"I said we cannot play football like this," Maignan said

Youth and sports minister Nazmul Hassan Papon on Sunday emphasised on the completion of the renovation work at the country’s premier sporting venue, the Bangabandhu National Stadium, within its December timeframe.

Mahbubur Rahman Sufil, Mannaf Rabbi and Nasir Uddin Chowdhury – three familiar names of Bangladesh football in the last decade but increasingly oblivious over the last few years -- have produced a rare instance in the Bangladesh Premier League today, scoring all four goals in a 2-2 draw between Brothers Union and Chittagong Abahani.

Palestine coach Makram Daboub said his players must be "fully focused" against the United Arab Emirates at the Asian Cup on Thursday after defeat to Iran in an emotional opening game.

The respect for Messi from players, fans and journalists has forced the next wave of superstars to wait another year for the big individual awards

Messi voted as the captain of Argentina and the Inter Miami player picked Haaland as his first choice

Messi edged Haaland in the voting by the barest of margins.

Sagiv Jehezkel, 28, held up a bandage on his wrist reading "100 days. 07/10" next to a Star of David when he celebrated scoring a goal for Antalyaspor against Trabzonspor on Sunday.

In front of a deafeningly pro-Indian crowd at the Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium in Doha, Australia made hard work of the first half, squandering a few decent chances while the underdogs defended raggedly and eyed opportunities to pounce on the break.

“Brazil have to learn to move forward without Neymar because he is injured,” Dorival said yesterday

"I've known Eric for a long time, played with him for a long time, and I know what a great player he can be for us," Kane said.

"I want to win the AFCON with my country and write my own legacy," Osimhen told Al Jazeera recently

"He is out and his recovery will determine his availability."

Fiorentina beat Serie A rivals Bologna 5-4 on penalties to advance to the Coppa Italia semi-finals on Tuesday after their last-eight clash finished goalless after extra time.

Former Netherlands international Marc Overmars will not be allowed to hold any position in professional football for at least a year, due to his inappropriate behaviour towards women at Ajax Amsterdam, Dutch newspaper NRC reported on Tuesday.

The 21-year-old Hackney's silky finish from an Isaiah Jones pass stunned the visitors in the 37th minute at the Riverside Stadium and the hosts defended superbly to take a slender advantage to Stamford Bridge.

Franz Beckenbauer, who has died at the age of 78, helped modernise football and came to personify Germany's post-war sporting success, captaining his country to the 1974 World Cup title on home soil to anchor his legacy.

"They roared us on from the first whistle to the last. The noise they created was deafening. but we let them down and that hurt. Nigerians deserved better."

Beckenbauer, a World Cup winner as both a player and a coach, died on Sunday at the age of 78, with news of his death not announced until Monday evening.

Revel's young supporters had implored Mbappe to make the trip to the game played at Castres - Revel's humble stadium only has capacity for 2,000 fans in the Haute-Garonne south-western region - in a video posted on social media.