New Brazil coach Carlo Ancelotti considers Neymar "a very important player" and has urged the injury-prone star "to prepare well" for the 2026 World Cup.

Kylian Mbappe has accused his former club Paris Saint-Germain of moral harassment in a legal filing, the Paris prosecutor's office told AFP on Thursday as it confirmed an investigation had been opened.

Cristiano Ronaldo has signed a two-year contract extension with Al Nassr, the Saudi Pro League side announced on Thursday, which will keep the Portuguese forward at the club well past his 42nd birthday.

The father-son experience was made all the more memorable with on-pitch access to watch their heroes warm up from close-range.

New Real Madrid coach Xabi Alonso warned his team's stars including Vinicius Junior and Kylian Mbappe on Wednesday that they must all pitch in defensively.

Despite the searing 36°C heat and a low turnout of just over 8,000, Dortmund head coach Niko Kovac praised his side’s resilience.

City are tied with Juventus on six points but sit second in the group. The runner-up plays the winner of Group H in the round of 16, which is currently Real Madrid.

Kylian Mbappe returned to training on Wednesday after missing Real Madrid's first two matches at the Club World Cup in the United States due to illness, the Spanish giants confirmed to AFP.

Harvey Elliott scored twice as reigning champions England defeated the Netherlands 2-1 on Wednesday to reach the final of the Under-21 European Championship in Slovakia.

A major talent hunt for expatriate footballers is set to take place at the National Stadium in Dhaka from June 28 to 30.

The Argentine great Messi will be joined by ex-Barca teammates Luis Suarez, Jordi Alba and Sergio Busquets-- all of whom once flourished under current PSG boss Luis Enrique.

Neymar started his career at Santos before moving to Barcelona and then Paris Saint-Germain.

The New Zealand side, already eliminated, secured perhaps the best result in the club's history in Nashville against the Argentine powerhouses, one of South America's biggest teams.

Liam Delap scored his first Chelsea goal in a 3-0 win over Tunisian champions Esperance on Tuesday which took the Blues through to the last 16 of the Club World Cup.

Bangladesh women’s football head coach Peter Butler struck a note of cautious optimism ahead of the team’s departure for Myanmar, where they will contest Group C of the AFC Women’s Asia Cup Qualifiers.

Two decades later, Messi stands with a staggering 45 trophies and a collection of records that may never be broken.

Peter Butler brought three changes to Bangladesh women's team as he picked a 23-member squad for AFC Women's Asian Cup Qualifiers from June 29-July 5 in Myanmar.

Obaidur Rahman Nawbab, the Qatar-based footballer of Bangladeshi origin, said the Iranian missile attack on an US air base in Qatar took the people by surprise, creating panic among them, but he or his family members were not particularly concerned since he felt it was ‘just a retaliation from Iran for US bombing their nuclear facilities’.

Singapore football head coach Tsutomu Ogura has resigned due to personal reasons, ending his tenure just 17 months into a two-year contract. The Football Association of Singapore (FAS) said Ogura needed to return to Japan for pressing matters and that efforts to retain him were unsuccessful.

A few years ago, FIFA proposed the idea of a World Cup every two years, commonly known as the Biennial World Cup. This initiative was met with strong opposition from UEFA and CONMEBOL, two of the most influential confederations in global football. Eventually, FIFA dropped the proposal, with President Gianni Infantino acknowledging that the organisation had received some legitimate criticism.