Portuguese club Benfica have appointed Jose Mourinho as manager for the second time, their President Rui Costa said on Thursday.

The Bangladesh women's squad is mainly made up of U-17 players who recently competed in the SAFF U-17 Women's Championship, while the Chinese team features footballers from two universities, dominated by Yunnan Minzu University.

Matchday 1 of the Champions League group-stage resumes on Thursday with another round of high-profile clashes across Europe. Manchester City’s meeting with Napoli and Newcastle’s showdown against Barcelona headline the night, while elsewhere Sporting CP host Kazakhstan’s Kairat Almaty and Frankfurt face Galatasaray. Early kick-offs see Club Brugge welcome Monaco and Copenhagen take on Bayer Leverkusen

The squad has been carefully formed, with players drawn from different football academies including BKSP and Shams Ul Huda Academy.

Among the top guns, Portugal moved up to fifth, pushing Brazil down a spot, while Italy re-entered the top ten.

An official announcement is expected within the next two weeks.

Bangladesh’s bid to regain the title of the regional youth championship begins today in Sri Lanka, where the men in red and green will face Nepal in their opening group match of the SAFF Under-17 Championship in Colombo, with the match kicking off at 7:30 pm (Bangladesh time).

Simeone appeared enraged by a Liverpool fan behind the technical area and was eventually sent down the tunnel by Italian referee Maurizio Mariani.

Virgil van Dijk's stoppage-time winner sparked a confrontation between Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone and Liverpool fans at Anfield as the Reds opened their Champions League campaign with a dramatic 3-2 victory on Wednesday.

Khvicha Kvaratskhelia scored a superb goal as Paris Saint-Germain began the defence of their Champions League crown with a comprehensive 4-0 win over Atalanta at the Parc des Princes on Wednesday.

Forward Harry Kane scored once in either half to guide German champions Bayern Munich to a 3-1 victory over Chelsea in their Champions League opener on Wednesday.

Pep Guardiola acknowledged that Manchester City are not considered among the favourites to win the Champions League ahead of their opening game against Napoli on Thursday.

Bashundhara Kings captain Topu Barman has urged supporters to avoid a repeat of last season’s smoke flare incident during the one-off Challenge Cup final against Mohammedan SC in Cumilla on Friday.

The opening matchday of the Champions League group-stage continues on Wednesday with a mouth-watering set of fixtures. Reigning champions PSG begin their title defence, Liverpool face familiar foes in Atletico Madrid, Chelsea revisit old memories in Munich, and last season’s finalists Inter travel to Amsterdam for a historic clash with Ajax. Early in the evening, Olympiacos host Pafos, while Slavia Praha take on Bodo/Glimt. 

Yamal suffered the injury while on international duty with Spain.

Pakistan’s Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has cracked down on a major human trafficking racket, arresting 22 men who posed as professional footballers to illegally enter Japan on forged documents.

Portuguese club Benfica are set to name Jose Mourinho as its head coach following the sacking of Bruno Lage in the aftermath of their 3-2 Champions League defeat by Qarabag, Portuguese TV station RTP reported on Wednesday.

Jaze Kabia’s thumping header from a corner in the 49th minute proved enough at Hillsborough, where more than 6,000 travelling fans created a raucous away-day atmosphere.

“The second penalty is disgraceful, it wasn’t a penalty, I would have said so even if it had been in my team’s favour. It was never a penalty,” De Zerbi told reporters.

Cash-strapped and facing leadership uncertainty ahead of club elections, Mohammedan's struggle to provide basic facilities exposes a wider truth about the country's top-tier football: big ambitions, fragile structures.