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Lee Nguyen may head back to the US

Posted on January 18, 2010 by Bolsavik

The young Vietnamese-American soccer sensation currently playing in Vietnam may come back stateside if negotiations with an unnamed MLS team play out, reports the Yanks-Abroad soccer web site here. Lee Nguyen, 23, spent the last season in the V-League playing … Continue reading →

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Soccer star Lee Nguyen to be naturalized Vietnamese

Posted on January 16, 2009 by Bolsavik

Not sure if “naturalization” is the right word to apply to Texas-born Lee Nguyen whose parents are born in Vietnam, but the news is Lee (whom fans call by his first name) will get himself Vietnamese citizenship on April 1 … Continue reading →

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OK so Lee Nguyen may not get a half-million

Posted on January 5, 2009 by Bolsavik

The owner of Lee Nguyen‘s prospective team went on record and denied paying his new player U.S.$40,000 a month – as Bolsavik.com’s reader Lanin pointed out here. In an interview with Thanh Nien daily newspaper here (in Vietnamese), Doan Nguyen … Continue reading →

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It’s official: Lee Nguyen to play in V-League

Posted on January 2, 2009 by Bolsavik

In a risky career move that brings him from the major soccer leagues of Europe to his parents’ country of Vietnam, U.S. stand-out Lee Nguyen is said to have accepted a position with Hoang Anh Gia Lai, one of Vietnam’s … Continue reading →

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Lee Nguyen may play in MLS instead of Vietnam

Posted on January 2, 2009 by Bolsavik

Some soccer sites are floating the rumor that an MLS team is interested in Lee Nguyen, making it possible that the 22-year-old Vietnamese-American star striker may not be playing in Vietnam after all. The rumor is mentioned briefly on tribalfootball.com … Continue reading →

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V.A. player on U.S. national team to play for Vietnamese club

Posted on December 24, 2008 by Bolsavik

One of the U.S.’s top young soccer star, a Dallas-born Vietnamese-American, is trying out to play in Vietnam for the country’s champion club, reports Sports Illustrated here. Lee Nguyen, 22, one of USA soccer’s hottest young stars, is trying out … Continue reading →

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