Fenerbahce coach Jose Mourinho said the Video Assistant Referee went from being the invisible man to the most important man on the pitch after several controversial decisions went against his side in their 3-2 Super Lig win at Trabzonspor on Sunday.

Liverpool centre back Ibrahima Konate said the arm injury he sustained against Brighton & Hove Albion on Saturday is not as bad as initially feared and that he will be ready for the Premier League leaders' next game.

Newcastle United manager Eddie Howe praised his team's hard work and mentality as they beat Arsenal 1-0 at home after taking an early lead on Saturday.

Bangladesh’s SAFF Women’s Championship winners relayed their individual and collective demands to Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus during a reception accorded at CA’s official residence yesterday morning.

Ruben Amorim says Manchester United told him it was "now or never" after being handed a brief midway through the season to restore the Premier League giants to the pinnacle of English and European football.

Professor Muhammad Yunus asked the players to submit a list of their demands in writing, assuring them of working on those in the coming days.

“I just raised my head to see the Nepal post and then I took the shot for goal,” Ritu told the reporters at the BFF House yesterday.

"I like everything related to football. I like being with kids, teaching, and also maybe being a sporting director, but I don't know where I'm going to go."

Bashundhara Kings' bid to progress to the knockout stage of newly introduced AFC Challenge League was dashed when the five-time Bangladesh Premier League Champions suffered a humiliating 4-0 defeat to India’s East Bengal FC in their second match in Bhutan on Tuesday.

The 26-year-old playmaker joins team-mate Alexia Putellas as the only women to win the Ballon d'Or twice, since the award's inauguration in 2018.

Rodri, a first-time winner of the award, was instrumental in helping his team win an unprecedented fourth successive Premier League trophy last season. He was also named best player at this year's European Championship after Spain lifted a record-extending fourth title.

Quality players like Mohamed Salah are crucial in big games, Liverpool manager Arne Slot said after the Egypt international's late strike secured a 2-2 draw against Arsenal in the Premier League on Sunday.

Bukayo Saka became the youngest Arsenal player to score 50 Premier League goals when he returned from a hamstring injury in Sunday's 2-2 draw with Liverpool, but the winger was disappointed to drop two points after being on the verge of a crucial win.

When legendary footballer Kazi Salahuddin was elected as the president of the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) some 16 year ago in 2008, hopes were that the former footballer-turn-organiser would revive the country’s declining football and elevate it to a new height. But unlike his playing days, Salahuddin failed to deliver by and large as an administrator.

Bangladesh’s hopes of emerging as group champions suffered a heavy setback as they surrendered a lead twice to suffer a 3-2 defeat to Afghanistan in their penultimate Group B match of the AFC Under-17 Asian Cup Qualifiers at the Prince Stadium in Phnom Penh, Cambodia today.

The delegates of the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) today refused to approve a proposed draft budget of Tk 61.52 crore for the 2025 fiscal, demanding further explanation for the expenditure.

Bayern Munich will learn from their 4-1 Champions League defeat to Barcelona but the German team's belief in a successful season is intact, coach Vincent Kompany said on Saturday ahead of Sunday's league game against VfL Bochum.

Bhutan thrashed Maldives 13-0 in their final group-stage match in Kathmandu today to set up a semifinal clash against Bangladesh in the SAFF Women’s Championship 2024.

The England international faces his former side Borussia Dortmund on Tuesday at the Santiago Bernabeu in a rematch of last season's Champions League final, which Bellingham and Los Blancos triumphed in to win the competition for a record 15th time.

The 20-year-old underwent surgery after suffering the injury in Spain's Euro 2024 qualifying win over Georgia last year, and missed the rest of the season, along with Spain's triumph at the Euros.