Bashundhara Kings' young midfielder Cuba Mitchell has earned his maiden call-up to the Bangladesh national football team, after head coach Javier Cabrera added him to the squad at the last moment for the upcoming home matches against Nepal and India.

For the first time in several seasons, Sunday’s high-stakes showdown between Manchester City and Liverpool may not be the defining fixture in the Premier League title race. Arsenal currently sit comfortably at the top after 10 matches, leaving City and Liverpool trailing by six and seven points respectively, and, unusually, both doing the chasing.

Erling Haaland has sent a warning to Premier League rivals, declaring he is in the best shape of his career as Manchester City prepare to face Liverpool this weekend.

In total, Messi’s assists span Barcelona (269), Argentina (60), Paris Saint-Germain (34), and Inter Miami (37).

Estevao, who has largely been limited to substitute appearances in the Premier League, gave Chelsea a cushion just one minute after coming on, setting up fellow Brazilian Joao Pedro for their second goal.

North Korea extended their record as the most successful team in FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup history, now with four titles.

Eight-time Ballon d'Or winner Messi ensured Miami would avoid a third first-round exit in four seasons.

Malo Gusto, Joao Pedro and Pedro Neto struck in the second half as Chelsea outclassed Wolverhampton Wanderers 3-0 on Saturday to climb to second in the Premier League table and extend the visitors' winless run.

Arsenal's 10-game winning run in all competitions was ended by Brian Brobbey's stoppage-time equaliser that salvaged a 2-2 draw for Sunderland on Saturday.

Harry Kane headed in a stoppage-time equaliser to avoid Bayern Munich's first defeat of the season but their 2-2 draw at Union Berlin ended their record winning start across all competitions.

Members of Irish soccer's governing body voted overwhelmingly on Saturday for its board to request that UEFA immediately suspend the Israel Football Association from European competitions, the Football Association of Ireland (FAI) said.

Matthijs de Ligt's 96th-minute header snatched a point for Manchester United in a see-sawing 2-2 draw at Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League on Saturday, after Richarlison thought he had won it for the hosts in stoppage time.

Manchester United striker Benjamin Sesko must learn to accept the criticism that is directed towards him during his difficult start to life at Old Trafford, the Premier League club's manager Ruben Amorim said.

Spain coach Luis de la Fuente said Friday he was happy to welcome teenage star Lamine Yamal back after the Barcelona forward returned to the Spain squad for World Cup qualifiers with Georgia and Turkey.

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola admitted Friday he had enjoyed "insane" success as he prepares for the 1,000th game of a spectacular managerial career against Liverpool.

Brazilian football legend Cafu is set to visit Bangladesh in December as part of promotions for a football tournament.  

Mikel Arteta said Granit Xhaka had made him a "better coach" as the Arsenal manager prepares to lock horns with the Sunderland captain on Saturday.

Former Perth Glory winger Ryan Williams has given up his Australian nationality to represent India, his current club Bengaluru FC confirmed to Reuters on Friday.

England head coach Thomas Tuchel recalled Real Madrid's Jude Bellingham and Manchester City's Phil Foden when naming his squad on Friday for next week's World Cup qualifiers at home to Serbia and away against Albania.

The penultimate fixture for Bangladesh and India in the 2027 AFC Asian Cup qualifiers will be held at the 22,400-capacity National Stadium in Dhaka on November 18, with an 8:00 pm kick-off.