BERLIN – German World Cup final hero Mario Goetze, who was a free agent after Borussia Dortmund allowed him to leave, has signed a two-year contract with PSV Eindhoven. Goetze, scorer of the extra-time goal that gave Germany a 1-0…
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FIFA, AFC president greets Salahuddin
DHAKA – FIFA president Gianni Infantino and Asian Football Confederation (AFC) president Salman bin Ibrahim Al Khalifa in a separate letters greeted Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) president Kazi Mohammad Salahuddin who was re-elected as president of BFF, said a BFF…
Six-goal humiliation leaves Man Utd mired in crisis again
LONDON – Manchester United slumped to their worst defeat in nine years on Sunday as Tottenham’s 6-1 rout at Old Trafford plunged the Red Devils back into a familiar state of crisis. United have not contended for the Premier League…
Marseille and Lyon’s struggles continue in draw, Rennes stay top
PARIS – Marseille and Lyon continued their shaky starts to the season on Sunday with a 1-1 draw that leaves both sides languishing in mid-table in Ligue 1. Marseille are 10th on nine points following the draw at the Groupama…
Salahuddin wants to work with everyone for football’s development
DHAKA – Kazi Mohammad Salahuddin, who was reelected as the president of Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) for the fourth successive terms, said he wants to work with everyone for the development of country’s football. After declaring the final results of…
BSPA congrats BFF president, EC
DHAKA – The Bangladesh Sports Press Association (BSPA), the country’s oldest sports organisation, congratulated Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) president and it’s honorary member Kazi Mohammad Salahuddin, who has re-elected of BFF president for the fourth consecutive term in the BFF…
FIFA president wishes luck all candidates off BFF polls
DHAKA – FIFA president Gianni Infantino today wished luck to all the candidates of Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) election which is currently undergoing at the Pan pacific Sonargaon Hotel at the city today. In a video message today the FIFA…
Kazi Salahuddin elected BFF president for fourth term
DHAKA – Kazi Mohammad Salahuddin has retained the top job of Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) after being elected for a fourth successive term in a row. According to an unofficial announcement of BFF secretariat, the former celebrated footballer has secured…
Relentless Liverpool raise bar for title rivals
LONDON – Liverpool are only three games into their Premier League title defence but their stuttering rivals must get their acts together if they are going to prevent an Anfield procession. Jurgen Klopp’s side have answered any questions about their…
Messi and Fati inspire 10-man Barca to victory over Celta
MADRID – Barcelona’s new double-act delivered again as Lionel Messi and Ansu Fati led them to a 3-0 victory at Celta Vigo in La Liga on Thursday, despite Clement Lenglet being sent off in the first half. After scoring twice…
Neymar has 34 million euro Spanish tax debt
MADRID – Paris Saint-Germain forward Neymar owes more unpaid tax than any other individual on a Spanish authorities’ blacklist with debts of 34.6 million euros ($40.5 million), according to an official document published Wednesday. The Brazilian, who played for Barcelona…
Long-term work-planning for football in Somonnoy Parishad’s manifesto
DHAKA – The “Somonnoy Parishad” panel, which will contest the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) October 3 polls, today announced their election manifesto which included a long-term realistic, work-planning for the development of the country’s football. In order to bring the…
Messi says he wants to ‘put an end’ to Barcelona feuding
BARCELONA – Lionel Messi called for “an end” to arguments at Barcelona as he urged unity at the club he tried to leave before the season. The Barcelona captain spoke to Barcelona newspaper Sport in an interview published online late…
Suarez and Costa ‘can play together’ says Simeone
MADRID – Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone on Tuesday dismissed suggestions that he would not play Diego Costa and Luis Suarez together. The 33-year-old forward Suarez joined Atletico after six seasons at Barcelona with Costa, 31, saying he welcomed the…
Premier League returns 10 positive coronavirus cases
LONDON – Ten Premier League players or staff tested positive for coronavirus over the past week, the highest number of infections since the English top-flight returned from a three-month layoff in June. “The Premier League can today confirm that between…
