Messi, who won an Olympic gold with the Argentina team in 2008, took to social media to laud the youngsters.

"When I think about all we have been through, we are miracle survivors. We never gave up and we managed to come back from so many tough blows."

"One thing is the contract, the other is how comfortable he feels. He knows we will have a top team next year."

Champions in Rio 2016 and the Covid-delayed 2020 Tokyo Games, Brazil only needed a draw against their arch continental rivals on the final day of the South American pre-Olympic tournament in Venezuela.

The Iranian Football federation has called upon the world soccer’s governing body, the Fédération Internationale de Football Association FIFA, to suspend Israel’s soccer federation over the country’s war in Gaza.

"Beijing does not plan, for the moment, to organise the match in which Lionel Messi was to participate," said the Beijing Football Association

Following the dramatic and confusing final of the SAFF U-19 Championship Women’s Championship on Thursday night, where both Bangladesh and India were declared joint winners, India coach Shukla Dutta told Indian media that they deserved the title and were robbed.

“We came here today from Thakurgaon because we want to watch Sagorika play from the stands for the first time,” Liton said.

Only two clubs, Spanish giants Real Madrid and Barcelona, are still publicly attached to the Super League project, a closed competition intended to supplant the UEFA Champions League -- European club football's flagship event.

The announcement came after he did not play in a Sunday friendly in Hong Kong, prompting the ire of tens of thousands of fans who booed the World Cup-winning Argentinian and the team's co-owner David Beckham.

A record 46.7 million viewers in Britain tuned in to watch women's sport on TV in 2023, eclipsing 2019's mark by almost a million, according to research published by the Women's Sport Trust on Tuesday.

Egypt named Hossam Hassan as their new coach on Tuesday, with the team's all-time leading scorer finally landing his dream job following the sacking of Portuguese Rui Vitoria.

"I don't know if I can (play) or not but I feel a lot better and really want to do it," Messi told reporters

Manchester United defender Lisandro Martinez will be sidelined for eight weeks with a knee injury sustained in Sunday's 3-0 home win over West Ham United, the club said on Monday.

Bangladesh captain Sabina came on as substitute in the 86th minute

On his 39th birthday, here is a list of 10 amazing ‘factos’ about his incredible life.

"(Atletico) are taller and they took advantage of that," noted Ancelotti.

Simone Inzaghi's side prevailed in a tense but eventful clash at the San Siro thanks to Federico Gatti's own goal eight minutes before half-time

The victory opened a gap between Lyon and the relegation places.

Barcelona earned a 3-1 win at Alaves in La Liga on Saturday with Brazilian teenager Vitor Roque scoring and then sent off in a lively appearance off the bench.