Even though captain Souleymane Diabate scored the decisive goal to power Mohammedan to a 1-0 win over holders Bashundhara Kings in their Bangladesh Premier League encounter in Cumilla yesterday, it was substitute goalkeeper Shakib Al Hasan who stole the show with a valiant display.

Jose Mourinho said the Premier League trophies he won at Chelsea were achieved fairly, responding to Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola's comments that he had six English top-flight titles while the Portuguese coach only had three.

Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti said star forward Vinicius Junior will be back from injury quicker than expected to face Atalanta in the Champions League on Tuesday.

Lionel Messi was named Major League Soccer's Most Valuable Player on Friday after leading Inter Miami to a record-breaking regular season campaign.

A second-half strike from Souleymane Diabate powered a 10-man Mohammedan SC to a 1-0 win over holders Bashundhara Kings in their Bangladesh Premier League encounter at Shaheed Dhirendranath Datta Stadium in Cumilla today.

Lazio will face either Inter Milan or Udinese in the quarter-finals.

Lionel Messi and Inter Miami will kick off FIFA's new 32-team Club World Cup when the Major League Soccer side take on Egypt's Al Ahly in the June 15 opener, the draw for the tournament revealed on Thursday.

This is the season’s second meeting between the two heavyweights.

Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti said Kylian Mbappe was "sad" after missing another penalty as champions Real Madrid fell to a 2-1 defeat at Athletic Bilbao in La Liga on Wednesday.

Chelsea's impressive 5-1 win at bottom club Southampton closed the gap to leaders Liverpool in the Premier League on Wednesday, with the home side having Jack Stephens sent off before half time for a hair-pull on Marc Cucurella.

Premier League leaders Liverpool had their advantage cut to seven points as Fabian Schar's late equaliser earned Newcastle United a thrilling 3-3 draw at St James' Park on Wednesday.

Manchester City snapped a seven-game winless streak as Kevin De Bruyne played a starring role in a 3-0 Premier League win over Nottingham Forest on Wednesday.

Arsenal worked their set-piece magic to beat  Manchester United 2-0 on Wednesday, ending Ruben Amorim's unbeaten start to life in the Old Trafford hotseat and closing the gap on Premier League leaders Liverpool.

Kylian Mbappe missed another penalty as champions Real Madrid fell to a 2-1 defeat at Athletic Bilbao in La Liga on Wednesday.

Thirty-two star-studded club teams will battle it out in gleaming state-of-the-art arenas in what is effectively a curtain-raiser for the 2026 World Cup taking place a year later in the United States, Canada and Mexico.

Ruud van Nistelrooy savoured his first match in charge of Leicester with a 3-1 Premier League win over West Ham on Tuesday.

The 38-year-old rushed out of the box in typical fashion 18 minutes in to the German Cup last 16 clash, taking out an advancing Frimpong.

Raphinha and Lamine Yamal inspired Barcelona to a first win in four La Liga outings as they beat Mallorca 5-1 on Tuesday.

Defending champions Bashundhara Kings began their Federation Cup campaign on a winning note despite having to toil for a 1-0 victory against Brothers Union in the opening match of the tournament at the Shaheed Dhirendranath Datta Stadium in Cumilla on Tuesday.

The Blues are third in the English top flight, level on 25 points with Arsenal and nine points behind runaway leaders Liverpool.