Mr. Doan Nguyen Duc said that he accepted all judgments of the court related to the dispute between Hoang Anh Gia Lai and VPF. According to Duc, if he wins the case, he will not ask VPF for compensation.
Talking to the media on the sidelines of the press conference to announce the sponsor for the 2023 V-League season, Chairman of Hoang Anh Gia Lai Group, Chairman of Hoang Anh Gia Lai Football Club, Mr. Doan Nguyen Duc said: The matter has been accepted by the court, I don’t argue anymore. Right now – wrong is adjudicated by the law.”
“Hoang Anh Gia Lai accepts all judgments of the court. Particularly in the case of winning the VPF case, we do not ask them to compensate anything for Hoang Anh Gia Lai. We just ask them to change it. V-League rules to suit reality,” added Duc Duc when answering a reporter’s question. People 10/2 followingnoon.
Talking regarding the same category in an award, Duc said that Hoang Anh Gia Lai was the first sponsor of an energy drink company. In the past two years, Hoang Anh Gia Lai received sponsorship from Red Bull, then VPF signed with Night Wolf to advertise in the V-League.
“Back then, they came in following us and we didn’t have any idea. Now we signed with Carabao, they say the same thing regarding the energy drink industry as them. I still wonder with this way of doing, one fine day, Assuming Eximbank sponsors the V-League, then SHB Da Nang will violate, or Mobifone joins the game, Viettel will be the offending team?”, Mr. Duc explained to the reporter’s question. People.
Some people said before that he also worked at VPF, why Mr. Duc did not comment on the charter, now he has spoken. Mr. Duc said that the above opinion is absurd because the charter may be appropriate at that time but is no longer relevant.
“The charter must change to be close to reality,” said Duc.
Hoang Anh Gia Lai advertises for Carabao brand, the same as Night Wolf energy drink industry, which is a sponsor of V-League 2023 (Photo: Khoa Nguyen).
Previously, Hoang Anh Gia Lai had a sponsor conflict with VPF, because they both advertised for sponsors in the same energy drink industry. Specifically, Hoang Anh Gia Lai advertises for Carabao, while V-League (managed by VPF company) advertises for Night Wolf.
After that, VPF issued a written request to Hoang Anh Gia Lai not to advertise for energy drink brands, which are in the same category as the sponsors of VPF and the V-League. The Hoang Anh Gia Lai side agreed not to use the words “energy drinks” on the logo and on the image of sponsor Carabao this season, meeting the rules of the V-League.
However, legally, Hoang Anh Gia Lai still sued VPF to the People’s Court of Nam Tu Liem District (Hanoi), according to competition law in commerce. The lawsuit filed by Hoang Anh Gia Lai was accepted by the court on February 7.
