Chelsea have signed defender Tosin Adarabioyo from Premier League rivals Fulham on a free transfer.

It will also mark the fourth consecutive time Palestine have booked their place in the AFC Asian Cup finals.

“I always said the result was not that important to me. The objective was to improve the performance, which we did not do in Melbourne and I think we achieved that objective regardless of the result,” said Bangladesh coach Javier Cabrera after the match.

Jack Grealish was a shock omission from England's Euro 2024 squad as Gareth Southgate axed the Manchester City winger on Thursday after his disappointing end to the season.

Thousands cheered a tearful Sunil Chhetri off the pitch after his last match for India on Thursday, bringing to a close an international career which put him among the world's all-time leading scorers.

Bangladesh stood their ground against Australia in their second leg match of the FIFA World Cup Qualifiers, but couldn’t avoid a 2-0 defeat against the superior opponents on a ‘heavy’ field at the Bashundhara Kings Arena in Dhaka on Thursday.

The Australia coach did not hesitate to criticise the playing surface offered at Kings Arena.

"While VAR produces more accurate decision making, it was agreed that improvements should be made for the benefit of the game and supporters," said a statement issued by English football's top flight.

Bangladesh displayed stiff resistance against Australia but suffered a 2-0 defeat in their home leg of the FIFA World Cup Qualifiers at the Kings Arena in Bashundhara today.

Clubs are not obliged to release players for the Olympic football tournament held in France between July 24-August 9 with the new Premier League campaign beginning on August 17.

Indian football legend Sunil Chhetri was set for his final international Thursday, ending a career for his country spanning two decades that put him among the world's all-time leading scorers.

There were two hattrick heroes -- Uruguay’s Darwin Nunez and Spain’s Mikel Oyarzabal -- and one very familiar face in Kylian Mbappe who propelled France to win on Wednesday’s international friendlies.

In October, soccer's world governing body awarded the 2030 World Cup to Morocco, Spain and Portugal while Saudi Arabia is the lone bidder for the 2034 edition, with Amnesty saying there are "serious human rights" risks that must be addressed.

Bangladesh are eager to give visiting Australia a tough time when they square off in a Group I fixture of the FIFA World Cup Qualifiers in Dhaka today.

More than one in four Germans have no interest in the upcoming Euro 2024 hosted by their country, the biggest sports event in Germany in almost two decades, a poll conducted for public broadcaster ARD showed on Wednesday.

Former Chelsea and Tottenham coach Antonio Conte was hired by Napoli on Wednesday as the deposed Serie A champions try to bounce back from their disastrous league title defence.

Real Madrid attacker Kylian Mbappe said on Tuesday "things and people made me unhappy" at Paris Saint-Germain before he signed a five-year deal with the Spanish club.

Almost 20 years have passed between his first Portugal goal against Greece at Euro 2004 and his most recent versus Lichtenstein in November 2023 -- with the nation's 2016 Euros triumph the pinnacle of his international career.

Shouting and screaming with glee and frustration, Gazan boys kicked footballs around with their bare feet. It could have been almost anywhere in the world, but this was a sandy soccer field surrounded by tents in war-torn Gaza.

The Belgium captain has six Premier League crowns and one Champions League title, as well as two FA Cups and five League Cups to his name since his 2015 switch from German side VfL Wolfsburg.