Madrid stun Villarreal with Spanish Cup comeback, Barca thrash Ceuta

Real Madrid produced a stunning comeback from two goals down to beat Villarreal 3-2 on Thursday and book their place in the Spanish Cup quarter-finals.
20 January 2023, 00:44 AM

Ronaldo, Messi roll back the years in nine-goal thriller

Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi transported fans back in time to the heyday of their storied rivalry, as both forwards got on the scoresheet in an exhibition match on Thursday before Hugo Ekitike earned 10-man PSG a 5-4 win over the Riyadh Season Team.
19 January 2023, 19:25 PM

Former footballers urged to become referees

Refereeing has long been an issue among the clubs in domestic football and there was no exception yesterday when the working sub-committees for BFF’s professional league management committee sat with club representatives of the Bangladesh Premier League.
19 January 2023, 18:00 PM

Dzeko inspires Inter to Super Cup win

Inter Milan retained the Italian Super Cup on Wednesday after Edin Dzeko inspired his team to a 3-0 victory over local rivals AC Milan.
19 January 2023, 18:00 PM

Saudi Arabia set to profit from Ronaldo move, says football finance expert

Cristiano Ronaldo's move to Al Nassr could lead to a financial windfall for his new club and Saudi Arabia, football finance expert Neil Joyce told Reuters, as the Portugal international gears up for his first game in the country since the deal was announced.
19 January 2023, 15:55 PM

Bayern sign Sommer from Gladbach to replace injured Neuer

Bayern Munich have signed Switzerland goalkeeper Yann Sommer from Borussia Moenchengladbach to replace injured Manuel Neuer, the German champions said on Thursday.
19 January 2023, 15:19 PM

Sports ministry ‘unaware’ of Argentina’s Dhaka visit

The Ministry of Youth and Sports is officially not aware of the FIFA World Champions Argentina football team’s visit to Bangladesh in June.
19 January 2023, 15:17 PM

Wolves sign Spain midfielder Sarabia from PSG

Wolverhampton Wanderers have signed Spain midfielder Pablo Sarabia from Paris St Germain on a contract until 2025, the Premier League club said on Tuesday
19 January 2023, 13:57 PM

Spurs boss Conte ponders football future after death of three friends

Tottenham Hotspur manager Antonio Conte said Wednesday the death of three close friends in a matter of months had left him questioning his future in football.
19 January 2023, 09:02 AM

City top Football Money League for second straight year

Manchester City have topped the Deloitte Football Money League for the second year in a row as the world's highest revenue-generating club in the 2021-22 season in which fans returned to stadiums as COVID-19 restrictions were eased.
19 January 2023, 08:17 AM

Manchester United: what are the key issues?

Manchester United's owners, the Glazer family, have been the target of intense criticism with the team last winning silverware back in 2017, lifting the Europa League and League Cup trophies.
19 January 2023, 03:20 AM

Inter thrash rivals Milan 3-0 to win Italian Supercup

Inter Milan hammered rivals AC Milan 3-0 to win the Italian Supercup on Wednesday, with first-half goals from Federico Dimarco and Edin Dzeko and a late third from Lautaro Martinez securing the trophy.
19 January 2023, 02:59 AM

Who could buy Manchester United and how much is it worth?

Jim Ratcliffe's company INEOS formally entered the bidding process to buy Manchester United on Tuesday, months after the club owners, the Glazer family, said they were considering selling the club as they explore "strategic alternatives".
19 January 2023, 02:50 AM

Jim Ratcliffe: who is the INEOS founder bidding for Manchester United?

INEOS, the company owned by Jim Ratcliffe, a British billionaire and long-time Manchester United fan, has formally entered the bidding process to buy the Premier League soccer club.
19 January 2023, 02:30 AM

Argentine corn field planted with face of Messi

Lionel Messi has been immortalized in Argentina in tributes ranging from tattoos to murals after leading the national team to win the soccer World Cup. Now his face can be seen from the heavens too - on a specially designed corn field.
19 January 2023, 02:00 AM

Olise wonder-strike denies Man United at the death as winning streak ends

Erik ten Hag criticised Manchester United's lack of killer instinct after Michael Olise's superb stoppage-time free-kick rescued a 1-1 draw for Crystal Palace on Wednesday.
19 January 2023, 01:51 AM

BFF jumps the gun on Argentina visit

The Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) kept the country’s football fans and the media guessing as it postponed yesterday’s press conference, scheduled the day before to apprise the media of the progress of the arrival of Lionel Messi’s Argentina for a friendly match 11 years after La Albiceleste’s first visit of the country.   
18 January 2023, 18:00 PM

Age-old rivalry reignites

The rivalry between Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo dominated football for more than a decade and the world will on Thursday get the chance to see another contest between the Portuguese and Argentine, which may not be the last time they face each other.
18 January 2023, 18:00 PM

Kool-BSJA Media Cup to get underway on January 21

Kool-BSJA Media Cup football tournament, an annual football extravaganza of top media houses organised by Bangladesh Sports Journalists Association (BSJA) and sponsored by Square Toiletries Ltd, is all set to get underway at the artificial turf adjacent to Bangladesh Football Federation on Saturday. 
18 January 2023, 15:28 PM

Salernitana bring back sacked coach Nicola

Davide Nicola has been brought back as coach of Salernitana just two days after being sacked, the Serie A club confirmed to AFP on Wednesday.
18 January 2023, 14:57 PM