Football

The Bangladesh national football team will not have any engagements for the rest of the year, said a top official of the Bangladesh Football Federation on Saturday. The national side will sit idle till the end of this year as football’s governing body showed a lack of interest in setting up the promised international competition,

The Bangladesh Football Federation on Saturday recommended the government to award the Swadhinota Award, the highest civilian award of the country, to the Swadhin Bangla football team. The recommendation came 42 years after the players inspired the freedom fighters through football during the liberation war. The BFF will select the team

Team BJMC on Thursday became the first top-flight club to complete the players’ registration formalities for the upcoming 2013-14 season. Much like the previous two seasons, BJMC have again targeted fourth position in the domestic football league and lined up their team with a number

Bangladesh Football Federation on Wednesday deferred the inter-club player transfers for the fourth time for 15 days following an appeal from the clubs, said the officials. The professional league committee of the BFF took the decision at an emergency meeting after receiving a written application from seven professional

Former national striker Rokonuzzaman Kanchan is in the dark over his participation in the forthcoming domestic football league after his employers Muktijoddha Sangsad KC decided not to renew his contract. Kanchan, who has represented Muktijoddha for the last 12 years, is not only livid with his club for not renewing his contract but he also claimed ... Read more

Seven professional clubs appealed to the Bangladesh Football Federation on Tuesday to reschedule the closing date of the ongoing inter-club player transfer window in light of the current political situation. Officials from Abahani Limited, Mohammedan Sporting Club, Sheikh Russell Krira Chakra, Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club, Muktijoddha, Brothers Union

Two Nigerian midfielders – Steve Obi and Ikkinua Kingsley – arrived on Sunday to play for Abahani Limited in the upcoming season, said the official on Monday. The Nigerian duo claimed that they have the experience of playing in the Nigerian Premier League last season. `The players claimed that they have played in

With only three days left till the end of the footballers’ transfer window for the 2013-14 season, uncertainty still surrounds five players alleged to have taken advance payments from Mohammedan Sporting Club before changing their minds. The Bangladesh Football Federation players’ status committee interviewed the players in question, as well as some

The season’s curtain-raiser, the Federation Cup football tournament will start from November 4 with the participation of 12 clubs, the Bangladesh Football Federation said on Saturday. All 10 Bangladesh Premier League teams will play in the competition along with Bangladesh Championship League clubs Rahamatganj MFS and BKSP,

Rebel footballers of the Mohammedan Sporting Club Limited returned to the pre-season training camp on Thursday after getting an assurance from the officials. Mohammedan, who started the pre-season camp last month, could not resume training after the Eid-ul-Azha break as the players refused to attend

Bangladesh Army football team drew 1-1 with the Indian Army football side a friendly football match at the Banani Army Stadium on Wednesday. The home side started brightly and got the first scoring chance in the eighth minute of the 60-minute game, but Md Saminul Haque’s strike from just

The Bangladesh Football Federation’s women’s wing is going to organise a nationwide Plan U-15 Girls’ Football Championship, which is scheduled to start from Saturday. The BFF has signed a Tk 1.4 crore deal with Plan Bangladesh, a non-government organisation which works for the deprived women, for the next three years.

With only eight days left till the closing of the ongoing footballers’ transfer window for the upcoming 2013-14 season, five accused players were still to find out if they will be eligible for the forthcoming season. Zahid Hossain, Shakil Ahmed, Mamun Mia, Nahidul Islam and Shariful Islam on Tuesday appeared before the players’ status committee ... Read more

The Bangladesh Football Federation is still in a dark about beginning of the Youth Football Academy in Sylhet as the NSC could utilise the money, allocated by the government for the project, in time. The finance ministry had allocated Tk 1.95 crore for the financial year 2012-2013 but the NSC did not show much interest ... Read more

The Bangladesh Football Federation began the FIFA Women’s Refereeing Course for the first time on Monday, with 22 women’s referees from various districts taking part. Renowned athlete Nazmunnahar Beauty, who received her class-3 refereeing certificate at the beginning of the year, is also taking part in the course

Despite a commendable record against Bangladesh in Test matches, New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum said that the second and final Test, which will get underway today in Mirpur, will be a much more competitive affair.  The Kiwis have won eight of the 10 Test matches between the two sides, with the other two ending in ... Read more

Newly-appointed Abahani Limited coach Australian Nathan Hall is confident that the club can return to glory after the disappointment of last season. The 29-year-old Australian took charge of the Dhanmondi-based outfit on Sunday and spoke with local media at Abahani Club on the same day. He said that

Worawi Makudi has retained control of the Thailand Football Association for another four years after defeating former national team boss Virach Chanpanich 42-28 in a secret ballot to earn his fourth straight term. The election had been postponed because of a dispute among federation members, many of whom opposed Makudi’s fight to hold on to his ... Read more

The players’ status committee of the Bangladesh Football Federation will meet on Tuesday to decide the fate of six players who have allegedly taken money from more than one club before the opening of the transfer window. Zahid Hossain, Mamun Mia, Nahidul Islam, Shakil Ahmed, Mamunul Islam and Shariful Islam were accused by two different clubs ... Read more

Diego Maradona has continued his long-running feud with his country after he announced he would not be supporting Argentina at the upcoming FIFA Under-17 World Cup in the United Arab Emirates, reports Goal.com. The former Napoli striker has never reconciled differences with the Argentine Football Association since he was unceremoniously removed from