Vietnamese lawyer elected to FIFA Disciplinary Committee
Vietnamese lawyer Nguyen Thi My Dung has been elected as a member of the FIFA Disciplinary Committee for the 2021 – 2025 tenure at the 71st FIFA Congress, which took place virtually on May 21.
VFF leaders attend the 71st FIFA Congress (Photo: VFF)
Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnamese lawyer Nguyen Thi My Dunghas been elected as a member of the FIFA Disciplinary Committee for the 2021 –2025 tenure at the 71st FIFA Congress, which took place virtually on May 21.
Dung, a member of the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF)’s legaland player qualification department, is also known as the only Vietnameseattorney nominated by the International Federation of Football Associations (FIFA).
She has also been appointed arbitrator by the Court ofArbitration for Sport (CAS) for many consecutive terms.
Dung is currently a member of the Asian FootballConfederation (AFC)’s dispute resolution committee.
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This ranking also helped Vietnam occupy the 13th spot amongAsian teams./.
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VFF leaders attend the 71st FIFA Congress (Photo: VFF) 
