Title contenders Abahani finally secured their first victory in the ongoing Bangladesh Football League with a 2-0 win over Bangladesh Police in their home match at the Shaheed Dhirendranath Datta Stadium in Cumilla today.

Iran is to boycott next week's World Cup finals draw in Washington because the United States refused to grant visas to several members of the delegation, the Iranian football federation announced on Friday.

They now turn their attention to their fifth and final match, against hosts China, on Sunday.

About 20 cops rushed in to control the chaos.

European soccer's governing body fined the Spanish club an additional 10,000 euros after some of their fans threw objects during the game at Arsenal's Emirates stadium.

Portuguese legend Cristiano Ronaldo congratulated the World Champions on Instagram, sharing an image with the message: "Giants! Congratulations, World Champions!" to his 668 million followers.

The substitution did not have the desired effect as Feyenoord conceded a third just a minute later.

Villa are on a run of 10 wins in 12 matches in all competitions after a five-match winless run to start the Premier League season.

Bangladesh’s underwhelming performance in their 1-0 defeat to Malaysia in the opening match of the Tri-Nation Series, also involving Azerbaijan, has raised a serious concern -- whether the poor display stemmed from on-field lapses or from issues unfolding off the pitch.

Marco van Basten scored the first champions league hattrick.

Liverpool manager Arne Slot must find a way to arrest the team's slide even as the pressure mounts on him, former skipper Steven Gerrard said after the Merseyside club were thrashed 4-1 by PSV Eindhoven in the Champions League on Wednesday.

Bayern Munich striker Harry Kane suffered a rare off night as the German club were beaten 3-1 at Arsenal in the Champions League for their first loss of the season on Wednesday.

Arne Slot insisted he is confident of avoiding the sack despite troubled Liverpool's dismal 4-1 defeat against PSV Eindhoven on Wednesday.

Leading the individual scoring charts, meanwhile, is Kylian Mbappe after he struck all of Real Madrid's goals in their 4-3 win at Olympiacos.

Jose Gimenez's stoppage-time winner earned Atletico Madrid a 2-1 victory over Inter Milan in the Champions League on Wednesday, inflicting the Italians' first defeat in the competition.

Midfield star Vitinha scored a hattrick as Paris Saint-Germain came from behind on the way to beating Tottenham Hotspur 5-3 in an action-packed Champions League clash on Wednesday.

Kylian Mbappe scored all four goals as Real Madrid hung on to beat Olympiacos 4-3 in the Champions League on Wednesday and end a three-match winless run in all competitions.

Arsenal thumped Bayern Munich 3-1 in a clash of the English and German league leaders on Tuesday to maintain their perfect record in the Champions League this season.

Troubled Liverpool's miserable season spiralled further into turmoil as PSV Eindhoven swept to a stunning 4-1 win at Anfield in the Champions League on Wednesday.

Strasbourg defender Ben Chilwell has set his sights on delivering "the biggest middle finger" to his critics by winning a place in England's World Cup squad.