football

Football Fed’s false promises bring shame

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Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Football organizers and former national team players say the Bangladesh Football Federation has lost respect due to repeated false promises to bring world football stars and huge teams to the country. After the BFF canceled a press conference to tell the media on the reigning World champion Argentine national football team’s … Read more

Argentina’s visit to Bangladesh getting closer to become a reality

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Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Lionel Messi’s Argentina, the reigning world champions, have agreed in principle to come to Bangladesh for a friendly match in June this year, given all the conditions are met, informed Bangladesh Football Federation’s vice-president Ataur Rahman Bhuiyan Manik. The BFF official informed that they were working on finalising the details, which … Read more

Kool-BSJA Media Cup begins January 21

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Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Kool-BSJA Media Cup football tournament, an annual football extravaganza of top media houses organised by Bangladesh Sports Journalists Association (BSJA) and sponsored by Square Toiletries Ltd, is all set to get underway at the artificial turf adjacent to Bangladesh Football Federation on Saturday.  As many as 32 media houses from print, … Read more

Introducing everything new at 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar

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Female referees and 26-man squads will feature for the first time at the Qatar World Cup Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com The 2022 FIFA World Cup for men is quickly approaching. It has been almost 12 years since Qatar was awarded hosting rights for the tournament, and on November 20, the first game will kick off. … Read more

Men’s 2022 Ballon d’Or winner Karim Benzema

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Alexia Putellas of Barcelona becomes the first woman to win back-to-back Ballon D’or awards Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com France and Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema won his first career Ballon d’Or on Monday, October 17, becoming the second oldest player to win the award at age of 34 and the oldest since Englishman Stanley Matthews … Read more

Ukraine joins Portugal and Spain in their bid to host the 2030 FIFA World Cup

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Welcome Ukraine to FIFA World Cup 2030 bid! it says in the press release from the meeting of the football federations Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Portugal and Spain added the war-torn Ukraine on Wednesday in their bid to host the FIFA World Cup in 2030 “FPF (Portuguese Football Federation) and RFEF (Spanish Football Federation) incorporated … Read more

Haaland adds brace to his tally as Manchester City rock Copenhagen

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The Norwegian continued his incredible campaign despite being rested in the second half Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Manchester City defeated Copenhagen 5-0 in the Champions League on Tuesday to make it three wins in a row, as Erling Haaland maintained his remarkable goal-scoring form. The Norwegian just needed 45 minutes on the field to score … Read more

Banana thrown at Richarlison during Brazil’s 5-1 friendly win over Tunisia

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Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com The Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) reported that Richarlison was hit with a banana during a friendly match between Brazil and Tunisia in Paris. Tuesday’s 5-1 victory for the Selecao at Parc des Princes was the result of Richarlison’s second goal. However, news of a racist gesture made against the Tottenham forward … Read more

Brazil beats 10-man Tunisia 5-1 in Paris

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Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Brazil’s exhilarating 5-1 victory over Tunisia at the Parc des Princes in Paris continues its international football tour Five goals, a penalty, and a red card were all part of the action-packed first 45 minutes that the French fans witnessed. Brazil went ahead, Tunisia pegged them back very briefly, and then … Read more

Cristiano Ronaldo is the most popular Instagram star of the 2022 World Cup: report

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Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com The media value of a post on social media from the Portuguese star is $3.5 million on average Portugal star Cristiano Ronaldo may not be as dominant on the field as he used to be, but he is unrivaled on social media, especially Instagram. The BBC reports that the Manchester United … Read more

Sanjida’s dream mirrors that of millions of dreamers

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Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Prior to tomorrow’s SAFF Women’s Championship final match against Nepal, Bangladesh women’s football team’s midfielder Sanjida Akhter has urged her compatriots to pray for the squad. For the second time in the history of the regional competition, Bangladesh has advanced to the final, where they will meet the hosts in Kathmandu … Read more

Bangladesh women’s football team earn maiden win over India

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Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Bangladesh women’s football team made history on Tuesday as they sealed their maiden victory over India during their group-deciding game of the SAFF Women’s Championship at the Dasharath Rangasala Stadium in Kathmandu. Sirat Jahan Swapna scored a brace and Krishna Rani Sarkar netted once to help Bangladesh clinch a 3-0 victory … Read more

Sabina scores hattrick as Bangladesh hit Pakistan for six

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Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Sabina Khatun scored a hattrick as Bangladesh moved to the top of Group A of SAFF Women’s Championship with a 6-0 thrashing of Pakistan in Kathmandu on Saturday. Coming on the back of a brace in their 3-0 opening-game win over Maldives, Bangladesh skipper Sabina turned on the style at the … Read more

T Sports to air FIFA World Cup in Bangladesh

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Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com T Sports will broadcast live coverage of the FIFA World Cup, which is scheduled to begin in Qatar on November 20, said a press statement, .The Bashundhara Group-owned T Sports has acquired the broadcasting rights for the FIFA World Cup 2022 in Bangladesh.Safwan Sobhan, vice-chairman of Bashundhara Group and managing director … Read more

Messi misses out on the 30-man shortlist for the 2022 Ballon d’Or

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Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com The PSG player wasn’t on the final list that was released on Friday. The 30 contenders for the 2022 Ballon d’Or, which will be awarded on October 17, 2022 in Paris, have been announced by France Football magazine, but Lionel Messi, the star player for PSG, is surprisingly not one of … Read more

Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, Chile submit joint bid for 2030 World Cup

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Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com In an effort to host the 2030 FIFA World Cup, Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, and Paraguay have launched a joint bid to host the 2030 FIFA World Cup. For the centennial edition, which will take place 100 years after Uruguay hosted and won the first World Cup, the four South American countries … Read more

Argentine footballer detained, receives lifelong suspension for attacking woman referee

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After attacking a female referee during a game on Sunday, a player from a local league in Argentina was taken into custody and and given a life suspension. After hitting referee Dalma Cortadi in the back of the neck, third-division Club Deportivo Garmense player Cristian Tirone was taken into custody on the field. The club … Read more

PSG reject offer to sign Cristiano Ronaldo: Reports

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Paris Saint-Germain reportedly rejected the chance to sign Manchester United’s Cristiano Ronaldo after being offered to the club by his agent Jorge Mendes.Cristiano Ronaldo has reportedly been offered to Paris Saint-Germain as speculation over where his future lies continues to rumble on.Ronaldo has informed Manchester United he wishes to leave and has not travelled with … Read more

Argentina’s national team to train in Abu Dhabi for 2022 World Cup

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Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com
Argentina will prepare for the 2022 World Cup with a training camp in Abu Dhabi as part of a partnership between the Abu Dhabi Sports Council (ADSC) and Argentina Football Association (AFA).
The two-time World Cup winners will play friendlies in Abu Dhabi as part of their preparations for what is likely to be superstar Lionel Messi’s final chance to win the trophy – he will be 35 by

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