Arsenal suffered a huge blow in the Premier League title race on Saturday, losing 2-1 at home to Bournemouth to give Manchester City renewed hope of catching the long-time leaders.

Bashundhara Kings and Fortis FC continued their title push in the Bangladesh Football League with victories in their respective matches on Saturday.

Neymar, Brazil's all-time leading scorer with 79 goals, has not played for the national team since suffering a serious knee injury in October 2023.

The summer of 2006 in Germany was a time of transition. The reign of the nineties legends was drawing to a close, and world football was searching for a new icon. In Argentina, this search had been an obsession ever since the 1986 World Cup triumph. They were not simply waiting for a footballer -- they were waiting for a saviour in the mould of Diego Maradona.

West Ham climbed out of the Premier League relegation zone with a 4-0 win against Wolves on Friday that dumped Tottenham into the bottom three.

Real Madrid dropped more points in the Spanish title race with a frustrating 1-1 LaLiga draw at home against Girona on Friday.

Mikel Arteta challenged Arsenal to pile pressure on Manchester City by extending their lead at the top of the Premier League before their title rivals play 24 hours later.

Chelsea boss Liam Rosenior said that Enzo Fernandez remains dropped for Sunday's Premier League clash against Manchester City despite apologising for comments that cast doubt over his future at Stamford Bridge.

Roberto De Zerbi vowed to save troubled Tottenham from the humiliation of Premier League relegation as the Italian prepares for his first game in charge against Sunderland on Sunday.

Italy's under-21 coach Silvio Baldini will take charge of the senior side for two friendlies in June, the FIGC national football federation said on Friday.

Malian forward Souleymane Diabate struck against his former club to deliver a crucial win for Abahani, who came from behind to beat archrivals Mohammedan 2-1 in a Bangladesh Football League clash at the Shaheed Dhirendranath Datta Stadium in Cumilla on Friday.

Pep Guardiola said Friday he was "grumpy" with Bernardo Silva, admitting he was in the dark over the future of his Manchester City captain.

Luciano Spalletti will stay on as Juventus coach after signing a new two-year deal, the Serie A club announced on Friday.

Barcelona's main goal this season is to win the Champions League but coach Hansi Flick on Friday told his players to focus on this weekend's La Liga derby against Espanyol.

Liverpool have lost three games in a row, including a 4-0 hammering by Manchester City in the FA Cup and a 2-0 loss to Paris Saint-Germain in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final.

Villa boss Unai Emery is aiming to win the competition for a fifth time and the favourites rode their luck to emerge victorious in Italy.

Argentina begin their title defence on June 16 against Algeria.

The row centres on an incident early in the second half when Barca appealed for a penalty after Atletico goalkeeper Juan Musso appeared to have put the ball back into play from a goal kick before defender Marc Pubill handled it inside the six-yard box to retake it.

Some moments remain beyond forgiveness, because they wound belief itself.

After a nearly month-long break due to the Bangladesh national team’s international commitments, the Bangladesh Football League (BFL) resumes today with the Dhaka derby between archrivals Abahani Limited and Mohammedan SC at the Shaheed Dhirendranath Datta Stadium in Cumilla.