Barcelona coach Hansi Flick confirmed winger Raphinha and defender Ronald Araujo will not feature in his team's rearranged La Liga match against Osasuna on Thursday.

Mac Allister, the Liverpool midfielder, once again showed during his side's 4-1 victory against Brazil how comfortable he is in an Argentina shirt.

The winners of this year's 32-team Club World Cup to be held in the U.S. will earn up to $125 million, FIFA said on Wednesday.

Bangladesh football team returned to the country at around 5:00 PM today following a goalless draw in their Asian Cup qualifier fixture against India in Shillong yesterday. 

Afghanistan Women's National Team (AWNT) players in exile urged athletes worldwide to stand in solidarity with them as they fight for their right to compete after being excluded from World Cup qualifying competitions since the Taliban takeover in 2021.

Sheffield United midfielder Hamza Choudhury hoped Bangladesh would score against Singapore in the next Asian Cup Qualifiers fixture at home on June 10, after having seen the team waste a number of scoring chances in a goalless draw against India in Shillong last night.

The South Asian Football Federation’s executive committee has appointed Mr. Purushottam Kattel as the General Secretary of the federation following the resignation of Mr. Anwarul Huq, said a press release from SAFF.

All eyes were on Brazil's Raphinha ahead of the game after his explosive comments on Romario TV, where he boldly promised Argentina would be “beaten up” both on and off the pitch.

After playing out a goalless draw against India in the Asian Cup Qualifiers in Shillong on Tuesday night, Bangladesh national football team will return home this afternoon while Hamza Choudhury will catch an England-bound flight from the airport in Dhaka.

Five-times World Cup winners Brazil have won just once in their last four games and Marquinhos urged his team mates to turn things around as quickly as possible.

Argentina punched their ticket to the 2026 World Cup with flair, delivering a stunning 4-1 demolition of arch-rivals Brazil in Buenos Aires on Wednesday morning (Bangladesh time)

Argentina’s dominance, both in spirit and in skill, now sees them march into the 2026 World Cup with confidence, while Brazil must return to the drawing board to salvage their qualifying campaign.

The result in the match held in the Bolivian city of El Alto guaranteed the 2022 World Cup winners a top-six finish and direct qualification for the tournament in the United States, Mexico and Canada.

Iran booked their place in the 2026 World Cup following a 2-2 home draw against Uzbekistan at Tehran's Azadi Stadium on Tuesday.

Thomas Tuchel has insisted Harry Maguire will "always be in contention" for England despite overlooking the Manchester United defender for his first two games in charge.

Cabrera hails debutant's impact

Australia beat China 2-0 on Tuesday to boost their chances of automatic World Cup qualification, but Saudi Arabia stayed in touch in Group C with a goalless draw in Japan.

Bangladesh had to be satisfied with a draw after fluffing a host of opportunities at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Shillong in their AFC Asian Cup Qualifier against India on Tuesday.

The defender has long been linked with a move to the Bernabeu on a free transfer and talks between the 26-year-old and the Spanish giants are understood to be making progress.

Bangladesh wasted at least four scoring chances as the first half of their AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers fixture in Shillong ended goalless.