Female fans "playing big" donate nearly 1 billion VND to the Vietnamese men's and women's football team if they win the 31st SEA Games

As an ardent fan of the king's sport for many years, Hanh wishes to be able to give strength to athletes.

Since the 90s, Ms. Hanh has been passionate about football. In the past, her family's situation was difficult, she did not have a TV to watch football, she often went to the village to watch each match through loudspeakers. Even though she only heard the narration, she still tried to imagine in her mind the scene of the match, each step, the passing of the players.

Growing up, the family was better off, life gradually became more favorable, the woman decided to accompany Vietnamese football, especially Hoang Anh Gia Lai Club.

Ms. Hanh said: "The players often call me "aunt", "uncle", like a family member. I also often visit the houses of players such as Hong Duy, Van Toan, Van Thanh, Bui Tien Dung. , ... whenever the opportunity arises".

In early January 2019, Ms. Hanh traveled to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to cheer on the Vietnamese team at the Asian Cup. From the beginning of the tournament, she did not miss any match of coach Park Hang-seo's teachers and students.

The woman in her 50s and her friend, Ms. Vu Thuy, brought 100kg of banh chung, spring rolls, and fried rice to give to the players. The next day, they continued to transfer another 100kg of food from Vietnam to the UAE.

On January 21, 2019, hearing that the players were still craving some Vietnamese food, two female fans decided to fly back to Vietnam, bringing 80kg of orange soup, mackerel, and garlic vinegar to the UAE.

Then, at the 30th SEA Games in the Philippines at the end of November 2019, Hanh and her friend once again brought 60kg of Vietnam U22 relay food. The dishes are prepared by the restaurant, in which two dishes with bold hometown flavor are fried fish and fried shrimp.

Ms. Hanh recalls: "I was worried that players who were not suitable for food abroad would not have the strength to fight and affect their physical strength. Like a mother, sister, I prepare the dishes of my homeland and accompany me. with the team".

Many people think that she is "hot", but when she witnessed the team's difficulties, the woman said that her work was not meaningless.

Accompanying the team for decades, Hanh has many happy and sad memories. In the matches that seemed to be eliminated, Vietnam won again, bringing bursting joy. She is willing to spend large sums of money to give to the teams, as a gift of spiritual encouragement.

Once, a female fan was so happy when Vietnam won, holding a bouquet of flowers, riding a motorbike to celebrate, unfortunately fell and broke her chin. To this day, her face still has a scar of the joy of winning that year.

Then, whether she lost or won the tournaments, she secretly thanked the team for their dedication. She shared: "With football, winning - losing is normal. I always consider victories as glory, losses as lessons learned."

In previous years, when the SEA Games were held abroad, Hanh went all month to cheer. From football, athletics, table tennis, swimming,... in any competition with the Vietnamese team, she participates from morning to night.

When the Vietnamese women's soccer team won the 30th SEA Games, Ms. Hanh awarded the teacher and coach Mai Duc Chung 500 million VND. Or when the men's soccer team won over Jordan in the 2019 Asian Cup, she also donated 500 million VND.

This year, the 31st SEA Games held in Vietnam, kicking off football from May 6, Hanh has not missed a match, going back and forth between Phu Tho - Nam Dinh - Hai Phong. Understanding the psychology of her wife and husband, although not passionate about football, agreed to become a "background" for her to "fight" according to the matches.

She said: "My husband always says, 'I'm fine when I go to support football, but every time I go home, I'm tired.' Fortunately, I have the support of my husband and children and family."

Before the football opening match at the 31st SEA Games between Vietnam and Indonesia on May 6, at Viet Tri Stadium (Phu Tho), Ms. Hanh boldly announced: "I will give the men's football team a gift. 300 million dong, the women's football team 500 million dong if they win the SEA Games championship."

"The road to glory is always fraught with thorns, I hope the men's team is very resilient, going through all the thorns to come to glory." Even if Vietnam did not win the final or semi-final, the woman said she still gave the money as promised.

It is known that Ms. Hanh is an active member of the Northern VFS Supporters Association. Before each match, she often worships with her brothers and prays for Vietnam to win.

As a passionate fan, she is respected and admired by everyone. "Even though I'm old, you guys keep arranging for me to be at the front of the line, dancing with all my heart from the beginning to the end of the match. I hope everyone follows suit and cheers for the team," she laughed and said a lot. who said "crazy", but she ignored it.

Although the past two years of the Covid-19 pandemic have affected her business, when the sports festivals began to return, Hanh continued to rekindle her love for football. She once told coach Mai Duc Chung that she would accompany the women's soccer team at the World Cup. If the team enters the second round, she is ready to give 1 billion VND.

Familiar with the players and coaches of the Vietnamese football team, the female athlete always considers them as family members. Especially, for female players, she is as dear, caring and encouraging as younger sisters.

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