Tottenham survive as Palhinha seals victory over Everton

Tottenham secured Premier League survival on a dramatic final day of the season on Sunday as West Ham's 14-year stay in the top division came to an end.
24 May 2026

Guardiola goodbye spoiled by Man City loss to Aston Villa

Pep Guardiola bid an emotional farewell to Manchester City as a 2-1 defeat to Aston Villa on Sunday brought down the curtain on a glittering decade under the Catalan.
24 May 2026

Man Utd's Fernandes sets new outright Premier League assist record

Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes set a new outright record of 21 assists in a single Premier League season when he set up Patrick Dorgu's goal against Brighton on Sunday.
24 May 2026

The summer James Rodriguez ruled the world

There are World Cups that live on through trophies, and then there are World Cups remembered for the players who briefly made football feel like poetry. For many fans, the 2014 FIFA World Cup belonged to one such player -- James Rodriguez.
24 May 2026

Captaincy surprise as Bangladesh eye SAFF title defence

The curtain rises on the eighth edition of the SAFF Women’s Championship at the Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Goa on Monday, with two-time defending champions Bangladesh eyeing a hattrick of titles.
24 May 2026

No overseas-based players in Bangladesh squad

The Bangladesh Football Federation has announced a 32-member preliminary squad for the Bangladesh Olympic football team ahead of the Diamond Jubilee Football Tournament, to be held in Maldives from June 1-10.
24 May 2026

Guardiola says Man City successor cannot be 'copy and paste'

Departing Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola said he hoped his successor can be true to themselves, warning that any attempt to find a carbon copy of him would likely backfire.
24 May 2026

Bayern salute 'best transfer ever' Kane after 21st German Cup triumph

Bayern Munich powerbroker Uli Hoeness called Harry Kane the "best transfer we've ever made" after the England captain's hattrick handed them a 3-0 victory over Stuttgart to win the German Cup final in Berlin on Saturday.
24 May 2026

Real Madrid end troubled Liga season with win

Real Madrid ended a troubled La Liga campaign with a 4-2 win over Athletic Bilbao in Alvaro Arbeloa's last game at the helm, while Mallorca and Girona were relegated from the Spanish top flight on Saturday.
24 May 2026

Iran move World Cup base from US to Mexico

Iran are moving their World Cup training base to Mexico after football's world governing body FIFA approved a request to transfer it from Tucson, Arizona, the head of Iran's football federation said on Saturday.
24 May 2026

Trial, error and absurdity

In less than 24 hours since the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) staged its dramatic unveiling of Thomas Dooley as the new head coach of the national men’s team, the appointment has already descended into uncertainty -- exposing, yet again, the confusion and short-termism that continue to reflect recurring issues in Bangladesh football.
24 May 2026

Kane hattrick helps Bayern to domestic double

Bayern Munich forward Harry Kane scored a second-half hat-trick to steer the Bundesliga champions to a 3-0 victory over holders VfB Stuttgart in the German Cup final on Saturday as they claimed the domestic double for the first time in six years.
24 May 2026

Barcelona thrash Lyon 4-0 to win Women's Champions League final

Barcelona forwards Ewa Pajor and Salma Paralluelo both netted two second-half goals as their side cruised to a 4-0 win over OL Lyonnes to win the women's Champions League final on Saturday.
24 May 2026

Abahani runners-up again, Arambagh relegated

Abahani secured the runners-up spot in the Bangladesh Football League after cruising to a 3-0 victory over Arambagh KS in the final round of the season on Monday, while Fortis FC dropped crucial points in a 2-2 draw against PWD SC in Gazipur.
23 May 2026

'Dooley's appointment not final yet': Sports minister drops bombshell

A day after Bangladesh Football Federation unveiled new head coach Thomas Dooley in a dramatic fashion, Aminul Haque, the State Minister for Youth and Sports, has claimed that a contract with the German-born American has not been finalised yet.
23 May 2026

Letting Joe Hart leave is Pep Guardiola's biggest regret at City

"When you take a lot of decisions, a lot, lot of decisions, you make mistakes," Guardiola, who will leave City after Sunday's final Premier League match at home to Aston Villa, told Sky Sports in an interview.
23 May 2026

Bruno Fernandes named Premier League player of the season

Fernandes emerged as the Premier League's best playmaker this season when he created a league-high 132 chances. The next best player was Liverpool's Dominik Szoboszlai, who created 89 chances.
23 May 2026

North Korean women crowned Asian club champions in South

Women's football is one of North Korea's strongest international sports, with their national sides regularly competing at the highest levels in Asia and globally.
23 May 2026

‘I can’t wait’: Florian Wirtz ready for his FIFA World Cup moment

"It’s true that there’s typically a lot expected of Germany because we’re four-time world champions and have been a force to be reckoned with at so many tournaments."
23 May 2026

Alaba to leave Real Madrid after five years

Austrian defender David Alaba will leave Real Madrid at the end of the season when his contract expires, Los Blancos said Friday.
23 May 2026