FIFA on Wednesday stripped Indonesia of the right to stage this year's Under-20 soccer World Cup, over what an Indonesian official said was a failure to honour its commitments to the tournament.

Herve Renard has resigned as Saudi Arabia coach, the Saudi Arabian Football Federation (SAFF) said on Tuesday.

The Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) announced that it would pull out of the 2024 AFC Women’s Olympic Football Qualifying Tournament just six days before the start of the first round in Myanmar, citing financial constraints.

Belgium captain Kevin De Bruyne says new players in the squad are injecting energy into the team after the failure of their “golden generation” to live up to their number one ranking over the last four years.

Bangladesh had been drawn in Group B alongside the hosts, Iran, and Maldives on January 12 and were preparing until the sudden reversal.

Argentina’s seven-goal demolition of visitors Curacao on Tuesday saw the return of Giovani Lo Celso who demonstrated why the three-time world champions badly missed the on-loan Villarreal midfielder during their Qatar World Cup campaign last year despite eventually having gone on to bag the ultimate prize in the sport.

Now with 102, he remains third in the all-time list, behind great rival Cristiano Ronaldo (122) of Portugal and Iran's Ali Daei (109)

It came 17 years after he opened his Argentina account in a 3-2 defeat to Croatia in March 2006

Seven-time Ballon d'Or winner Messi opened the scoring in the friendly against the Caribbean island minnows on 20 minutes in Santiago del Estero

De Bruyne set up two goals early to give his side a 2-0 lead inside 10 minutes, before scoring one of his own late in the second to deepen Germany's woes ahead of 2024's Euros, which they will host.

Scott McTominay scored twice as Scotland stunned Spain 2-0 at Hampden Park on Tuesday to continue a perfect start to Euro 2024 qualifying.

The amateur footballers of Seychelles attempted to cheer up their Bangladeshi counterparts, clapping and chanting ‘come on men’ while the dejected hosts walked to the podium after suffering a 1-0 defeat to the visitors in the second of two friendlies between the sides at the Sylhet District Stadium yesterday.

Russia clinched the title of the SAFF U-17 Women’s Championship with a hundred per cent record following a 2-0 win over India in the final match of round robin format at the Birshreshtha Shaheed Mostafa Kamal Stadium in Kamalapur yesterday.

Indonesian President Joko Widodo said Tuesday he was sending the country’s football association chief for talks with FIFA about its hosting of the Under-20 World Cup after the draw was nixed following protests over Israel’s participation.

Curucao footballer Cuco Martina made an unusual request to Argentina captain Lionel Messi before their friendly encounter with the world champions, scheduled to begin at 5:30 am on Wednesday (Bangladesh Standard Time).

Bangladesh put in a dismal performance to suffer a 1-0 defeat to visiting Seychelles in the second and final FIFA friendly match at Sylhet District Stadium on Tuesday.

Bangladesh captain Jamal Bhuiyan was dropped from the starting eleven in the second FIFA friendly against Seychelles at Sylhet District Stadium on Tuesday.

The last time Rabiul played for Bangladesh before the Seychelles matches was 36

“I am in touch with Sol de Mayo and I’m trying to go to Argentina in May,” Jamal told The Daily Star in Sylhet on Monday, ahead of the second FIFA friendly against Seychelles. “I don’t want to waste the opportunity to play in Argentina.” 

South American football governing body on Monday presented the 35-year-old Argentine star a with statue, which will be placed in the CONMEBOL museum next to those of legendary players Pele and Diego Maradona