National team forward Mohammad Ibrahim said all the players are eager for a place in the starting eleven, particularly because the opposition is India, as the men in red and green continue to ramp up preparations in training for their Asian Cup Qualifiers match on March 25 against their neighbours.  

Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) president Tabith Awal emphasised on a win in the opener of AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers against India in a meeting with head coach Jaiver Cabrera on Tuesday, ahead of the team’s departure tomorrow for Saudi Arabia.

A 15-metre by 10-metre depiction of Beckenbauer's iconic No.5 shirt has already been affixed to the Allianz Arena roof ahead of Wednesday's Champions League last-16 clash with German champions Bayer Leverkusen.

Los Blancos host their city rivals on Tuesday in the first leg before visiting Atletico next week at the Metropolitano stadium.

The men in red and green are expected to fly out to India on March 19, a day after Hamza Chowdhury is expected to join the team in Dhaka.

Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone admitted city rivals Real have the more illustrious history but backed his own team to deliver.

The long-running legal saga began in 2015, when Blatter quit as head of FIFA in a corruption crisis.

Bangladesh Football Federation president Tabith Awal confirmed that a full-fledged preparation camp of women’s football team with 55 players including rebel 18 players will begin after the Eid-ul-Fitr break as part of preparation for June’s AFC Women’s Asian Cup Qualifiers.

FIFA has lifted its suspension on the Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) after it approved constitutional amendments validated by world soccer's ruling body and the Asian Football Confederation (AFC).

South Asian Football Federation’s (SAFF) long-serving general secretary Anwarul Haque Helal has tendered his resignation, two months into his new one-year tenure.

Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter and France soccer great Michel Platini are due to appear in court in Switzerland on Monday accused of fraud - 2-1/2 years after they were cleared.

Luis Suarez scored a goal and assisted on three others to lead Inter Miami to a dominant 4-1 victory over the host Houston Dynamo on Sunday night.

Manchester United's dismal season hit a new low as the FA Cup holders crashed out after a 4-3 penalty shoot-out defeat against Fulham in the fifth round on Sunday.

Bangladesh women's football team suffered a 3-1 defeat at the hands of hosts United Arab Emirates in the second and final FIFA friendly between the sides in Dubai on Sunday.

 Barcelona returned to the top of the LaLiga table and wrested back control of the title race with a comfortable 4-0 home victory over 10-man Real Sociedad on Sunday.

"This is a heavy blow, we have to bounce back. Losing at this point in the season is tough because everyone is on form and we didn't do well in this game," the Italian told reporters.

Manchester City survived a scare to beat giant killers Plymouth 3-1 and progress to the FA Cup quarter-finals on Saturday, after Crystal Palace striker Jean Philippe-Mateta was hospitalised in the Eagles' 3-1 win over Millwall.

La Liga champions Real Madrid suffered a 2-1 defeat at Real Betis on Saturday, which coach Carlo Ancelotti said was a "big blow" to their title defence, while Atletico Madrid took advantage to move top of the table.

Atalanta missed the chance to move level with Inter Milan at the top of Serie A on Saturday after being held to a goalless draw by lowly Venezia.

Bangladesh national football team’s head coach Javier Cabrera said the team should take responsibility and start delivering better results than last year, especially since they will be facing comparatively easier opponents this time around and due to the addition of England-based Hamza Choudhury.