Carrick has been named the Premier League Manager of the Month for January, with the official announcement imminent. Since taking charge last month, he led the team to three consecutive victories against Manchester City, Arsenal, and Fulham. This is Carrick’s first time receiving this honor, yet many fans worry the team might suffer from the so-called "Manager of the Month curse." This curse refers to a noticeable decline in team performance after the coach wins the award.

Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes was once a player the club wanted to sell, but now they may fear losing him in the summer. As the club’s best signing since Sir Alex Ferguson retired, he was recently voted by fans into the best Manchester United XI from 2005 to 2025.

Ironically, just two weeks ago, as the coach with the highest win rate in the club's history since 1993, Marseille president Longoria hoped De Zerbi would become “Marseille’s Simeone” and lead the team long-term. Fourteen days later, the Italian became the ninth coach to be dismissed in five years.

On February 13th Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued with four more games concluded yesterday and this year, including the struggling Kings suffering a 93-121 blowout loss to the Jazz, marking their 14th straight defeat; the Grizzlies narrowly losing 116-122 to the strong Nuggets; the Spurs overpowering the Warriors 126-113 with a strong final quarter; and the Bucks’ bench delivering an efficient performance to upset the Western Conference leaders Thunder 110-93.

Reported by journalist Chen Yong: Yang Qiandong's application for free agent arbitration, along with Evergrande Football School sending a lawyer’s letter to Yang Qiandong and his guardian, has once again sparked a long-standing debate in Chinese youth football training: How should the interests of youth training institutions be protected? How can the rights of young players be safeguarded? In countries with mature football systems, these two interests may conflict but are relatively regulated; however, in Chinese football, they often stand in stark opposition.

Written by Chen Yong and Han Bing: On the afternoon of the 12th, the group draw for the U17 Asian Cup was announced. The U17 national team (hereafter referred to as the national youth team) was placed in a group with Indonesia, Japan, and Qatar. Notably, the national youth team had just played two warm-up matches against Indonesia, winning both.

Manchester United could have quietly rested and prepared during their "Spring Festival break," but the club was dragged into controversy due to unnecessary comments from owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe. The 73-year-old British tycoon shockingly claimed that the UK has become a colony overrun by immigrants.

Spanish football has just received shocking news as Athletic Bilbao has officially been banned by FIFA from registering new players for three consecutive transfer windows.

On February 13th Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued with several games concluding yesterday. Kawhi Leonard led the Clippers to a 105-102 last-second victory over the Rockets for revenge, the Trail Blazers suffered a heavy 109-133 defeat against a balanced Timberwolves team, the Heat comfortably defeated the struggling Pelicans 123-111, and the Thunder’s bench dominated the Suns 136-109. As a result, the Western Conference rankings are in chaos, with the Thunder strengthening their hold on first place and the Rockets sitting fourth,

One of the rumored candidates for Manchester United's permanent managerial position this summer, Tuchel, rejected this possibility remotely before the World Cup. He announced his contract extension with the FA until 2028 and will lead the team in the next European Championship held in the UK. The FA was indeed worried about United poaching him, so they quickly agreed to the renewal deal.