"We'll beat them up... Absolutely! Beat them up! On the pitch and off the pitch if we have to," Raphinha said in an interview on "Romario TV" with the Brazilian great.

Monday's 3-0 victory over Latvia at Wembley, like Friday's 2-0 defeat of Albania, was far from perfect. But Tuchel already has credit in the bank for some wise decisions.

Argentina's remarkable home form bolsters their confidence: seven wins in their last eight home qualifiers, including 11 clean sheets in 12. They also hold a four-match unbeaten streak against Brazil, highlighted by a 1-0 win in Rio de Janeiro last year, thanks to Nicolas Otamendi.

The moment came in the 36th minute of the second leg in Dortmund. With Germany already ahead, captain Joshua Kimmich was poised to take a corner. Italy’s defence, mid-conversation, and goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma, steps away from his line arguing with the referee, were anything but ready. But Urbaniak was.

Reigning European champions Spain overcame the Netherlands in dramatic fashion, winning 5-4 on penalties after a breathtaking 3-3 draw in Valencia. Following a 2-2 stalemate in the first leg, the tie remained delicately poised.

Cristiano Ronaldo missed a penalty but later scored a crucial goal, before Francisco Trincao's late double set Roberto Martinez's men on course for the semis.

A driving force in England’s run to the Euro 2024 final in Germany — where they narrowly lost to Spain — Bellingham has shown flashes of brilliance on the biggest stage. However, Tuchel believes the midfielder may be trying to do too much.

The Al-Nassr striker was highly critical of himself and his team's performance in the first leg in Copenhagen, where Portugal lost to a Rasmus Hojlund goal, but he is confident the home crowd can play a key role in turning the tie around.

Bayern Munich goalie and captain Manuel Neuer has suffered a setback in his return from a calf injury, the German club said in a statement on Saturday.

Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni said their 1-0 victory over Uruguay in Friday's World Cup qualifier in Montevideo showed the depth of their squad after Lautaro Martinez, Lionel Messi and Paulo Dybia all missed out due to injury.

When Bangladesh football team captain Jamal Bhuiyan told the press on Thursday, “It feels our [Lionel] Messi is here,” about the arrival of Hamza Choudhury, he wasn’t exaggerating.

Japan became the first team to qualify for the 2026 World Cup after second-half goals from Daichi Kamada and Takefusa Kubo gave them a 2-0 win over Bahrain on Thursday.

"It's been completely normal for us. He is following his precepts, his rules, as he is following them at his club (Barcelona)," De la Fuente said during a press conference ahead of Spain's first-leg tie in Rotterdam.

Hamza Choudhury, the biggest name in Bangladesh football, spent a busy day in Dhaka on Wednesday

India faced off against Maldives today in Shillong in a friendly match ahead of their upcoming Asian Cup Qualifiers clash against Bangladesh and won the tie by a convincing 3-0 margin with the returning Sunil Chhetri also getting into the score sheet.

The public outcry over the departure of Italy-based Bangladeshi footballer Fahamedul Islam from the national team carried over to the second day with the sports adviser Asif Mahmud and Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) president Tabith Awal having to weigh in on the issue today.

Ghashfool Shishu and Jubo Forum, a programme of World Vision Bangladesh, has organised a three-month karate training programme for women in Mymensingh’s Nandail upazila where 33 girls from different educational institutions have joined to learn the art of self-defense.

Son Heung-min dismissed concerns about his form and fitness on Wednesday as he looks to forget his Tottenham woes by firing South Korea to the World Cup.

The Italian Super Cup, which is played between the winners and the runners-up of the previous season's Serie A and Coppa Italia, was hosted in Saudi Arabia in January where AC Milan defeated Inter Milan 3-2 to win the trophy for the eighth time.

Dominguez's comments sparked a backlash and the Brazilian government strongly condemned them, criticising CONMEBOL for its failure to implement effective anti-racism measures.