Despite guiding Man Utd to a runners-up finish in the 2020/21 Premier League season, Solskjaer was shown the door in November 2021.

The 38-year-old forward admitted earlier this week that Thursday’s clash against Venezuela “is going to be a very, very special match” as it could mark his last Qualifier on home soil.

Eleven group winners and the four best runners-up will advance to the 16-team finals in Saudi Arabia in 2026.

Fixtures for leading clubs in the league phase of this season's UEFA Champions League, following Thursday's draw:

The one-off Challenge Cup match between Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) champions Mohammedan SC and Federation Cup champions Bashundhara Kings has been deferred by three days and will be held on September 15 instead of the originally scheduled date, September 12.

Liverpool and Manchester City will both come up against Real Madrid in this season's Champions League while title-holders Paris Saint-Germain were handed a tough list of opponents in Thursday's draw, including Barcelona and Bayern Munich.

The final of this season's Champions League in Budapest will kick off at 6:00 pm local time rather than 21:00 pm to "enhance the matchday experience", UEFA announced on Thursday. This means the final will begin at 10:00 pm Bangladesh time. 

Bangladesh Premier League giants Bashundhara Kings face a daunting task in the group stage of the AFC Challenge League after being drawn into a formidable Group B on Thursday.

Ruben Amorim apologised to Manchester United supporters after his reign reached a new low with a humiliating elimination from the League Cup by fourth-tier Grimsby Town on Wednesday.

Paris Saint-Germain's path towards defending their Champions League crown will be laid out on Thursday when the draw for the 36-team league phase of Europe's elite club competition takes place in Monaco.

Lionel Messi scored twice late on as Inter Miami fought back to beat Orlando City 3-1 and reach the final of the Leagues Cup on Wednesday.

In a conversation with The Daily Star's Samsul Arefin Khan, Bangladesh top-order batter Sharmin Akhter Supta said that Bangladesh Cricket Board's (BCB) decision to include the Under-15 men's team in the Women's Challenge Cup was a good move and expressed her desire to make winning contributions in the upcoming World Cup.

The BFF had previously demoted clubs such as Arambagh, Uttar Baridhara and Karwan Bazar Pragati Sangha for similar offences. The question now is whether it will act decisively against Fakirerpool.

Harry Kane scored a last-gasp winner to spare Bayern Munich's blushes in a dramatic 3-2 victory at third-tier Wehen Wiesbaden in the German Cup first round on Wednesday.

Manchester United suffered an embarrassing League Cup exit to fourth-tier Grimsby on Wednesday, losing 12-11 in a marathon penalty shootout after a 2-2 draw.

A new Bundesliga rule that calls for a meeting with the refereeing team and both captains and coaches before every league match has not been universally well received, with World Cup winner Toni Kroos saying it would have no real impact.

Hugo Ekitike missed out on a place in the France squad named Wednesday for the start of their 2026 World Cup qualifying campaign, but coach Didier Deschamps did hand a first senior call-up to highly-rated Monaco winger Maghnes Akliouche.

Sauravi Akhanda Prity netted a brilliant hattrick to guide Bangladesh to a commanding 4-1 victory over Nepal in their fourth match of the SAFF U-17 Women’s Championship at the Changlimithang Stadium in Thimphu on Wednesday.

Former European champions Celtic exited the Champions League in the qualifiers after a 3-2 penalty shootout defeat at Kazakhstan’s Kairat Almaty on Tuesday, following two goalless legs in the playoff tie.

India could be banned from world football for the second time in three years after FIFA and the Asian governing body demanded it implement a new constitution by October 30 or risk suspension.