Urawa Red Diamonds coach Maciej Skorza said the wait was worth it after the Japanese side won the Asian Champions League on Saturday -- almost nine months after reaching the final.

Kazi Salahuddin, the four-time president of South Asian Football Federation (SAFF), has had his long-cherished dream fulfilled as the SAFF Club Championship is finally taking shape.

Bangladesh national men's football team will not be participating at the upcoming Asian Games in China, the decision was announced at the meeting of Bangladesh Olympic Association (BOA) on Thursday.

Former Argentina midfielder Javier Mascherano said that Lionel Messi “cannot be criticized” on professionalism grounds and that the PSG supporters “will regret in 10 years” for the treatment of the Argentine playmaker at the Parisian club, while former Brazil playmaker Rivaldo was “saddened” to see Messi’s attitude towards his current club.

Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti thinks the Copa del Rey final against Osasuna on Saturday could be his last -- although he has thought the same in the past and been wrong, he explained Friday.

Napoli's champions returned home Friday after winning their first Serie A title in 33 years, greeted at their training camp by hundreds of jubilant fans following a raucous night of partying in Naples.

Lionel Messi on Friday apologised for going on an unauthorised trip to Saudi Arabia that led to Argentina's World Cup-winning captain being suspended by his club Paris Saint-Germain.

After AC Milan and Inter Milan set up the first Derby Della Madonnina in the Champions League in 18 years, tech giants Amazon were forced to make an unusual concession due to ‘national interests’ and hand over the two legs to free-to-air television, so all of Italy could watch regardless of subscriptions and package deals.

Depicted on the wall of Manchester City’s treatment room, ‘Our Goal’ is written over a picture of the Champions League trophy -- a silverware that has eluded the blue half of Manchester despite billions of dollars splurged into shaping up their squad over the years.

In a video posted on his Instagram account, Lionel Messi attempted to clear the air about his allegedly unsanctioned trip to Saudi Arabia.

Paris Saint-Germain coach Christophe Galtier sought to deflect questions about Lionel Messi's suspension by the French club as he spoke to reporters on Friday, insisting the decision was not his to take in the first place.

Eddie Howe says Newcastle are not able to launch blockbuster moves for superstars like Cristiano Ronaldo and Neymar despite the financial muscle of their Saudi owners.

Saudi Arabia's Al Hilal will not allow Lionel Messi transfer talk to derail their bid to retain the Asian Champions League title on Saturday, coach Ramon Diaz told reporters.

More than 200 people ended up in hospital overnight for injuries sustained during the celebrations, La Stampa said, from knife wounds to burns from firecrackers and asthma attacks caused by inhaling smoke from flares.

Retired midfielder Alemao, who won Serie A with Napoli in 1990 alongside late legend Diego Maradona, says he regrets his friend is not alive to celebrate the team's return to glory 33 years later.

However, the deadlock was not broken until the ninth minute of stoppage time, when Alexis MacAllister scored from the spot to secure victory after Luke Shaw had handled the ball in the box.

Victor Osimhen said Thursday that he will never forget winning Napoli's first Serie A title in over three decades after his goal finally pushed southern Italy's biggest club over the line.

Brighton gained sweet revenge on Thursday for their defeat by Manchester United in the FA Cup semi-finals, with Alexis Mac Allister converting a 99th-minute penalty to dent the visitors' Champions League hopes.

It was under the leadership of Maradona -- who died in 2020 -- that Napoli won its first Scudetto in 1987 and its second in 1990.

The relationship between Lionel Messi and Paris Saint-Germain has soured in the past few days, with reports in France suggesting that the World Cup-winning Argentine is all set to leave the Parisians.