Mbappe, Messi and Verratti were missing for the league leaders

The Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) seems to have mastered the art of spoiling its own party every time it achieves something substantial. It has this uncanny knack of producing moments of controversy just when the whole nation is looking towards it with great anticipation.

Despite dropping points for the second week in a row Arsenal lead the table by six points from champions Manchester City with both clubs having played the same amount of games.

The draw meant Chelsea have now won only one of their last seven league games - and they have not won away since October. They stayed ninth in the table, nine points behind fourth-placed Newcastle who have played a game less.

Police, meanwhile, have moved up to third place

Portugal forward Joao Felix said he left Atletico Madrid to join Chelsea on loan because he was struggling to get used to the Spanish side's style of play, adding that coach Diego Simeone's philosophy is not beneficial to every player.

Chelsea are looking to win their first away game in the league since October, a run of six matches which included three losses at Potter's former club Brighton & Hove Albion, Newcastle United and Fulham.

He replaces fellow Argentinian Gerardo Martino, who left after failing to lead the side past the group stage in Qatar last year

Brazil will play their international matches in March and June with Under-20 coach Ramon Menezes in temporary charge

The former AC Milan centre-back, who has played 106 times for Chelsea, joined the Blues in 2020 from Paris St-Germain

Milan last won a game over a month ago

World Cup winner Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappe and Karim Benzema were announced Friday as the three finalists for FIFA's The Best award

"My first thought is that we are already being condemned," Guardiola told a news conference

"This information is false," the federation said in a brief statement

The Libertadores is sensational, but the Champions League... The first time I heard the anthem was a really special feeling. It’s like being in a video game; it’s living the dream of every child. 

The Europa League may not have the allure of the Champions League but the competition no longer seems to be a simple pathway into Europe’s elite tournament for teams that are not good enough to merit a place based on prospects in their league.

Real Madrid have proven they can find the net even if they must take the field without talisman Karim Benzema in Saturday’s Club World Cup final against Saudi Arabia’s Al-Hilal in Morocco.

Having clinched the SAFF U-20 Women’s Championship on Thursday, head coach Golam Rabbani Choton vowed to translate such performances onto bigger stages. The platform for that is set, with the AFC U-20 Women’s Asia Cup Qualifiers slated to start next month, but the task will be far from easy.

If you are a football fan, especially an ardent club football one, you must have occasionally wondered how on earth Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain are yet to win a UEFA Champions League. For quite some time, both teams have possessed all the firepower and a spectrum of quality tailor-made for success but failed to taste the most coveted trophy presented on the European club scene so far.

However strange it may seem, this time, the 23-member Bangladesh team had as many as 14 individuals in the coach-official contingent.