Mohammedan Sporting Club have appointed UEFA Pro Licence coach Fernando Santiago Varela as their head coach for the upcoming football season, the club’s director-in-charge Lokman Hossain Bhuiyan confirmed on Tuesday.

Mohammedan rolled back the years on Thursday, reviving the charm of player transfers from a bygone era with a colourful sign-on day at the club premises.

Mohammedan will begin their pre-season preparation at the Dhanmondi Club ground after Wednesday’s squad unveiling.

All three title contenders -- Mohammedan, Abahani and Prime Bank -- won their respective ninth-round matches on Saturday to keep the Dhaka Premier League title race wide open.

Abahani secured the runners-up spot in the Bangladesh Football League after cruising to a 3-0 victory over Arambagh KS in the final round of the season on Monday, while Fortis FC dropped crucial points in a 2-2 draw against PWD SC in Gazipur.

Dorielton Gomes produced a brilliant hattrick as Bashundhara Kings came from behind to beat Mohammedan Sporting Club 3-2 in an entertaining Federation Cup final at the Bashundhara Kings Arena on Wednesday.

Bashundhara Kings will look to complete a domestic treble when they face Mohammedan Sporting Club in the Federation Cup final at the Bashundhara Kings Arena today.

The Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) has postponed the final of the Federation Cup between Bashundhara Kings and Mohammedan Sporting Club by a day following discussions surrounding the venue for the title-deciding clash.

The high-intensity match also saw a fight break out among players from both sides after the final whistle.

The fourth-round matches are scheduled to take place on Wednesday.

Shayak Dost struck twice as Brothers Union eased their relegation concerns with a crucial 3-1 victory over Rahmatganj MFS in their Bangladesh Football League match at the Muktijuddho Smriti Stadium on Saturday.

Their recruitment drive is expected to continue today, with several high-profile players targeted.

Premier League clubs are ramping up preparations for the players’ transfer window, set to be held on Saturday and Sunday, with Mohammedan leading the way with a string of high-profile signings.

Malian forward Souleymane Diabate struck against his former club to deliver a crucial win for Abahani, who came from behind to beat archrivals Mohammedan 2-1 in a Bangladesh Football League clash at the Shaheed Dhirendranath Datta Stadium in Cumilla on Friday.

Defending champions Mohammedan Sporting Club’s struggles continued in the Bangladesh Football League as the Black and Whites were held to a 1-1 draw by Bangladesh Police in their third meeting of the season at Shaheed Dhirendranath Datta Stadium in Cumilla on Friday.

Newly elected president of Mohammedan Sporting Club, Barkat Ullah Bulu, MP, has vowed to restore the past glory of the Black and Whites by ensuring proper and honest management of the club’s activities.

Gambian forward Essa Jallow scored a brace as a 10-man Fortis FC beat defending champions Mohammedan Sporting 2-1 in Cumilla on Saturday to reclaim the top spot in the Bangladesh Football League.

Two Members of Parliament from the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) -- Barkat Ullah Bulu and Zainul Abedin Farroque -- along with former national hockey player Sajeed AA Adel, have filed nominations to contest the president’s post in the upcoming elections of Mohammedan Sporting Club Limited, scheduled for March 9.

A wasteful Mohammedan finished the first phase of the Bangladesh Football League with a goalless draw against Brothers Union at the Birshreshtha Shaheed Flight Lt Matiur Rahman Stadium in Munshiganj on Friday.

Reigning champions Bashundhara Kings survived a stoppage-time scare to play out a goalless draw against arch-rivals Mohammedan in a high-stakes Federation Cup Group B encounter at the Shaheed Dhirendranath Datta Stadium in Cumilla on Tuesday.