Reported by our newspaper team: In November 2019, Shandong Luneng Taishan Football School was awarded the title of "AFC Youth Academy of the Year" for 2019. At that time, it was the only football youth academy in China to receive this honor since the award's establishment. The award required meeting the "AFC One-Star Youth Academy" standard. Subsequently, Shandong Luneng Taishan Football School applied to the AFC for "AFC Three-Star Youth Academy" status.

Reporter Wang Wei reports: In July last year, the 2025 "Century-Old Elite Schools Cup" football tournament was successfully held in Nansha, Guangzhou. Exactly one year later, in July 2026, the National Youth Women's Football Elite Competition and the Century-Old Elite Schools Cup Women's Football Exchange Tournament returned to Nansha. Walking again through Nansha, visiting stadiums, touring venues, talking to industry managers, and meeting citizens from the Greater Bay Area who came to exercise, the reporter truly felt the changes in Nansha over the past year.

According to a revelation from renowned Argentine journalist Hernán Castillo on July 21 Beijing time, after the heartbreaking loss in the World Cup final, 39-year-old Argentina captain Lionel Messi informed his teammates in the locker room that the match against Spain was his "final game" for the national team.

But for the coach of Spain, winners of the 2023 UEFA Nations League, the 2024 European Championship, and the 2026 World Cup, Luis de la Fuente, this is indeed a "good question" worth pondering.

Công An TP.HCM is forming a promising young trio of overseas Vietnamese players, covering all three lines of the field and potentially making a special mark in the 2026/27 V.League.

The passing of legendary Kevin Keegan after a battle with terminal cancer has led Liverpool, Newcastle, the English Football Association, and fans worldwide to express their sorrow.

The International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) has just released its July 2026 rankings. The Vietnamese team continues to hold the 99th position in the world, thereby maintaining its presence in the top 100 after returning to this group in the late March update.

The defending champions, Vietnam, will begin their title defense campaign at the ASEAN Hyundai Cup 2026 on Friday, July 24, when coach Kim Sang Sik's squad faces Timor Leste, the team that advanced from the qualifiers, at Chonburi Stadium in Group A of the 30th anniversary ASEAN Championship.

Just a few days after regrouping to prepare for the 2026/27 season, Hanoi Police Club (CAHN) once again drew attention on the transfer market by officially announcing the signing of Colombian striker Brayan Perea.

Pham Duc Huy stirs up Hanoi fans with an enigmatic social media story during the transfer window, while the Vietnam national team kicks off the 2026 AFF Cup, interesting stories emerge from Spain's post-World Cup, and a series of notable developments unfold in the European transfer market.