Many players came from thousands of miles away, deep in the Amazon rainforest, to join Originarios.

Across club football, he played 710 matches and scored 335 goals. In international football, he netted 31 times in 75 appearances for Argentina in their iconic sky-blue and white jersey. The one behind the numbers is Gonzalo Higuain, who lit up the pitch for European heavyweights like Real Madrid, Napoli, Juventus, Chelsea and AC Milan for years.

Bangladesh head coach Peter Butler on Wednesday announced a 23-member final squad for the upcoming SAFF Women’s Championship, set to be held in India from May 25, including two new faces -- defender Arpita Biswas and midfielder Momita Khatun -- while leaving out several experienced players.

An impenetrable goalkeeper, needless shouting among teammates, shootout nerves of steel, and a caution from the referee -- The Daily Star once again followed their now well-worn script, with all the familiar themes returning in a 4-2 penalty shootout win over Cricfrenzy to reach the semifinals of the Kool BSJA Media Cup today.

Swathes of football-mad Asia from China and India to Malaysia and Thailand are yet to confirm broadcast rights for the biggest-ever World Cup with kick-off barely one month away.

Manchester United midfielder Casemiro says Michael Carrick has already shown he has all the qualities to be a great manager at the club and backed calls for the former England international to be given the role on a permanent basis.

“The system itself is unsystematic” — that is how Rahmatganj coach Kamal Babu summed up the lack of venue preparedness in a conversation with The Daily Star a week ago.

PSG and Bayern are the top scorers in this season's UEFA Champions League with 43 and 42 goals respectively.

Eighty percent of respondents reported hotel bookings were tracking below initial forecasts. And around 65 percent of the total respondents cited visa barriers and broader geopolitical concerns as issues suppressing demand.

A tap-in from captain Bukayo Saka just before halftime and a ninth clean sheet in this season's competition gave Arsenal a 2-1 aggregate semi-final victory over Atletico Madrid.

FIFA has faced searing criticism over the cost of World Cup tickets, with fan organization Football Supporters Europe (FSE) branding the pricing structure "extortionate" and a "monumental betrayal".

How can Bangladesh football progress? The answer to this, or similar queries, is almost always delivered by experts and even Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) authorities in a more or less identical manner -- stressing the need to improve the grassroots.

Arsenal reached the Champions League final for the first time in 20 years as Bukayo Saka sealed a 1-0 win against Atletico Madrid on Tuesday.

Paris Saint-Germain coach Luis Enrique said his side's one-goal first leg lead meant "nothing" ahead of Wednesday's second Champions League semi-final at Bayern Munich.

Chelsea's teenage Brazilian forward Estevao has begun treatment on his hamstring injury back in his homeland in a bid to be fit for the World Cup, a source at Palmeiras told AFP.

Bayern lost 5-4 in last week's wild first leg in Paris in one of the greatest games in recent memory.

Hamza Choudhury arrived in Dhaka on Tuesday morning, with a couple of officials from the Bangladesh Football Federation confirming his arrival, although the visit was not related to football.

Mohammedan will take on Brothers Union on May 12, with the winner to face Bashundhara Kings on May 19.

It had been reported that Simeone ordered the move on the belief that using the same base as their previous visit could bring his players bad luck.

After more than four years at the helm, Javier Cabrera has left as the head coach of the Bangladesh national football team, bringing an end to the longest managerial tenure in the team’s history.