Kings wrap up campaign with win over Abahani

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Bashundhara Kings, who were already winners, finished their Bangladesh Premier League season yesterday with a 1-0 win over second-placed Abahani at the Bashundhara Kings Arena. Dorielton Gomez’s goal in the 21st minute gave the now three-time winners an easy win. They finished the season with 55 points from 20 games. This season, Bangladesh’s new football … Read more

Litu pleased despite draw

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Bangladesh coach Mahbubur Rahman Litu was happy with how his team played, even though Nepal scored a goal in the last second to tie the game in a FIFA friendly yesterday at the Birshreshtha Shaheed Mostafa Kamal Stadium in Kamalapur. Bangladesh’s captain Sabina Khatun put her team ahead in the 65th minute, but Sabitra Bhandari … Read more

Choton watches from the stands

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Golam Rabbani Choton used to be the head coach of the Bangladesh women’s football team. Yesterday in Kamalapur, they played a FIFA match against Nepal and tied 1-1. The 54-year-old coach recently quit his job of ten and a half years because other people in the football league were getting in the way of his … Read more

In Miami, ‘Messi mania’ takes hold

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Inter Miami hasn’t won a game since May, so it’s not possible that they’ll be named the best team in Major League Soccer, but that was before Lionel Messi moved there. Since signing with the Florida club last month, the Argentine great has gotten people excited about the team and US professional soccer in general, … Read more

‘Ready and eager for new challenge’

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Lionel Messi doesn’t regret joining Inter Miami, and he’s excited to take on a new task. The 36-year-old arrived in the United States on Tuesday, a day before a special event on Sunday where he will be introduced as an Inter Miami player. “I’m glad we made the choice we did. Messi told Argentinian TV … Read more

Ancelotti to face tax evasion trial

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Carlo Ancelotti will stand trial for tax theft. The Real Madrid coach is accused of not telling the Spanish tax office about money he made from image rights in 2014. In a court document seen by AFP on Wednesday, a judge in Spain said that Ancelotti had “acknowledged” the acts that cost the country’s government … Read more