Chelsea once faced the risk of a 15-point deduction – a penalty sufficient to relegate them from the Premier League, following payments to unregistered agents during the tenure of former owner Roman Abramovich. However, thanks to voluntarily self-reporting the violations and cooperating with the investigation, the West London club avoided the harshest punishment.

On August 1, Beijing time, two years have passed! Victor Wembanyama has not worn the French national team jersey for exactly two years. The last time he played for the national team, the Spurs center faced the United States in the 2024 Olympic final, finishing with 26 points and 7 rebounds in a losing effort.

On August 1st Beijing time, Yang Hansen updated his social media, sharing two training photos. In the photos, he was going one-on-one against former Lakers big man Charles Koloko, who recently signed with the Pelicans. The images were provided by Hansen's summer trainer, Chris Johnson, who even added the caption "Kareem (Abdul-Jabbar)" to one of the photos showing Hansen's hook shot.

Manchester United officially announced the signing of five new players this summer, but in reality, a sixth player has already joined. The 18-year-old Colombian defensive midfielder Cristian Orozco has signed for the club and has even made his debut for the under-21 youth team. However, the club chose not to make his transfer public.

Birmingham caused a major upset by holding Barcelona to a 2-2 draw after 90 minutes before winning 3-2 on penalties. The victory at St. Andrew's Knighthead Park was even more notable as Jude Bellingham was also present in the stands to watch the match.

Straits Times assesses that Singapore was the underdog and played an outstanding match to snatch a point at My Dinh Stadium.

In Thailand's 5-0 victory over Laos in the opening match of Group B at the ASEAN Cup 2026, the name that drew the most attention was undoubtedly Kakana Khamyok. The midfielder, born in 2004, contributed to three of Thailand's five goals, scoring twice and providing one assist.

Vietnamese football news today August 1: Coach Kim Sang Sik marks 20 games without defeat; Vietnam team travels to Indonesia

Thailand started the 2026 ASEAN Cup with a 5-0 victory over Laos, while Malaysia has played two matches and won both—against Myanmar (2-1) and Laos (4-0)—temporarily topping Group B.

Coach John Herdman heaped praise on Timor Leste after Indonesia's 3-0 victory in the second match of Group A at the 2026 ASEAN Cup.