"Best caption wins!" the 40-year-old Portuguese international wrote on X after his 96th-minute wonder strike on Sunday home to Al Khaleej.

"It's football -- after going in a good dynamic we've had some results we don't like, but we know what we want," Alonso told reporters.

Miami coach Javier Mascherano lavished praise on Messi and his team-mates after a performance he described as near-perfection.

"Another big disappointment," Slot told reporters

Barcelona beat Athletic Bilbao 4-0.

Goals from Murillo, Nicolo Savona and Morgan Gibbs-White sealed Forest's win to hand Arne Slot's men a shocking sixth defeat in their last seven league games.

Pedro Neto put the Blues ahead just before the interval at Turf Moor and Enzo Fernandez netted in the closing stages.

Thakurgaon's Rangatungi United Female Football Academy -- an institution that has produced several national-level players -- is now facing uncertainty, as a section of locals is attempting to halt its activities citing religious objections.

If Italy get through that match on March 26 next year, they will play the winner of Wales's semi-final against Bosnia-Herzegovina five days later.

The right-back beat out two past winners in Liverpool's Egyptian forward Mohamed Salah and Nigeria striker Victor Osimhen.

The tiny island nation, a self-governing part of the Netherlands with a population of little more than 150,000, is the smallest country to qualify for football's premier showcase.

Estevao, who also scored on Saturday against Senegal, stepped up to net his fifth international goal.

Scotland's late show in Glasgow means Steve Clarke's side have qualified for the global footballing showpiece for the first time since 1998.

A nerve-shredding finale to the CONCACAF qualifying campaign saw Curacao -- with a population of just 156,000 -- squeeze into next year's final.

On a buzzing Dhaka night, Bangladesh rediscovered its footballing heartbeat.

With both sides already eliminated from the AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers, hosts Bangladesh and India are set to meet in what has become a battle of pride rather than a dead-rubber at the National Stadium in Dhaka today. The match kicks off at 8:00 pm.

The main question remains: Can Bangladesh finally end their long winless run against their nearest neighbours?

In Malta, Poland were given a scare on the way to a victory which ultimately did not lift them out of second place.

A total of 32 teams have now qualified for the FIFA World Cup 26.

Bangladesh have not beaten India in 22 years, with their last victory dating back to the 2003 SAFF Championship semifinal in Dhaka.