Coach Michael Carrick believes that Bruno Fernandes will continue to stay with Manchester United this summer after witnessing his captain set a new assist record in a single Premier League season.

When the 2026 World Cup kicks off this summer, North Texas (USA) will not only host top-tier matches but will also transform into the largest catwalk on the planet for world football.

Written by Han Bing. Although they lost 2-3 to Japan in the U17 Asian Cup final, Shimizu Toshi still achieved the best result by a Japanese coach working abroad for another national team—becoming the first Japanese coach to lead a foreign national team into a continental final. Previously, the best result among Japanese coaches abroad was by Ishii Masatada, who led Thailand to the runner-up position in the 2024 Southeast Asian Cup.

Reporter Lu Mi reports. On the evening of May 23, in the 9th round of the China League One, Ningbo team defeated Dalian Kuncheng 1-0 at home, continuing the story of a new coach bringing immediate results. Ningbo had suffered four consecutive losses at the start, scoring 3 goals and conceding 10, sitting at the bottom of the standings.

Reporter Wang Wei reports — From 0-3 to 1-4, then to 3-4, on the evening of May 24, Guangzhou Leopards fought a fierce battle at Yuexiu Mountain Stadium against the strong Yanbian Longding team, ultimately losing 3-4, ending their four-match home winning streak. In this round, Shenzhen Youth secured a 4-0 away victory over Changchun Yatai, moving to 21 points and topping the standings, while Guangzhou Leopards dropped to second with 19 points.

The English Premier League concluded the 2025-2026 season with a dramatic finale on the final matchday of May 24. However, the on-field events officially resulted in England's top division having only five representatives, instead of six, in the 2026-2027 UEFA Champions League.

It turns out the Western Conference Finals are like a turn-based game... You win one, I win one; you win one, I win one. Currently, the Thunder and the Spurs are tied 2-2, heading toward a grueling Game 7 that drains both teams. The happiest ones are the Knicks, who have already locked in their Finals spot with a 3-0 sweep over the Cavaliers.

Manchester United has concluded their season, and besides reviewing the past year's work, the more important task is the transfer market. Club recruitment staff have already flown out of England, heading to Italy to secure the first new signing. 26-year-old Brazilian midfielder Ederson is considered a perfect fit for Carrick's tactics, with a reasonable price tag, making him a potential first acquisition. After securing Champions League qualification, United's summer budget is expected to exceed £200 million.

Bắc Ninh FC secured their biggest win since the start of the 2025-2026 National First Division season, thrashing CLB Thanh niên TP.HCM 8-0 at Việt Yên Stadium on the afternoon of May 24.

Journalist Chen Yong reports. A simple calculation suggests that, in theory, after the 2009-born youth national team returns to the World Cup, the senior national team could regain World Cup qualification around ten years later, when this U17 squad reaches its prime at age 27. Meanwhile, considering that the 2003-born and 2005-born youth teams, despite not making it to the World Cup, have successively reached the Asian Cup quarterfinals, the timeline for the senior team's World Cup return might be shortened.