The Premier League's broadcast rights generate the highest revenue among the big five leagues, enabling clubs to invest heavily in strengthening their squads, which has gradually made the Premier League the top league among the five major European competitions. As a result, title-contending Premier League teams become worn out like "mules" every season.

Thomas Tuchel’s name has been removed from Manchester United’s list of potential new managers, and Carlo Ancelotti is nearly off it as well. The 66-year-old Italian coach is about to renew his contract with the Brazilian national team for four years, preparing to lead them at the 2030 World Cup, effectively confirming he will not become the Red Devils’ future head coach.

Contrary to initial rumors, Vietnam U23 will not take part in the CFA Team China 2026 friendly tournament hosted by China.

Malaysian media views the new ASIAD 2026 regulations as causing their absence, while regional rivals like Vietnam and Thailand still qualify.

Raheem Sterling has yet to train with Feyenoord, only 24 hours after signing with the Dutch club as a free agent.

Liverpool stands to lose a massive potential revenue before the 2026/27 season, significantly impacting their transfer market spending power.

Under Arteta's management, Arsenal has finished as runners-up in the last three seasons. It is often said that failure is the mother of success, and having been second place three times in a row, Arsenal is determined to claim the Premier League title this season. Following the 26th round, Manchester City secured a 3-0 home victory over Fulham, while Arsenal drew 1-1 away at Brentford, reducing Arsenal’s lead at the top from 6 points to 4, reigniting the title race suspense.

All matches of the 26th round of the Premier League have been completed this week; there are no Premier League fixtures this weekend, as the FA Cup fourth round takes place instead.

On February 14 Beijing time, the seventh competition day of the Milan Winter Olympics concluded, with 7 gold medals awarded that day causing major shifts in the medal rankings. Norway strengthened its lead with 8 golds by winning 1 gold that day. France also earned 1 gold to reach 4 golds and moved up to fourth place. Japan gained 1 gold to total 3 and climbed to tenth place. Australia’s 1 gold brought them to 2 golds and tenth place. The Czech Republic won 1 gold to reach 11th place, while Great Britain claimed its first gold and surged to 15th place.

Thanh Nhã was the only player from the Vietnam women's national team to score in the two friendly matches against China.