The arrival of numerous naturalized players and high-quality overseas Vietnamese is opening an opportunity for Coach Kim Sang-sik to completely reshape the Vietnam national team, shifting from the familiar defensive counter-attacking style to an ambitious, controlling attacking approach at the 2026 ASEAN Championship.

The Vietnam national team will encounter immense pressure when playing as guests at Indonesia's Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, which is considered one of the most fearsome "cauldrons" in Southeast Asia at the 2026 AFF Cup.

NBA reporter Michael Scotto reports that multiple teams across the league are closely monitoring whether the Thunder will make Luguentz Dort available. Dort has a $18.22 million team option for next season, and several team executives interviewed predict that Oklahoma City will pick up the option and then consider putting him on the trade market. If that happens, the Lakers and several other teams are reportedly interested in acquiring Dort.

Some readers might see this headline and immediately rush to the comments without even reading the article. After all, when Dong Lu is mentioned, public perception has always been mixed—both love and hate. But setting aside the controversies, the noise, and the recent surge in hype, it's undeniable that the "China Football Juniors," a grassroots youth training project he founded and has cultivated for nearly a decade, is the most groundbreaking private youth development initiative in Chinese football over the past ten years.

I've grown a bit tired of watching the FIFA World Cup, so tonight I tuned in to a friendly match involving the Chinese men's basketball team. They ultimately beat the Australian men's team 91-81, securing a strong start. This game served as an important warm-up before the World Cup Asian Qualifiers, with a match against the Dutch team coming up next. Let's talk about the contest that just ended. This Australian squad was no pushover—they were quite young, mostly under 24, though obviously not their full national team. That needs to be made clear first.

The Vietnam women's national team continues to assert its number one position in Southeast Asia by maintaining its 37th place in the world on the FIFA women's rankings for June 2026, as recently announced by the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA).

President of the Indonesian Football Association (PSSI) Erick Thohir has left open the possibility of moving the match between Indonesia and Vietnam in the group stage of the 2026 ASEAN Cup to the Gelora Bung Karno (GBK) stadium, instead of the initial plan to use the Pakansari Stadium in Bogor.

Manchester United manager Michael Carrick has informed the club that Benjamin Sesko will be a key figure in the future and therefore will not be sold. Recently, La Liga sides Barcelona and Atletico Madrid, both searching for new strikers, made inquiries through intermediaries, but they have been clearly turned down.

Last night, the Chinese men's basketball team defeated the Australian men's basketball team 91-81. This was the team's third warm-up match this summer. The Australian team was certainly not their strongest lineup; most players were starters from the NBL, along with some NCAA rotational players, essentially a makeshift squad assembled for practice. Although it was just a warm-up, the opponents provided a decent level of intensity and overall strength, which served as good training for the Chinese team.

Over the weekend, a statement allegedly from Manchester United full-back Mazraoui circulated on social media, claiming: "I might decide to retire after the World Cup. Life is too short. I want to memorize the Quran and one day become an imam in a mosque." An imam is a prayer leader in Islam. That is indeed one of Mazraoui's life goals, but he did not say he would hang up his boots after this World Cup. The quoted remarks were actually taken from an interview after the previous World Cup.