The Vietnamese women's national team failed to advance past the group stage of the 2026 Asian Cup after a 0-4 loss to Japan's women's team. Following this disappointing result, many fans hope women's football will see positive, radical changes to bring about breakthroughs.

At 4 a.m. Beijing time on March 12, the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals featured a heavyweight clash, with an injury-hit Real Madrid hosting Manchester City at home. In the first half, Valverde scored a hat-trick, assisted by Courtois and Diaz, giving Real Madrid a 3-0 lead at halftime.

Despite having six representatives in the Champions League quarter-finals, most English teams disappointed and risk elimination after this round.

The LPBank V-League 2025/2026 is truly entering a phase that could produce the most unpredictable surprises. The race at the top and bottom remains uncertain, as everything is still open.

At the end of the Champions League group stage, Premier League fans were still dreaming of monopolizing the top four spots and turning the Champions League into an English championship. Unexpectedly, after the first leg of the 16th round, none of the six participating English teams won. Arsenal and Newcastle United drew, while Manchester City, Chelsea, and Tottenham are already trailing by three goals, and Liverpool also lost by one goal. Now, Premier League teams face the risk of a complete wipeout, and cynical British media have directly removed the crown from the Premier League lion emblem.

All eight matches of the Champions League quarter-finals first leg have concluded, with Premier League teams failing to secure any wins. Manchester City, Tottenham, and Chelsea each suffered heavy defeats by three goals. Atlético Madrid beat Tottenham 5-2, with Álvarez scoring twice and providing one assist, creating three goals alone, earning a perfect 10/10 rating post-match; Manchester City lost 0-3 to Real Madrid, with Haaland recording zero stats—no shots, no successful dribbles, no successful aerial duels—receiving a 6.1 rating afterwards.

Coach Gerard Albadalejo is highly likely to take charge of PVF CAND after being dismissed by Ninh Bình FC.

The Vietnamese national team currently possesses too many quality goalkeepers but lacks a striker who scores consistently at this moment.

Young striker Nguyen Thanh Nhan officially joins Vietnam's preliminary squad for the FIFA Days March 2026 gathering.

Alvaro Arbeloa praised Federico Valverde's performance after Real Madrid's victory, while emphasizing that the matchup with Manchester City is not over.