UEFA has moved this season’s Champions League final from Saint Petersburg in Russia to Paris in France. At an extraordinary meeting of the Uefa executive committee, the decision was made to shift the May 28 showpiece game out of the 68,000-capacity Gazprom Arena. The title match will now be played at the 80,000-seat Stade de ... Read more
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Harry Maguire denies reports of rift with Cristiano Ronaldo
Manchester United captain Harry Maguire denied reports of a rift with Cristiano Ronaldo, insisting the team is united and focused. United are in the midst of a disappointing season, with a top-four finish the best they can hope for in the Premier League. Maguire has also been below par. Reports suggested the
Ronaldo becomes most followed person on Instagram with 400 million
Manchester United star Cristiano Ronaldo is used to breaking records on the field, but he is now breaking them off it as well. The 37-year-old surpassed 400 million followers on Instagram becoming the first person ever to do so, the Daily Mail reports
Erling Haaland ignore Cristiano Ronaldo when naming world’s best players
Borussia Dortmund hotshot Erling Haaland has shunned Cristiano Ronaldo and named Lionel Messi among the three best players in the world of 2021. Haaland also included Real Madrid forward Karim Benzema and Bayern’s Robert Lewandowski in his list of top three players of 2021
Draw against India in SAFF boost for Bangladesh
Bangladesh national football team is beaming with confidence after their morale-boosting 1-1 draw against tournament favourites India in their 2021 SAFF Championship league phase match at the National Football Stadium in Maldives, Male on Monday. The draw was even sweeter for Oscar Bruzon’s charges
10-man Bangladesh hold India to a draw
10-man Bangladesh snatched a point against tournament favourites India as their group phase match of the SAFF Championship ended in a 1-1 draw at the Male National Football Stadium in Maldives on Monday. India captain Sunil Chhetri gave Indians the lead in the 26th minute and Bangladesh’s dreams of bouncing back into the contest got ... Read more
Bangladesh make winning start in SAFF
Bangladesh made a winning start in the 2021 SAFF Championship as they beat a 10-man Sri Lanka by a solitary goal in the opening match of the five-nation tournament at the National Football Stadium in Male, Maldives on Friday. This was a rare win for the men in red and green as this
Brazilian football great Pele leaves hospital after weeks, will continue chemotherapy
Brazil legend Pele has been released from hospital after undergoing surgery for a colon tumour. The 80-year-old had the operation at Albert Einstein Hospital in Sao Paulo on 4 September. Pele, the only player to win the World Cup three times, left the intensive care unit 10 days later, but was readmitted soon after as a ... Read more
Day out, Bruzon in for next three events
Bangladesh Football Federation on Friday made a decision to appoint Spanish coach Oscar Bruzon as the national team’s interim coach after relieving Jamie Day of his duties for the next two months. handing the mastermind behind the Bashundhara Kings’ domestic dominance the task of guiding Bangladesh in the upcoming SAFF Championship
Pele ready for extra time as he leaves intensive care
Brazilian legend Pele says he feels ready for “90 minutes plus extra time” after leaving intensive care unit (ICU) of a Sao Paulo hospital following surgery to remove a tumour from his colon. The 80-year-old, three-time World Cup winner was admitted to Alberto Einstein hospital after the tumour was found during routine tests. The tumour ... Read more
Cristiano Ronaldo back at ManUnited with dream double
What a dream comeback! On Saturday afternoon, Cristiano Ronaldo put on the Manchester United dress for the first time in twelve years – and scored straight away. And because one goal does not meet the demands of Mr. Ronaldo, he netted twice in the 4-1 home win against Newcastle of the “Red Devils”. Ronaldo was ... Read more
Pele continues in the intensive care unit after surgery
Brazil’s football legend Pele is still receiving intensive medical treatment after a tumor has been removed from the intestine. “The patient Edson Arantes do Nascimento is recovering satisfactorily,” said a medical bulletin from the Albert Einstein Hospital in Sao Paulo, published by the Brazilian media on Friday (local time). According to this, the 80-year-old is ... Read more
Brazil-Argentina Match abandoned after health officials try to deport four visiting players
The match was interrupted by health officials and police spilling on to the pitch as an argument erupted on the sidelines in farcical scenes, and the game was eventually abandoned The high-profile World Cup qualifying match between Brazil and Argentina at the Neo Quimica Arena in Sao Paulo on Sunday evening was abandoned after only ... Read more
Ronaldo jersey breaks sales records soon after no.7 announcement
Manchester United fans queued in their droves on Sunday morning to get their hands on a Cristiano Ronaldo No7 shirt. The excitement is still at fever pitch after the 36 year old completed a sensational return to Old Trafford. This is just in a matter of hours after the No.7 shirt went on sale and
Brazil beats Chile 1-0 in World Cup qualifying
Brazil remain at the top of the South American World Cup Qualifiers 2022 standings as they beat Chile 1-0 at the Estadio Monumental David Arellano in Santiago. Everton Ribiero scored in 64th minute to give Brazil victory in World Cup Qualifiers against Chile. Brazil is unbeaten in the World Cup Qualifiers and
World Cup qualifier: Argentina enjoy comfortable win over Venezuela
Copa America Champions were in brilliant form as they defeated Venezuela by 3-0. Lautaro Martinez open scoring for Argentina in extra time of 1st half after Venezuela had been reduced to 10 men by Luis Adrian Martinez’s red card for a reckless challenge on Messi. Joaquin Correa doubled the lead in 71st minute and Angel ... Read more
Lionel Messi makes PSG debut as Kyian Mbappe steals the show
Lionel Messi made his highly-anticipated debut for Paris Saint-Germain on Sunday as Kylian Mbappe stole the show by scoring both goals in a 2-0 win against Reims in Ligue 1 Sunday’s away match against Reims crossed the 66th minute with PSG leading 2-0, when the team’s coach Mauricio Pochettino decided to replace Neymar with
Arambagh relegated to first division for fixing
Bangladesh Football Federation has relegated Arambagh Krira Sangha to the first-division for two years on Sunday for their involvement in match-fixing in the ongoing Bangladesh Premier League. Earlier, Arambagh were set to be relegated from the BPL after finishing 12th out of 13 teams in the running edition and were supposed to play in the
Man City footballer Benjamin Mendy accused of rape and suspended by club
Manchester City defender Benjamin Mendy has been suspended by his club on Thursday, after it came out that the French international has been charged with four counts of rape and one count of sexual assault by three complainants, as announced by the Cheshire Police. The police statements adds that the charges relate to
Guardiola announces his departure from Manchester City
Manchester City coach Pep Guardiola has announced the date of his departure from the English team, as it will be his last season in England,indicating that he will head to coach the national teams in the future. Last November, the 50-year-old Spanish coach extended his contract until the end of the 2022-2023 season, and with ... Read more