The last time Messi and Argentina visited Bangladesh was on September 6 in 2011 for a friendly against Nigeria at the Bangabandhu National Stadium. The BFF had to splurge around three to four million USD the last time it hosted La Albicelestes for an invitational friendly

Former FIFA Council member Moya Dodd has criticised Gianni Infantino's threat of a Women's World Cup broadcast blackout in Europe this year and said the governing body is responsible for the tournament being historically undervalued.

Frank Lampard became the first English manager to lose 10 successive games in charge of a top-flight club for 35 years on Tuesday as his Chelsea side succumbed 3-1 at Arsenal.

Manchester City striker Erling Haaland has broken several records this season but the Norway international still wants to improve his game, manager Pep Guardiola said.

Ronaldo, who joined the Saudi soccer club on a deal until 2025 after leaving Manchester United last year, earned $136 million with Forbes saying his annual playing salary went up to an estimated $75 million

Paris St Germain forward Lionel Messi will not have his contract renewed at the club following an unauthorised trip to Saudi Arabia, French sports daily L'Equipe reported on Tuesday.

Hollywood actors Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney joined Wrexham's promotion party as thousands of fans lined the streets to celebrate their club's return to League Two on Tuesday.

Pep Guardiola says Erling Haaland's astonishing scoring feats for Manchester City have been a "surprise", with the Norwegian on the cusp of breaking the Premier League's single-season goal record.

Jordi Alba struck a late winner for Barcelona in a 1-0 win over 10-man Osasuna on Tuesday to move the Catalans a step closer to their first La Liga title since 2019.

Martin Odegaard fired Arsenal back to the top of the Premier League as the Norway midfielder's double inspired a 3-1 win against woeful Chelsea on Tuesday.

The source said that Argentina's World-Cup winning captain, who is out of contract at the end of the season, would be banned for "several days", while various media in France reported that he would be hit with a two-week suspension

A first-half strike from Nigerian forward Kenneth Ikechukwu Ngwoke took Sheikh Russel to the semifinals of the Federation Cup as they secured a 1-0 win against Rahmatganj at the Birshreshtha Shaheed Flight Lt Matiur Rahman Stadium in Munshiganj yesterday.

The Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) president Kazi Salahuddin believes the investigation committee, formed to look further into the financial irregularities involving former BFF general secretary Abu Nayeem Shohag, will work neutrally and report their findings within 30 working days.

The legendary footballer, however, claimed he was alluding to requirements at another institution and not the BFF, when talking to The Daily Star later in the day.

Leicester, who have won one of their last 12 league games, moved out of the relegation zone on goal difference.

"In sport you can't talk about failure, in life you can't talk about failure. Failure is only when you don't try to do something the best that you can, that is failure," Ancelotti said.

Salma Akter Moni continues to make history as she is set to be the first Bangladeshi female referee to officiate in international matches beyond South Asia.

Ahead of the inaugural Women Super League (WSL), its trophy and official match ball was unveiled during a grand ceremony at a five-star hotel in the capital on Monday.

Arsenal are still fired up after their defeat by rivals Manchester City, manager Mikel Arteta said, but added that his side clearly need to improve if they hope to keep their Premier League title hopes alive with a win over Chelsea on Tuesday.

Tottenham Hotspur have frequently spoken about the need to tighten up their leaky defence over the last few weeks but striker Harry Kane said it is time to put words into action after they coughed up early goals again on Sunday.