Bangladesh forward Sanjida Akhter made her debut in the Indian Women’s League for East Bengal FC in a match against Odisha FC on Tuesday. The 22-year-old became the first Bangladesh player to represent the club but couldn’t mark the occasion with a win as the match ended in a goalless draw. Photo: Facebook 

The two friendlies will be the last before Lionel Messi and company gear up for the Copa America, to be held in United States in June. 

"I am Xabi Alonso, I will be in charge of Liverpool next season, but I am short of money for my flights to Liverpool," said the message, written in Thai.

Xavi's announcement on Sunday that he will leave Barcelona at the end of the season has sparked a flurry of speculation about his possible successor.

Cape Verde won an AFCON knockout tie for the first time in their history as a late Ryan Mendes penalty gave them a 1-0 victory over Mauritania in Abidjan.

An 88th-minute header from Brazilian forward Malcom settled an entertaining friendly at the Kingdom Arena after Miami fought back to 3-3 from 3-1 down early in the second half.

Having come through the fabled academy at Barcelona, Arteta has a long-standing connection to the Camp Nou.

Bangladesh coach and captain aim to retain the title of the SAFF U-19 Women’s Championship, which begins in Dhaka on February 2.

Defending champions Qatar survived a scare to beat Palestine 2-1 and advance to the Asian Cup quarter-finals thanks to goals from Hassan Al-Haydos and Akram Afif at Al Bayt Stadium on Monday.

Bangladesh women’s team footballer Sanjida Akhter today, on her Facebook page, posted a picture of herself in front of pictures of East Bengal Football Club’s overseas heroes – pointing her finger to a special picture of Sheikh Mohammad Aslam, Late Monem Munna and Rizvi Karim Rumi – three of the biggest stars of Bangladesh football who played for the cross-border club in the 1990s.

Alisher Shukurov buried the final spot-kick in Doha to send the Central Asians -- ranked 106th in the world -- into a showdown with either Jordan or the 2007 champions Iraq.

Klopp was greeted by an emotional rendition of "You'll Never Walk Alone" before kick-off and banners of thanks in the first match since the German announced his decision to leave at the end of the season.

Ten Hag, whose side are languishing in eighth place in the Premier League and have been eliminated from the Champions League, explained Rashford's absence from the team by saying he had "reported ill".

Argentina forward Martinez glanced home the decisive goal in the 14th minute of an action-packed contest in Florence in which Nicolas Gonzalez wasted a late penalty for the hosts, who had Inter on the back foot for much of the game.

Atletico Madrid climbed third, above struggling champions Barcelona on goal difference, with a comfortable 2-0 win at home against Valencia.

A tense last-16 clash finished 1-1 after extra time with Meschack Elia scoring on 37 minutes for DR Congo and Mostafa Mohamed equalising in first-half added time from a penalty.

Only a few months after lifting the Spanish title, Barcelona coach Xavi Hernandez dramatically announced he would walk away from the club at the end of the season.

Nigeria coach Jose Peseiro hailed "fantastic" Victor Osimhen for the African footballer of the year's tireless performance as the Super Eagles beat Cameroon 2-0 at the Africa Cup of Nations on Saturday.

The fixture was stopped in the 16th minute in honour of Maignan's shirt number while a famous King quote was displayed on the San Siro's big screens.

Bayer Leverkusen were held to a goalless draw at home to Borussia Moenchengladbach on Saturday as their lead over injury-hit Bayern Munich at the top of the Bundesliga was cut to two points.