David Beckham told AFP on Wednesday that Lionel Messi was “our gift to America and the MLS” when he signed with his team, Inter Miami. Beckham, a former player for Manchester United and Real Madrid, said that he still has to pinch himself when he sees the Argentinian World Cup winner on the team sheet … Read more
Bangladesh’s Bishwanath Ghosh said that everyone in the defence, from the custodian to the players, needs to work together when his team plays Australia in Melbourne on Thursday in a World Cup Qualifier. Australia is a much better team than Bangladesh. Since the hosts are 156 places higher in the FIFA Rankings than Bangladesh, the … Read more
The National Sports Council (NSC) and the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) jointly inspected the newly rebuilt ground of the Bangabandhu National Stadium yesterday and found some problems with the newly laid drainage system. This means that the handover of the ground will be delayed by a few more weeks. Nearly Tk 4.5 crore was spent … Read more
Walter Mazzarri surprised everyone by taking over as manager of Napoli on Tuesday, after Rudi Garcia had a terrible start to the Italian winners’ Serie A title defence. After taking over as Italy coach from Luciano Spalletti, Garcia only stayed at Napoli for five months. He failed to inspire a team that had kept almost … Read more
Olivier Giroud was banned for two games after yelling at officials at the end of AC Milan’s exciting and controversial 2-2 draw at Lecce. Serie A announced the ban on Tuesday. After being booked for disrespect, Giroud was sent off in extra time at the Stadio Via del Mare on Saturday afternoon for using “abusive … Read more
Liverpool player Luis Diaz had a sad meeting with his father on Tuesday. His father was freed last week after being held hostage for 12 days by Colombia’s ELN rebel group. Diaz was back in Colombia to join the national team before their World Cup qualifying match against Brazil on Thursday in the port city … Read more
Luis Suarez, Uruguay’s all-time leading scorer with 36 goals, was called up for the first time by new coach Marcelo Bielsa on Monday. The 36-year-old will play against Argentina this week in a 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier. Suarez has scored 68 goals for his country. He has been playing great for the Brazilian club … Read more
Even though they’ve been in Australia for two days, the national football team’s boots are still having a hard time getting used to the cold weather in Melbourne. But they expect to be ready for Thursday’s game against Australia. After a long 20-hour trip from Dhaka to Melbourne, Spanish coach Jaiver Cabrera’s players took some … Read more
Soon after being named temporary manager of Como, an Italian second-tier team, Cesc Fabregas got his first job as a top coach on Monday. After Moreno Longo was fired, Fabregas, a former Spain player who won the World Cup in 2010, took over at Como. The club said it was looking for a new person … Read more
Bobby Charlton, a great player for Manchester United and England, died last month at the age of 86. On Monday, thousands of people lined the streets of Manchester to pay their respects. Many people think he was one of England’s best players and won the 1966 World Cup. He died on October 21 after falling … Read more
