BFF technical director Paul Smalley resigns

Bangladesh Football Federation(BFF) technical director Paul Smalley has resigned from his post on Saturday.
15 July 2023, 07:01 AM

Mendy breaks down as acquitted of sex offences

Former Manchester City and France footballer Benjamin Mendy broke down in tears on Friday, as a UK jury cleared him of sex offences, ending a three-year court ordeal.
15 July 2023, 04:33 AM

Lebanon, Kuwait show makes Jamal hopeful for future

The 33-year-old captain, who has worked under different foreign and local coaches and seen the ups and downs of the team, spoke elaborately regarding the difference from the previous campaigns to the recent one and what he feels should be the ideology for the team going forward. Excerpts of the interview, taken by The Daily Star’s Anisur Rahman, are as follows.
15 July 2023, 03:36 AM

Can others dare play catch-up with India?  

India re-evaluated themselves against skilled Asian teams, having repelled Lebanon in similar fashion in the semi-finals, but what will the rest of the South Asian participating nations take away from the tournament? From here on, how do they gauge their standards relative to India’s ever-accelerating progress?
15 July 2023, 02:26 AM

Messi poses for selfies with fans at Miami supermarket

Lionel Messi hasn't been formally introduced as an Inter Miami CF player yet but his fans in the United States have wasted no time introducing themselves to him.
14 July 2023, 09:19 AM

'Against their nature': When Brazil banned women from football

Brazil may be synonymous with the beautiful game, but it banned women from the sport for nearly four decades until 1979.
14 July 2023, 08:07 AM

Kings wrap up campaign with win over Abahani

Already-champions Bashundhara Kings wrapped up their Bangladesh Premier League campaign with a 1-0 win over second-placed Abahani in their last match at the Bashundhara Kings Arena yesterday.
14 July 2023, 04:15 AM

Litu pleased despite draw

Bangladesh coach Mahbubur Rahman Litu expressed his satisfaction over the performance of his charges despite seeing them concede a stoppage time equaliser against Nepal in their FIFA friendly fixture at the Birshreshtha Shaheed Mostafa Kamal Stadium in Kamalapur yesterday.
14 July 2023, 02:30 AM

Choton watches from the stands

Bangladesh women's football team's former head coach Golam Rabbani Choton watched from the stands as the team drew 1-1 against Nepal in their FIFA friendly fixture in Kamalapur yesterday.
14 July 2023, 02:20 AM

Sabitra cancels Sabina's goal as Bangladesh draw 1-1 with Nepal

Sabitra Bhandari scored a stoppage time equalizer as Bangladesh women’s football team were held to a 1-1 draw by Nepal in their FIFA friendly fixture at the Birshreshtha Shaheed Mostafa Kamal Stadium in Kamalapur on Thursday.
13 July 2023, 13:16 PM

In Miami, 'Messi mania' takes hold

Since singing with the Florida club last month, the Argentine superstar has lit up anticipation around both the team and US professional soccer at large, especially among Miami's many South American residents
13 July 2023, 02:15 AM

SAFF title a distant reality as Bangladesh host Nepal

The mood that gripped the Bangladesh women's football team the last time they played an international football match is a far cry from the one that currently pervades in the team.
13 July 2023, 02:00 AM

‘Ready and eager for new challenge’

Lionel Messi has no regrets about his decision to join Inter Miami and said he is eager to face a new challenge.
12 July 2023, 19:00 PM

Ancelotti to face tax evasion trial

A Spanish judge said Ancelotti had "acknowledged" the actions which deprived the country's treasury of 386,361 euros ($428,000), in a court document seen by AFP on Wednesday
12 July 2023, 18:30 PM

UEFA probes Maccabi's CL match in Malta after 'Palestine' chant

On Tuesday night, with the visitors two goals up, tensions rose as Maccabi fans launched flares onto the pitch in the Centenary Stadium in Ta' Qali in Malta in response to the Maltese supporters' chants
12 July 2023, 18:22 PM

Messi mulls international retirement, but not quite yet

"After winning everything I want to enjoy the moment and wait for time to tell me when it's the moment," said the seven-time Ballon d'Or winner
12 July 2023, 18:07 PM

Chowdhury appointed into advisory group of Newcastle Utd 

English Premier League club Newcastle United FC (NUFC) have appointed Dr Mehzeb Chowdhury as a member of its Independent Advisory Group (IAG)
12 July 2023, 13:33 PM

Paul Smalley away from women’s team over ‘contract negotiation’

Bangladesh Football Federation’s technical director Paul Smalley will not be part the women’s football team’s FIFA friendlies against Nepal in Dhaka, an aberration for the British national who has been a regular fixture of the women’s team since his appointment in 2016.
12 July 2023, 12:06 PM

Women’s team to stay at five-star hotel ‘despite BFF’s insolvency’

Bangladesh Football Federation’s women’s wing chairman Mahfuza Akter Kiron has said that BFF has arranged funds to accommodate the women’s football team at Hotel InterContinental, the same hotel that visiting Nepal team are staying, despite its financial insolvency.
12 July 2023, 10:45 AM

Van der Sar 'out of life-threatening danger': Ajax

Former Netherlands goalkeeper and Ajax executive Edwin van der Sar was out of life-threating danger, but remained in intensive care in hospital after a brain haemorrhage, his club said on Tuesday.
11 July 2023, 21:24 PM