HANOI: A French-born footballer of Vietnamese origin, who arrived in Vietnam hoping to join the national squad, was turned down by the coach as he was no better than current players, the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) said yesterday.
Ludovic Casset, 26, born to a French father and a Vietnamese mother, arrived in Hanoi on Oct 30 for national team trials after being told he could obtain Vietnamese nationality.
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