Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh visits Vasco da Gama Football Club, Brazil

According to the special correspondent of VNA, during the program of attending the expanded BRICS Summit and bilateral activities in the Federal Republic of Brazil, on the afternoon of July 5, local time, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his wife visited the Vasco da Gama Football Club in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh visits the stadium of Vasco da Gama Football Club. Photo: Duong Giang/VNA

Mr. Luis Fernandes, Deputy Minister of Science , Technology and Innovation, Member of the Advisory Committee of Vasco da Gama accompanied Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his wife to visit the traditional room, as well as the Estádio São Januário football stadium, with a capacity of 25,000 spectators - the main stadium of the Club.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh expressed his admiration for the long history of formation, development, and great achievements of the Vasco da Gama Club. After more than 100 years of development (founded in 1898) named after the Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama, and originally a rowing club, Vasco da Gama has developed additional sports such as basketball, swimming, especially football.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his wife Le Thi Bich Tran visit the traditional room of Vasco da Gama Football Club. Photo: Duong Giang/VNA

Vasco da Gama Club is one of the most successful clubs in Brazilian and South American football, with 65 titles in its history, including 4 Brazilian championships, 1 Brazilian national cup, more than 20 titles at the Carioca tournament. In the international arena, Vasco da Gama won the World Cup Libertadores da América, South American Club Championship, and World Cup runner-up. Vasco da Gama is home to many world-famous players such as: Roberto Dinamite, Edmundo, Romário, Juninho Pernambucano, Bebeto, Mauro Galvão.

According to Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, Vasco da Gama is the beloved club of Brazilian President Lula da Silva; and has been, is and will continue to be an indispensable part of the lives of not only the Rio de Janeiro community but also the global fan community. Estádio São Januário Stadium is not only the venue for top football matches but also the venue for many major political and cultural events in Brazil.

Vasco da Gama is not only famous for football but also a symbol of anti-racism and multiculturalism, with the philosophy of football for the people; football is not only for the rich but football is for everyone, broadly speaking, everyone has equal access to all sports.

Representatives of Vasco da Gama Football Club presented football shirts to Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his wife. Photo: Duong Giang/VNA

The Prime Minister said that the philosophy of football is also the philosophy and cultural identity of Brazil and is very close to Vietnamese culture, which is to always attack, fight with all your might, devote all your might, with all your intelligence, sophistication, and passion; compete equally, victory is necessary, but it is not everything, but must demonstrate dedication, enjoyment, and sharing.

At the football field, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his wife were presented with a set of Vasco da Gama jerseys by the club's representative, and also presented the club with a jersey from the Hanoi Football Club. Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said that many Brazilian players have joined Vietnamese clubs, helping these clubs compete successfully, with some clubs winning championships.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh presents Hanoi Police Club shirt to representative of Vasco da Gama Football Club. Photo: Duong Giang/VNA

Noting that Vietnamese people are very passionate about football and admire Brazilian football - with "Samba dance on the field", Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said that the potential for cooperation in culture, sports, especially high-performance sports, including football between Vietnam and Brazil is limitless; The Prime Minister suggested that Brazil and Vasco da Gama Club increase cooperation activities, support Vietnam in developing football, such as training and educating players, especially improving players' physical strength and skills, improving management capacity, developing brands, mobilizing and managing resources, organizing competitions, as well as continuing to "export" Brazilian players to Vietnam to compete and Vietnamese players to compete in Brazil.

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