Chelsea head coach Enzo Maresca is confident summer signing Estevao will develop into a key man for the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 winners.

Borussia Dortmund on Monday confirmed striker Sebastien Haller had joined Dutch side Utrecht on a permanent deal.

Thomas Mueller made his Major League Soccer debut on Sunday as a second-half substitute for Vancouver Whitecaps in a 1-1 draw with Houston Dynamo that left the Germany great with "mixed feelings" after he had a goal disallowed for offside.

Philippe Coutinho scored two goals as Vasco da Gama secured a 6-0 victory over Santos in the Brazilian Serie A on Sunday, August 17, leaving Neymar with the worst defeat in his career.

Espanyol staged a late comeback to grab a shock 2-1 win over Atletico Madrid on Sunday as Diego Simeone's men made a disappointing start to their La Liga campaign.

Paris St Germain began their Ligue 1 title defence with a hard-fought 1-0 win at Nantes on Sunday thanks to a second-half goal from their Portugal midfielder Vitinha.

The Bangladesh U-23 football team is looking forward to crafting the right combination and building team chemistry ahead of next month's U-23 Asian Cup Qualifiers, as they face their Bahraini counterparts in the first of two friendly matches in Bahrain today.

Manchester United lost to Arsenal in their opener on Sunday but Ruben Amorim remained full of optimism and said his rebuilt team can now beat anybody in the Premier League as the club try to put last season's woeful 15th-place finish behind them.

Arsenal's Riccardo Calafiori headed home an early corner, aided by a weak challenge from goalkeeper Altay Bayindir, to earn a 1-0 victory at Manchester United in the Premier League on Sunday, spoiling the hosts' season opener.

Chelsea survived an early scare when Crystal Palace had an Eberechi Eze goal controversially disallowed in a scrappy 0-0 draw in the Premier League on Sunday.

National Teams Committee (NTC) deputy chairman and Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) senior vice president Imrul Hassan, who is also president of Bashundhara Kings, was the only absentee from an emergency NTC meeting with BFF president and NTC chairman Tabith Awal on Sunday.

FIFA President Gianni Infantino condemned racist abuse directed at Bournemouth's Antoine Semenyo during a Premier League match against Liverpool, saying the world soccer governing body would reach out to the Ghana international to offer their support.

Richarlison demonstrated how crucial he is to Tottenham Hotspur with a sublime brace in their 3-0 Premier League win over Burnley, with manager Thomas Frank saying it was vital to manage the Brazilian smartly to continue getting the best out of him.

Fluminense's Fabio levelled Peter Shilton's longstanding record for most competitive appearances in men's soccer on Saturday when he walked out onto the pitch for the 1,390th time in his team's 2-1 win over Fortaleza in Brazil's Serie A.

The several thousand Manchester City fans who travelled to Molineux on Saturday sang "City are back" as Pep Guardiola's men kicked off their season with a thorough 4-0 Premier League thrashing of Wolverhampton Wanderers.

Bayern Munich striker Harry Kane praised winger Luis Diaz after the newcomer scored a goal on his competitive debut in Saturday's German Super Cup win over Stuttgart.

Lionel Messi returned from injury as a reserve and scored in the 84th minute to spark Inter Miami over the defending MLS champion Los Angeles Galaxy 3-1 on Saturday.

For those who experienced the golden era of Bangladeshi football in the 1980s and ’90s, names like Ganesh Thapa and Raju Sakya of Nepal, or Sri Lanka’s Pakeer Ali and Prem Lal, evoke a strong sense of nostalgia.

It’s not just Arsenal versus Manchester United at Old Trafford on Sunday. It’s Viktor Gyokeres against Benjamin Sesko –- a clash of two blockbuster summer signings who could define the Premier League’s new season for their respective sides.

Harry Kane and Luis Diaz scored as Bayern Munich beat Stuttgart 2-1 away on Saturday to lift the German Super Cup for a 10th time.