Former Italy forward and World Cup winner Alessandro Del Piero had fans of Juventus dreaming that he may one day coach the club when he announced on Tuesday that he had obtained his UEFA Pro Licence.

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has told the club he wants to work with a tighter squad next season as it troubles his "soul" to leave so many players in the stands when everyone is fit.

De Bruyne was honoured before and after a 3-1 win over Bournemouth as City closed in on qualification for next season's Champions League.

Goals from Omar Marmoush, Bernardo Silva and Nico Gonzalez lifted City up into third in the Premier League heading into Sunday's final round of matches.

The court ordered the suspension after defense lawyers complained about the judge's alleged involvement in a documentary about the case.

Bashundhara Kings defender Saad Uddin’s six-month suspension has been reduced to four matches after the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) disciplinary committee reviewed his petition on Monday.

In Cumilla, the match between Mohammedan SC and Rahmatganj SC at the District Stadium was abandoned due to inclement weather after 18 minutes of play, with Mohammedan leading 2-1.

The flight carrying Bangladesh’s U-19 football team had to return to Kolkata, India, after failing to land in Dhaka due to inclement weather, the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) media manager, Sadman Sakib, confirmed to The Daily Star today.

Manchester City midfielder Kevin De Bruyne said he is unlikely to play at the Club World Cup due to concerns about picking up an injury ahead of his departure from the club.

Napoli and Inter Milan go into the last day of the Serie A season still fighting for the title but have to do so without their managers after Antonio Conte and Simone Inzaghi were handed one-match suspensions by the Italian league on Monday.

Manchester United and Tottenham will aim to salvage disastrous domestic seasons in Wednesday's Europa League final, with the prize of a lucrative place in next season's Champions League as treasured as the trophy.

Cristiano Ronaldo, long seen as the Argentine's main rival, notably fell outside the top three.

Liverpool have taken just one point from their three matches following the title-clinching rout of Tottenham on April 27.

The former defender knows Ancelotti well after they shared two seasons at Real Madrid.

According to Globo Esporte, the Santos icon has been included in Brazil’s preliminary squad for the upcoming FIFA World Cup Qualifiers, even though he has not featured for club or country since suffering a fresh injury on April 16 against Atlético Mineiro.

The nominees will be announced in early August.

The 14-year-old forward scored his first two international goals for Portugal’s U15 side at the Vlatko Markovic tournament in Croatia, marking a promising start to his international journey.

Mikel Arteta promised to end Arsenal's five-year trophy drought next season after a 1-0 win against Newcastle secured their place in the Champions League.

“[We need to] keep going. It's a complicated time,” Messi said in a post-match interview with Apple TV.

With second-placed Inter Milan also playing out a 2-2 draw against Lazio in a simultaneous kickoff, Napoli will head into their final match against Cagliari with a one-point advantage.