When the Indonesian Football Association (PSSI) decided to appoint John Herdman as the head coach of the national team in early 2026, this choice came as a considerable surprise.

With over ten naturalized players, the Indonesian national team brings a high-quality squad to the 2026 ASEAN Cup, making their opponents cautious.

By Hanbing. Due to the impact of Typhoon "Hongxia," the Yue Super League organizing committee issued an advance notice on July 24: the originally scheduled 10 regular season matches across the province for the 11th round, which were to start simultaneously on July 25, have been uniformly postponed to August 1, with venues unchanged. Originally, this round was the last match day of the Yue Super League regular season, directly affecting the playoff spots and matchups, making it of extremely high competitive significance.

Reported by Wang Wei. As one of the favorites for promotion this season, Shenzhen Youth have fallen into a rare slump in club history. After a 0-3 away defeat to Shaanxi United on July 25, they have now gone seven matches without a win, putting their promotion hopes in jeopardy. Despite multiple pressures, Shenzhen Youth have not given up on their promotion goal. They aim to regain the initiative by comprehensively upgrading the coaching staff and strengthening the foreign striker line.

Reporter Wang Wei reports: On the evening of July 25, the 16th round of the China League One featured a key match. The first-half champion Guangzhou Leopards traveled to Ningbo Cixi Sports Center Stadium to face Ningbo FC, coached by Li Weifeng. With a goal from Kamara and a stoppage-time winner from Liu Bin, Guangzhou Leopards defeated their opponents 2-1, ending Ningbo's 11-match unbeaten run.

Thibaut Courtois has not guaranteed his future with the Belgium national team despite appreciating new coach Mark van Bommel, and he also wants to rest during the upcoming Nations League campaign.

Just days after the move to Manchester United collapsed due to fitness concerns, Ederson returned and scored to help Atalanta come from behind to beat Arezzo.

The 2026/27 Champions League group stage draw will determine the path of 36 teams in Europe's most prestigious competition. Where can fans watch it live?

Al Nassr is reportedly facing a serious financial crisis, forcing the Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund (PIF) to tighten spending controls and pause new deals.

Liverpool began the Andoni Iraola era with a 4-2 victory over Sunderland, but an incident just under 10 minutes into the match immediately forced the new Spanish manager to confront a difficult challenge in defense.