Booters to play practice match against Saudi club tonight

Bangladesh football team will play a practice match tonight against Al Wydad club of Saudi Arabia, a Taif-based football club, according to the team's manager Amer Khan.
12 March 2025, 09:24 AM

Yamal comes clean over 'assist' for Raphinha's opener

Commentators raved about Lamine Yamal's "ridiculous assist" for Barcelona's opener in their Champions League win over Benfica on Tuesday but the Spanish teenager confessed he had been going for goal rather than trying to set up teammate Raphinha.
12 March 2025, 08:00 AM

Luis Enrique hails PSG character at Anfield

Paris St Germain boss Luis Enrique said both his team and Liverpool deserved a berth in the Champions League quarter-finals, such was the terrific, nail-biting battle between the two sides in the competition's last-16.
12 March 2025, 05:58 AM

Sri Lanka to host upcoming SAFF Championship?

The Football Federation of Sri Lanka (FFSL) has claimed that the country will host the upcoming SAFF Championship in June, in a social media post yesterday.
12 March 2025, 04:49 AM

Real face 'very high pressure' in Atletico clash: Ancelotti

Champions Los Blancos hold a 2-1 first leg lead ahead of their visit to city rivals Atletico's Metropolitano stadium.
12 March 2025, 03:49 AM

Liverpool 'ran out of luck' against PSG: Slot

"It was the best game of football I have ever been involved in. It was an incredible performance, especially if you compare it with last week," said Slot.
12 March 2025, 03:32 AM

Maradona medical team on trial for 'horror theater' of his death

Maradona died on November 25, 2020, aged 60, while recovering at home from brain surgery for a blood clot, after decades battling cocaine and alcohol addictions.
12 March 2025, 03:23 AM

Inter cruise into Champions League quarters and titanic Bayern clash

Inter Milan will face Bayern Munich in the quarter-finals of the Champions League after  seeing off Feyenoord 2-1 on Tuesday to complete a comfortable 4-1 aggregate victory.
11 March 2025, 22:55 PM

PSG beat Liverpool on penalties to reach Champions League quarterfinals

Paris Saint-Germain progressed to the quarter-finals of the Champions League on Tuesday after beating Liverpool 4-1 in a penalty shoot-out to win an epic last-16 tie between the clubs.
11 March 2025, 22:52 PM

Kane leads Bayern past Leverkusen into Champions League last eight

Harry Kane scored a goal and set up another as Bayern Munich won 2-0 at Bayer Leverkusen on Tuesday, going through to the Champions League quarter-finals 5-0 on aggregate.
11 March 2025, 21:55 PM

Yamal, Raphinha fire Barca past Benfica into Champions League last eight

Lamine Yamal and Raphinha dazzled as Barcelona thumped Benfica 3-1 on Tuesday, reaching the Champions League quarter-finals 4-1 on aggregate.
11 March 2025, 20:02 PM

Paul Pogba free to return to pitch as doping ban ends

Paul Pogba can return to competition from Tuesday as the former France star's 18-month doping ban expired -- but he needs to find a club.
11 March 2025, 16:54 PM

SAFF Championship at centralised venue again

The South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) has backtracked from the proposed new format of home or away, instead deciding to hold the 15th edition of the SAFF Championship at a centralised venue.
11 March 2025, 14:35 PM

German football hits record revenues and ticket sales

Ticket sales and club revenues hit record numbers across the top two leagues of German football in 2023-24, the German Football Leagues (DFL) announced on Tuesday.
11 March 2025, 14:32 PM

Why 40-year-old Ronaldo is still in Portugal squad: Martinez explains

The five-time Ballon d’Or winner winner has often been backed by his teammates to keep playing till the 2026 FIFA World Cup. 
11 March 2025, 14:17 PM

Liverpool vs PSG: Pre-match stats

Liverpool will host PSG in the second leg of their UEFA Champions League last-16 tie at Anfield on Wednesday. Arne Slot's side somehow escaped the Parc des Princes last week with a 1-0 win, courtesy of an 87th-minute winner scored by substitute Harvey Elliot, as a wasteful PSG failed to find the net from any of their 27 attempted shots. Here The Daily Star presents you with a few highlights of the second leg of the tie: 
11 March 2025, 13:38 PM

Manchester United plans to build 'world's greatest stadium'

Manchester United plans to build a new 100,000-seat stadium next to the existing Old Trafford, the club announced on Tuesday.
11 March 2025, 10:45 AM

Maradona medical team on trial four years after icon's death

Seven medical professionals who cared for Argentine football legend Diego Maradona during his final days go on trial Tuesday accused of criminal negligence over his death.
11 March 2025, 07:40 AM

Some ManU players 'not good enough' and 'overpaid', says owner Ratcliffe

A number of Manchester United players are "not good enough" while some others are being "overpaid", the club's co-owner Jim Ratcliffe said on Monday as manager Ruben Amorim faces an uphill task to turn around the side's fortunes.
11 March 2025, 06:28 AM

Slot demands more from Liverpool's week of 'finals'

The Reds escaped the Parc des Princes with a 1-0 lead last week despite being battered by the French champions, who came up against an inspired Alisson Becker in the Liverpool goal.
11 March 2025, 04:10 AM