
Eurostar achieves record sales revenue after Ryder Cup boost
News / UK and world by Press Association November 7, 2018, 10:49 am FacebookTwitterLinkedInWhatsAppEmail Sign up to our Daily newsletter The Ryder Cup golf tournament in Paris helped Eurostar achieve record sales revenues between July and September. The cross-Channel rail operator said revenues reached £247 million in the third quarter of the year, up 17% on the same period last year. Year-on-year passenger volumes increased by 12% to three million, including a 21% rise in the number of business customers. Eurostar said the number of passengers from the US grew by 6%, with many people crossing the Atlantic to attend the Ryder Cup in September. Leisure traffic was boosted by the new service between the UK and the Netherlands, with an additional 130,000 passengers travelling to Amsterdam and Rotterdam by high-speed rail since the route opened in April. To meet demand, Eurostar will introduce a third direct daily service from London in June next year, and has … [Read more...] about Eurostar achieves record sales revenue after Ryder Cup boost
Unilever ‘extremely’ unlikely to trade on FTSE after choosing Rotterdam HQ
News / UK and world by Press Association June 14, 2018, 10:55 am FacebookTwitterLinkedInWhatsAppEmail Sign up to our Daily newsletter Unilever’s shares are “extremely unlikely” to continue trading in the FTSE 100 after the company announced it is ditching its London base and dual headquarters for a single site in Rotterdam. Its chief financial officer, Graeme Pitkethly, said on Thursday that the company had been “engaging extensively” with the FTSE Russell – the FTSE’s governing body – in recent months over its plans to simplify the business. But without a UK headquarters, Unilever is expected to fall short of requirements which would allow a listing on the FTSE 100, where its shares currently trade. “From this it is clear that it is extremely unlikely that the ‘New NV’ shares after simplification will be included in the FTSE UK series,” Mr Pitkethly said. “Consequently our weighting in … [Read more...] about Unilever ‘extremely’ unlikely to trade on FTSE after choosing Rotterdam HQ
Saudi-led forces battle Shiite rebels south of key Yemen port
News / UK and world by Press Association June 14, 2018, 11:02 am FacebookTwitterLinkedInWhatsAppEmail Sign up to our Daily newsletter Troops in a Saudi-led coalition have captured a town south of the port city of Hodeida as fierce fighting and air strikes pounded the area, officials said. On the second day of an offensive to capture the strategic harbour, soldiers took the town of Nakhila 12 miles south of Hodeida International Airport, according to the government-run SABA news agency. The Saudi-led coalition backing Yemen’s exiled government launched an assault on Hodeida on Wednesday. The Red Sea port is the main entry for food into a country on the brink of famine. The biggest offensive of the years-long war in the Arab world’s poorest nation has raised warnings from aid agencies that Yemen’s humanitarian disaster could deepen. The attack is aimed at driving out Iranian-aligned Shiite rebels known as Houthis, who have held Hodeida since 2015, … [Read more...] about Saudi-led forces battle Shiite rebels south of key Yemen port