HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam's soccer federation has banned nine players for life for fixing an Asian club match, part of efforts to win back dwindling confidence of fans and rebuild a reputation tarnished by bribery scandals.
The former Vissai Ninh Binh players received jail terms of up to 30 months in August for rigging an away match against Malaysia's Kelantan this year in the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Cup.
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