Bashundhara Kings’ first game in the AFC Champions League was tonight at the Sharjah Stadium in the UAE. They lost 2-0 to Sharjah FC, whose team includes former Barcelona star Miralem Pjani and Spanish player Paco Alcácer. Luan Pereira scored two goals, one in each half, to help Sharjah FC set up a play-off match … Read more
Pep Guardiola said on the eve of their UEFA Super Cup match against Sevilla that Kevin De Bruyne could be out for up to four months because of a leg injury he got in the first Premier League game of the season. In the 36th minute of City’s 3-0 win at Burnley on Friday, the … Read more
Abahani beat Club Eagles of Maldives 2-1 today in Sylhet in their first AFC Cup playoff match to move closer to the real AFC Cup. Two of the six foreign players that the six-time Bangladesh Premier League winners brought in helped them win. Forward Cornelius Stewart and defender Danilo Augusto scored the two goals for … Read more
The Saudi Arabian men’s football team will play two international friendlies at Newcastle United’s stadium in September, the Premier League club announced on Wednesday. The Public Investment Fund (PIF) of Saudi Arabia owns most of Newcastle. On September 8 and 12, the Saudi national team will play against Costa Rica and South Korea at St. … Read more
Alexia Putellas’ health seemed to be the key to Spain’s hopes at the Women’s World Cup, but the team has made it all the way to the final despite the fact that their star player hasn’t been able to do much. Salma Paralluelo, Aitana Bonmati, and Teresa Abelleira, an unknown middle star, have stood out … Read more
This year, Saudi Arabia has become a major player in the football trade market. Its high pay have attracted big names like Cristiano Ronaldo and Neymar to the oil-rich Gulf country. Here, AFP Sport looks at some of the most famous people who have moved: The moon Cristiano Ronaldo’s move to Riyadh in January to … Read more
When Australia and England play at a sold-out Stadium Australia on Wednesday, a spot in the Women’s World Cup final is on the line. This is one of the oldest and greatest rivals in sports. England has been to two World Cup semifinals and won the European Championship last year, but Australia’s brave Matildas have … Read more
The Women’s World Cup gave the sport a huge boost in co-host country New Zealand, where new attendance records were set, according to the head of the country’s football governing body. On Tuesday, a full crowd of 43,217 people watched Spain beat Sweden 2-1 in an exciting semi-final match at Auckland’s Eden Park. This was … Read more
Abahani, which has won the Bangladesh Premier League six times, is hoping to beat Club Eagles in the AFC Cup. The two teams will play today at Sylhet District Stadium in the Preliminary Round-2 of Asia’s second-best club tournament. The game will start at 3:15 p.m. Since becoming the first Bangladeshi club to make it … Read more
Salma Paralluelo, who is only 16, showed again on Tuesday that she is a very valuable player by coming off the bench to play a key part for Spain at the Women’s World Cup. In the 89th minute in Auckland, Spain beat Sweden 2-1 thanks to a great goal by Olga Carmona. This put Spain … Read more
