Football

Ronaldinho ‘can’t be controlled’ Saudi Arabian club Al Shabab have ruled out a move for former World Player of the Year winner Ronaldinho after admitting he ‘can’t be controlled’, reports Soccernet. The 33-year-old Brazilian has been linked away from his South American club, Atletico Mineiro, with Asia a likely destination. But after being told the ... Read more

David Moyes has vowed to try and win a quintuple of the Premier League, the Champions League, the FA Cup, the Capital One Cup and the Community Shield in his debut season at Old Trafford, reports Soccernet. And the new Manchester United manager believes

Borussia Dortmund coach Jurgen Klopp has told Welt am Sonntag that he fully expects Robert Lewandowski to join Bayern Munich when his contract expires next summer, reports Soccernet. Lewandowski has been strongly linked with a move to Bayern for some time, with Jupp Heynckes having claimed after the Champions League final that the Poland striker

Bastian Schweinsteiger believes it will not be easy for Pep Guardiola to improve Bayern Munich after the team’s stellar 2012-13 campaign, but hopes the Spanish coach can achieve just that, reports Goal.com. The Bavarians won a historic treble under Jupp Heynckes

Barcelona president Sandro Rosell has dismissed any suggestions that new signing Neymar may struggle to play alongside Lionel Messi, reports Goal.com. The Brazil starlet, who completed a 57 million euros move to Camp Nou earlier this summer, was awarded the Confederations Cup Golden Ball as the tournament’s

Brazil striking legend Ronaldo has revealed that he would have preferred Neymar to chose Real Madrid over Barcelona. The 21-year-old joined the Catalans for 57 million euros in June, choosing to sign a five-year contract with the Blaugrana over the Blancos, who were also chasing his signature.

The format of the Bangladesh Premier League could be changed for the upcoming season, with home-and-away matches replaced by matches at neutral venues, said Bangladesh Football Federation president Kazi Salahuddin on Saturday. The BFF is planning to decentralise domestic football and,

The Bangladesh national football team players played a practice match splitting into two teams, the Bangladesh Football Federation blue and green, at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Saturday. Mohammedan Sporting Club Limited’s Wahed Ahmed struck the winning goal one minute before the final whistle to help BFF Blue beat BFF Green 1-0 in the match.

The final of the Nurunnahar Gold Cup inter-district football tournament was held at the Jhenaidah Bir Sreshtho Hamidur Rahman Stadium on Saturday. Jhenaidah sadar upazila defeated Kotchandpur upazila 2-0. The match was inaugurated by the deputy commissioner

Barcelona agree to loan Bojan to Ajax Barcelona have agreed to loan forward Bojan Krkic to Ajax Amsterdam for the 2013-14 campaign with an option for a further season, the Spanish champions said on Saturday, reports Reuters. The 22-year-old spent the past two seasons playing in Italy’s Serie A, enjoying a reasonable season for AS ... Read more

Gascoigne arrested for alleged drunken assault Former England football star Paul Gascoigne has been arrested on suspicion of a drunken assault at a railway station but was later released without charge, police said Friday. The 46-year-old, who was taken to hospital earlier this year after being treated at a US rehabilitation clinic, was arrested on ... Read more

Bangladesh’s Dutch head coach Lodewijk de Kruif emphasised on working on the technical and tactical aspects of the national footballers after arriving in Dhaka on Friday morning. Kruif began his work with the national team in the afternoon the same day and discussed with the players about their current condition and also their performances

Bangladesh Football Federation’s planned football academy at the Sylhet BKSP is yet to start its activities, despite funds being available, said the BFF officials. The academy, which received money from both FIFA and the Bangladesh government, has yet to have its ground ready due to delay in the tender process.

The Women’s Corporate Football League matches will be held in middle of August and September this year. The decision was taken at the women’s football committee meeting held today with women’s football committee chairman Sirajul Islam Bacchu in the chair.

RTV clinched the Kool-BSJA Media Cup tournament by overcoming Channel 24 4-3 on penalties in the final at the Bangladesh Football Federation artificial football turf on Thursday. After a goalless 90 minutes, RTV managed to net four spot-kicks out of six, while Channel 24 were only able to convert three. RTV captain and goalkeeper Anwar ... Read more

Expatriate footballer Anando Rahman left the national football team’s preliminary camp for the SAFF Championship on Wednesday, having been unable to cope with the humid conditions, officials said. Anando, a resident of Australia who plays for second

Two satellite TV channels—Rtv and Channel 24 reached the final of the Kool-BSJA Media Cup Football Tournament eliminating their rivals in the semifinals at the BFF Artificial Turf in Motijheel area of the capital on Wednesday. The two teams will meet each other in the final today

Channel I, Channel 24, RTV and Daily Star moved semifinals of the Kool-BSJA Media Cup Football eliminating their respective rivals in the quarterfinals held on Tuesday at the Artificial Turf beside the Bangladesh Football Federation Bhaban. In the day’s first quarterfinal, Channel I beat Channel 71 by 4-2 goals

Tottenham Hotspur star Gareth Bale, a target for Real Madrid, has spoken of his admiration for Spanish football in an interview with Esquire magazine, reports Soccernet. Bale, 23, was named as both the PFA and Football Writers’ Association’s Player of the Year in May after a season in which he scored 21 Premier League goals.

Mario Gotze has hailed Bayern Munich as the best team in the world after completing his 37 million euros move from Borussia Dortmund, reports Soccernet. Gotze, 20, has already won two Bundesliga titles, the DFB-Pokal and reached the Champions League final during his time at Dortmund but he is confident of stepping up