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Gamers shall be insured when coaching and competing at nationwide soccer tournaments. Photograph of VFF

HÀ NỘI — Publish and Telecommunication Joint Inventory Insurance coverage Company (PTI) will proceed masking medical health insurance for Vietnamese gamers within the 2022 soccer season.

PTI and the Việt Nam Skilled Soccer Firm (VPF) on Friday signed a contract in Hà Nội.

It’s the fifth 12 months in a row that PTI has joined palms with the nationwide soccer tournaments organisers in defending gamers and referees from paying large bills due to surprising accidents.

Within the final 4 years, PTI has paid practically VNĐ10 billion (US$438,000) in a whole lot of circumstances, with highest quantity masking VNĐ300 million ($13,000) for a participant and VNĐ200 million for a referee for healthcare charges at high Asian sport hospitals.

“PTI is honoured to associate with gamers and referees in tough conditions of struggling accidents. We pays bills and provide the most effective help in order that they’d shortly get better and return to matches,” stated Bùi Xuân Thu, PTI basic director on the signing ceremony.

“For years working with VPF, I imagine that our cooperation has strongly contributed to the event of nationwide soccer tournaments and Việt Nam soccer. PTI will proceed to enhance our merchandise and repair, which is able to higher help Việt Nam’s soccer growth.”

Talking on the occasion, VPF Common Director Nguyễn Minh Ngọc stated he appreciated PTI’s sponsorship of soccer, which helped gamers and officers be assured when competing and contributing of their careers.

He stated nearly 900 gamers and referees have been protected yearly since 2018. This performed a key function within the success of tournaments.

The 2022 season will start on February 25 and shut on November 20.

There shall be 325 matches in V.League 1, V.League 2 and the Nationwide Cup. — VNS