Liverpool lay down Premier League marker in Arsenal win
LIVERPOOL – Liverpool came from behind to maintain a perfect start to their Premier League title defence as goals from Sadio Mane, Andy Robertson and Diogo Jota saw off a resilient Arsenal 3-1 at Anfield. The Gunners had also won…
BFF mourn death of footballer Aslam’s brother
DHAKA – The Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) expressed deep shock at the death of Sheikh Masum Akter, elder brother of celebrated former footballer and BFF executive committee’s member Sheikh Mohammad Aslam, said a BFF press release today. Masum breathed his…
Suarez can take Atletico to a different level, says Simeone
MADRID – Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone believes Luis Suarez can lift the club to new heights and said his new signing will be in the squad to face Granada on Sunday. Suarez has joined Atletico after being pushed out…
Ramos penalty snatches win for Real Madrid over Betis
MADRID – Sergio Ramos scored a late penalty as Real Madrid came from behind to scrape a 3-2 win against 10-man Real Betis, their first La Liga victory of the season. Betis were ahead at half-time after two goals in…
Atletico Madrid announce signing of Luis Suarez from Barcelona
MADRID – Atletico Madrid announced the signing of Barcelona forward Luis Suarez late on Wednesday, confirming the Uruguayan striker is set to continue playing in La Liga rather than joining Juventus in Italy. Barcelona said that Atletico had agreed to…
Le Sommer breaks France scoring record
PARIS– Eugenie Le Sommer scored twice in three minutes in a Euro qualifier away to North Macedonia on Tuesday to first equal and then break France’s women’s international scoring record. The 31-year-old Lyon player struck after 15 minutes from a…
FIFA, AFC presidents congrat Kazi Salahuddin on his birthday
DHAKA – FIFA president Gianni Infantino and Asian Football Confederation (AFC) president Salman bin Ibrahim Al Khalifa in a separate letter today congratulated Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) president Kazi Mohammad Salahuddin on the occasion of his 66th birthday. In a…
Premier League goal spree sets new record
LONDON– The Premier League set a new record for the highest number of goals in a single round of matches on Monday as Manchester City’s Gabriel Jesus scored the milestone 44th against Wolves. After 39 goals were scored across Saturday…
BFF mourns death of KM Nousheruzzaman
DHAKA -The Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) expressed deep shock at the death of ‘Swadhin Bangla Football’ team member KM Nousheruzzaman, who passed away on Monday night in city’s Ibn Sina Hospital at the age of 72. Nousheruzzaman breathed his last…
BFF distributes trophies of different leagues
DHAKA – The Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) distributed trophies to the clubs of different leagues champions, runners-up, third and fourth place finishers through a formal prize distribution ceremony held today at the premises of BFF Bhaban here. BFF president Kazi…
Barca president Bartomeu wants to make peace with Messi
MADRID – Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu has said he does not want to argue with Lionel Messi and believes the Argentinian is excited to play under new coach Ronald Koeman. Bartomeu also said he has no intention of resigning,…
Salahuddin led combined panel announce election manifesto
DHAKA – Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) president Kazi Mohammad Salahahuddin led combined panel candidates said some specific measures will be taken in order to improve the FIFA ranking of the Bangladesh national men’s and women’s football team by 2024. The…
Toothless Lyon held to stalemate by Nimes
PARIS – Lyon’s slow start to the Ligue 1 season continued when they were held to a 0-0 draw at home by Nimes on Friday. Memphis Depay, who has been linked with a move to Barcelona, and Moussa Dembele were…
‘Win-win’ says Klopp as Thiago adds new dimension to Liverpool
LONDON – Jurgen Klopp hailed Thiago Alcantara as one of the few players in the world that can improve Liverpool after the Spaniard joined from Bayern Munich on Friday. Widely regarded as one of the world’s best midfielders, Thiago won…
Man Utd’s Solskjaer under pressure to dispel ‘nearly man’ tag
LONDON – Manchester United made undoubted progress in Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s first full season in charge with a third-placed finish in the Premier League and runs to three semi-finals in cup competitions. But with United still languishing well behind rivals…