Casset visit Vietnam for squad trials<\/p>\n
HANOI: A French-born soccer player of Vietnamese origin is to
\nfly to Vietnam this week for national team trials after saying he
\nwas willing to join the squad, the Vietnam Football Federation
\nsaid on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
Ludovic Casset, 26, born to a French father and a Vietnamese
\nmother, will arrive in Hanoi on Oct. 30 after his current team,
\nAuxerre, gave him the green light, Nguyen Lan Trung, the
\nfederation's spokesman said.<\/p>\n
"He had sent a letter earlier to the national team's coach,
\nEdson Tavares, saying he would like to play for the team," he
\nadded.<\/p>\n
Casset, an amateur who has yet to play in Auxerre's French
\nleague professional team, is expected to bring documents to prove
\nhis Vietnamese parentage.<\/p>\n
Vietnam's national team is trying to progress after years of
\nlethargic performance. The red and golds currently rank last in
\nthe Asian Group seven in World Cup qualifying, behind South
\nKorea, Lebanon and Maldives. -- AFP<\/p>",
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