Argentine football legend Lionel Messi is set to expand his club ownership portfolio after reaching a "preliminary agreement" to become the majority shareholder of Spanish second-division side Eldense.

Haaland also reached another major City milestone. His two goals took his overall club tally to 167 goals in 203 appearances, moving him past Tommy Johnson into third place among City’s all-time scorers. Only Sergio Agüero (260) and Eric Brook (177) have scored more.

It was almost like Inter versus sprinters. It was hard to fathom who were the home team.

More than 61,000 tickets have been sold for the rare visit from Messi

The teenager said a key ambition this season was to aim for the "very special" Champions League trophy, with Barcelona beginning their campaign on Wednesday at home against Dutch side Feyenoord.

Erling Haaland scored twice as Manchester City began their Champions League campaign with a 2-0 victory at Porto.

Jose Mourinho's Real Madrid secured a narrow 2-1 victory over his former side Inter Milan in a high-octane Champions League opener on Tuesday.

Aston Villa finally ended their goal drought as they kicked off their Champions League campaign with a 3-2 win against Club Brugge on Tuesday.

Despite a marketing campaign built around grassroots creativity and national pride, manufacturer Dour and the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) now face mounting questions over a kit launch defined by recycled templates, a hefty price tag, and a transparency void regarding financial details.

The nominees for the 2026 Ballon d'Or are in, and the announcement has already thrown up some surprises.

Liverpool midfielder Alexis Mac Allister said Tuesday he could have left during the summer transfer window given how sad he felt at not being offered a new contract when other players were having their deals with the Premier League giants renewed.

Abahani Limited, Mohammedan SC and Brothers Union are among the 10 clubs that submitted a joint six-point proposal and a set of observations to Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) president Tabith Awal on Tuesday.

When a player is substituted, they must now leave the field of play within ten seconds.

Speaking at a press conference ahead of Inter Milan’s Champions League clash with Real Madrid tonight, Martinez was asked about Alvarez’s situation after the Argentine forward expressed his desire to leave Atletico Madrid during the transfer window.

The new official Bangladesh national team jersey will be priced at Tk 1,600, while a version featuring a player's name and number will cost Tk 1,700, according to Abid Alam, the founder and CEO of Dour.

Maresca was responding to remarks by Erling Haaland posted on the striker's his YouTube channel earlier in the day.

When Jose Mourinho left Inter Milan for Real Madrid in the summer of 2010, he was at the peak of his powers. He had just guided the Nerazzurri to a historic treble – clinching Serie A, lifting the Coppa Italia, and beating Bayern Munich 2-0 in the Champions League final at the Santiago Bernabeu. Days later, his move to Madrid was finalised.

Under the FIFA Forward fund worth USD 3.6 million (approximately BDT 44 crore and 24 lakh), the BFF Technical Center is expected to include three football pitches, two four-storey dormitories, medical facilities, a gymnasium, a swimming pool and other amenities, subject to final approval from world football’s governing body, FIFA.

For fans in Bangladesh, the early league-phase matches will generally kick off at 10:45pm and 1:00am BST. Those times will shift to 11:45pm and 2:00am after Europe moves out of daylight saving time.

The Gunners' normally impenetrable defence was breached inside two minutes by the Blues, but they roared back for a 2-1 win to maintain a 100 percent start.