Bangladesh national women's football team players are set to come under a professional contract with the Bangladesh Football Federation.

Simon Hooper, Michael Salisbury and Richard West will not officiate Premier League games this weekend after Wolverhampton Wanderers had a penalty appeal turned down in their defeat by Manchester United on Monday.

Olga Carmona's stunning late strike gave Spain a 2-1 win over Sweden on Tuesday to propel them into the Women's World Cup final for the first time in their history.

Roberto Mancini insists that a potential move to the Saudi Arabia national team is not the reason for his sudden and highly criticised decision to quit Italy.

New Zealand Football is "rapt" with how the Women's World Cup has gone and hopes to partner with Australia again to host the men's tournament, Chief Executive Andrew Pragnell said.

Atletico Madrid striker Memphis Depay scored with a stunning long-range strike in the second half to help secure a 3-1 home win over promoted Granada in their LaLiga opener on Monday.

Asian Football Confederation (AFC) is all set to revamp its club competitions next year with an increased prize money, leaving Bangladesh with only one indirect slot in the continental club competitions.

The penultimate stage of a major tournament is familiar territory for Sweden and although they have failed to clear that hurdle several times recently, that strong pedigree could serve them well against Spain in their Women's World Cup semi-final.

Since the start of their journey in Bangladesh’s top-flight football in 2018, Oscar Bruzon has been instrumental behind every success of Bashundhara Kings in the domestic circuit. However, the 46-year-old coach, who previously coached Sporting Club de Goa and Mumbai City of India as well as New Radiant of Maldives, has not yet delivered any international success for the Bangladesh Premier League champions. Following two futile attempts to get past the AFC Cup group stage, the Spaniard now faces another big challenge in the form of AFC Champions League. The Kings coach talked to The Daily Star’s Anisur Rahman prior to their preliminary round match against Sharjah FC of United Arab Emirates.

Bashundhara Kings are set to become the first Bangladeshi club to make an AFC Champions League appearance when they square off against Sharjah FC in the preliminary round at Sharjah Stadium today.

Inter Miami coach Gerardo "Tata" Martino played down injury concerns over Lionel Messi on Monday as the resurgent MLS club prepared for a Leagues Cup semi-final clash with Philadelphia.

Chelsea completed the signing of Ecuador midfielder Moises Caicedo on Monday for a reported Premier League record fee of up to £115 million ($146 million).

Manchester United defender Raphael Varane scored a late winner as the hosts survived several scares to claim a 1-0 Premier League win over Wolverhampton Wanderers on Monday with a performance that largely lacked cohesion and attacking threat.

"Real Madrid and Chelsea FC have agreed on the loan of player Kepa Arrizabalaga until June 30, 2024," the Spanish club said in a statement.

The BBC reported the transfer fee to be about 90 million euros ($98.56 million) plus add-ons.

Michalis Katsouris, 29, died after being stabbed in a mass brawl which erupted on the streets of the Greek capital.

The German champions wore shirts against Leipzig at the Allianz Arena displaying the words "Rot Gegen Rassismus" (Reds Against Racism), the name of the club's anti-racism initiative.

Ten Hag stripped Maguire of the captaincy last month after the 30-year-old made only eight Premier League starts last season.

The 21-year-old Ecuador international had also been a target for Premier League rivals Liverpool, who on Friday agreed a reported record £110 million fee with Brighton.

A source close to PSG told AFP that 31-year-old Neymar "no longer figures in the club or manager's plans" with the Brazilian immediately linked to Al-Hilal in the Gulf kingdom