football

Football jerseys as fashion accessories

Youngsters flashing their teams’ colours in casual hangouts or other social events has become a common sight.
25 August 2022, 00:00 AM

Kane's landmark goal fires Spurs to victory

Harry Kane set a Premier League record for the most goals with a single club as the Tottenham striker sealed a 1-0 win against Wolves on Saturday.
20 August 2022, 13:59 PM

‘Slim chance’ for women’s friendlies before SAFF

Bangladesh women’s football team might go to the SAFF Women’s Championship early next month without a preparation match as United Arab Emirates declined to come here for two friendly matches later this month.
20 August 2022, 13:34 PM

Kroos, Modric bid adieu to Casemiro with emotional letters

As Casemiro leaves for ‘a new challenge’, both Kroos and Modric left him emotional letters, published by Spanish national daily sports newspaper Marca. Both letters are shared here for the readers of The Daily Star:
20 August 2022, 07:52 AM

Elon Musk says he was joking about buying Manchester United

Elon Musk, the world's richest person, tweeted on Wednesday that he was joking when he said that he was going to buy English soccer club Manchester United Plc MANU.N.
17 August 2022, 05:21 AM

Elon Musk now says he is buying Manchester United

Elon Musk, the world's richest person, on Tuesday tweeted that he was buying football club Manchester United Plc (MANU.N), without offering any details.
17 August 2022, 02:59 AM

PSG call crisis meeting

Tensions rose further after the game when Neymar 'liked' a series of tweets suggesting Mbappe's penalty-taking duties were a part of his contractual rights.
15 August 2022, 09:35 AM

How a Czech football hooligan became a UFC champion

Jiri Prochazka was a football hooligan in his native Czech Republic until martial arts and an ancient Japanese text inspired him to turn from street fighting to cage fighting -- and become a UFC world champion.
8 August 2022, 04:18 AM

Argentine female referee seeks 'justice' after on-field attack

Argentine football referee Dalma Cortadi appealed Monday for justice to be done after she was punched from behind by a male player who disagreed with her on-field ruling during a regional league match.
2 August 2022, 06:30 AM

England to face Brazil in women's 'Finalissima'

England, the newly crowned European champions, will take on Brazil in the inaugural women's "Finalissima" after Pia Sundhage's side claimed their fourth straight Copa America title with a 1-0 win against hosts Colombia at the weekend.
1 August 2022, 11:17 AM

Thousands greet Suarez on return to Nacional

Thousands of fans turned out to welcome home Luis Suarez on Sunday as the star striker joined Nacional, the club where he began his storied career 17 years ago.
1 August 2022, 08:54 AM

‘Football is my safe space’

England forward Beth Mead described soccer as her "safe space" from setbacks off the pitch, saying she uses the sport as an escape from difficulties in her personal life and to bounce back from disappointments.
31 July 2022, 10:58 AM

Darwin would have been fine even without scoring, says Klopp

Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp was full of praise for new signing Darwin Nunez as the Uruguayan sealed their 3-1 win over Manchester City in the Community Shield on Saturday.
31 July 2022, 05:52 AM

Barcelona beat NY Red Bulls 2-0 to cap unbeaten US tour

French winger Dembele opened the scoring with his third goal in two matches. From a pass by Raphinha he unleashed a right-footed blast into the bottom right corner of Carlos Coronel's net.
31 July 2022, 04:05 AM

Bayern survive Leipzig comeback to win German Super Cup

 German champions Bayern Munich survived a late comeback from RB Leipzig to claim a 5-3 victory in the German Super Cup on Saturday with an impressive first half attacking display and new signing Sadio Mane scoring on his debut.
31 July 2022, 03:57 AM

England's Lionesses take on German might

England manager Sarina Wiegman has fulfilled her goal of using Euro 2022 to fuel the nation's passion for women's football and victory in Sunday's final against Germany would consummate the burgeoning love affair.
30 July 2022, 18:02 PM

Messi, Neymar finish PSG’s Japan tour in style

Lionel Messi and Neymar combined to devastating effect as Paris Saint-Germain thrashed Gamba Osaka 6-2 on Monday to finish their pre-season Japan tour with three wins out of three.
25 July 2022, 12:18 PM

A fan’s guide to surviving the football transfer window

Navigating the transfer window is probably the trickiest job for a football fan.
23 July 2022, 13:46 PM

Fifa 23 to debut women’s club football

Electronic Arts has announced the inclusion of women’s club football teams in Fifa 23 – a first for the series.
21 July 2022, 05:22 AM

Mane, De Ligt score on Bayern debut

New signings Sadio Mane and Matthijs De Ligt scored debut goals as Bayern Munich thumped Major League Soccer's D.C United 6-2 in a friendly on Wednesday.
21 July 2022, 03:15 AM