Doritos Artem Dovbyk scored a hat-trick within seven minutes to propel Girona back to the top of La Liga with a 5-1 victory against Sevilla on Sunday. Girona underlined their championship credentials as Real Madrid salvaged a contentious 3-2 victory over bottom-place Almeria and Barcelona won 4-2 at Real Betis thanks to a triple from Ferran … Read more
Sheikh Morsalin, one of Bangladesh football’s emerging talents, has struggled to earn a spot in the Bashundhara Kings starting XI this season, having not played a game for the club since December 11. The 19-year-old attacker came in as a substitute in their 1-0 loss to Odisha FC in the AFC Cup, and he has … Read more
Liverpool overcame Mohamed Salah’s absence to go five points ahead at the top of the Premier League, with Diogo Jota and Darwin Nunez scoring twice in a 4-0 victory against Bournemouth on Sunday. The Reds’ championship credentials will be challenged while their best player is overseas with Egypt for the Africa Cup of Nations. However, … Read more
After winning three Globe Soccer Awards in Dubai on Friday, Al Nassr superstar Cristiano Ronaldo declared he ‘no longer believed’ in two of football’s finest individual honours. At the presentation, the 38-year-old earned the top Middle East Player honour, the Maradona honour for the top striker in 2023, and the Fans’ Favourite Player of the … Read more
Youth and sports minister Nazmul Hassan Papon stressed on Sunday that the repair work at the country’s biggest athletic arena, the Bangabandhu National Stadium, will be completed by December. Papon relayed this instruction to the authorities involved in the BNS renovation during a review meeting with youth and sports secretary Dr Mohiuddin Ahmed, additional secretary … Read more
Following racist events in Italy and England on Saturday, FIFA president Gianni Infantino has called for global stadium bans for fans and “automatic forfeits” for teams whose supporters hurl “abhorrent” insults. The chairman of the international governing organisation said that there is no room for prejudice in football or society as a whole. “The events … Read more
Cristiano Ronaldo maintained Friday that the much maligned Saudi Pro League was “more competitive” than the French Ligue 1. “To be honest, I don’t believe the Saudi Championship is any worse than the French Championship. “I believe it’s more competitive,” said five-time Ballon d’Or winner Ronaldo at the Globe Soccer Awards in Dubai. Ronaldo became … Read more
Inter Milan will meet Napoli in the Italian Super Cup final after defeating Lazio 3-0 in Friday’s match in Riyadh. Marcus Thuram and Davide Frattesi scored goals in each half, and Hakan Calhanoglu’s penalty four minutes after the interval helped Serie A leaders Inter defeat Lazio at Al-Awwal Park. Simone Inzaghi’s squad, the current holders, … Read more
Karim Benzema, a French striker, has returned to Saudi Arabia 17 days after being scheduled to rejoin his team Al-Ittihad, according to a source close to the club. Club executives were “furious” with the former Real Madrid star’s attitude, but there is no possibility he would terminate his contract this month, despite rumours connecting him … Read more
Inter Miami’s pre-season trip began Friday with a 0-0 tie against El Salvador, in which Luis Suarez made his debut alongside former Barcelona colleague Lionel Messi. Suarez, who joined Major League Soccer’s Miami last month from Brazilian club Gremio, began in attack with Argentine superstar Messi at the Estadio Cuscatlán in San Salvador. However, the … Read more
