After an injury-hit 2025-26 campaign, the England international looks physically sharper and tactically liberated. And with Mourinho giving him the freedom to roam, "Hey Jude" is beginning to sound familiar around the Bernabeu again.

In total, Chelsea have paid Villa £163.5m for players since 2022, while Villa have spent £102.5m on Chelsea players, including Axel Disasi's loan fee.

Hakan Calhanoglu's early strike earned Inter Milan a 1-0 win at Cagliari on Sunday as they continued a perfect start to their Serie A title defence, while Como edged Napoli 2-1 to spoil Massimiliano Allegri's home debut.

Several BFF executive committee members had reportedly shown interest in the manager’s position. One of those who had been in the running told The Daily Star that Amer had initially been expected to continue before pressure from a particular quarter led to Babu’s appointment. There has been similar talk within football circles about Babu receiving backing from influential figures associated with Mohammedan Sporting Club.

Bangladesh’s bid to qualify for the AFC U-20 Asian Cup finals faces its biggest test when the men in red and green take on 2023 champions Uzbekistan in their Group B qualifying opener at Do'stlik Stadium in Tashkent tonight.

Xabi Alonso said Chelsea are still a work in progress after a thrilling 4-3 win against Brighton on Sunday extended his perfect start as Blues boss.

Wantaway Atletico Madrid striker Julian Alvarez returned to group training on Sunday after recovering from the illness that kept him out of training earlier this week and Saturday's 3-1 La Liga win over Sevilla.

After a nightmare 2-0 defeat to Hull last weekend, another newly-promoted side had the Red Devils on the ropes when Leif Davis opened the scoring for the Tractor Boys.

The win lifted Real to nine points from three matches, two clear of Atletico Madrid and Alaves. Barcelona, fourth on six points with a game in hand, host Rayo Vallecano on Monday.

Free-scoring Chelsea extended Xabi Alonso's perfect start as manager with an eye-catching 4-3 win against Brighton on Sunday.

Barcelona may have found their striker fix, and, surprisingly, it is not Julian Alvarez.

Barcelona coach Hansi Flick indicated teenage star Lamine Yamal is finding his way back to his "top level" ahead of Monday's La Liga clash against Rayo Vallecano.

The move would bring an end to Hamza’s more than decade-long journey at the King Power Stadium. He joined Leicester City’s youth setup in 2014 and went on to win the FA Cup in 2021, the FA Community Shield, also known as the English Super Cup, in 2021, and the EFL Championship title in the 2023–24 season.

Two games into the new Premier League campaign, they are bottom of the table.

Financial details were not disclosed, but British media reports put the fee at around £7.5 million for the 33-year-old.

Messi's four-goal haul and an assist came at a crucial time for Miami, helping them snap a five-game winless run across all competitions.

Sullivan, however, insisted he was not looking too far ahead.

Atletico Madrid put the noise of the Julian Alvarez transfer saga behind them with a convincing 3-1 victory at Sevilla on Saturday to move top of the early LaLiga table.

Lionel Messi scored four goals as Inter Miami snapped their five-game winless streak with a 7-1 thrashing of struggling Montreal in Major League Soccer on Sunday.

Cuba Mitchell has removed all Bangladesh-related photographs from his Instagram account amid growing uncertainty over his involvement with the national team.