
Manchester City hires Pellegrini as new manager
Manchester City revealed one of the worst-kept secrets in football by hiring Manuel Pellegrini as its new manager on Friday, entrusting a man ...
Pellegrini Fact Box
Highlights in the career of Manuel Pellegrini, who has been hired as manager of Manchester City: 1953 — Born Sept. 16 in Santiago, Chile. 1973 — ...

Malaga hires Bernd Schuster as coach for 5 seasons
Malaga hired former German player Bernd Schuster to be its coach for the next five seasons on Friday. Schuster will replace Manuel Pellegrini, who is ...

'Happy One' Mourinho wants to create stability
With the bravado toned down and the swagger subdued, Jose Mourinho presented himself as the "Happy One" on Monday and promised a calmer second spell ...
Torres confident in future with Mourinho's Chelsea
Fernando Torres doesn't think the return of manager Jose Mourinho to Chelsea will affect his future with the Premier League side. Speaking on a ...
Madrid midfielder Xabi Alonso has back surgery
Real Madrid says midfielder Xabi Alonso has undergone surgery after missing several games at the end of last season because of back pain.

Bayern coach Heynckes leaves future open
Veteran coach Jupp Heynckes bid a teary-eyed farewell from Bayern Munich after a historic season on Tuesday and said he has no plans to take over ...

Beckham tours Miami stadiums; city hopes for team
Soccer star David Beckham may be setting his sights on a new sports venture: a professional soccer team in Miami. The newly retired Beckham toured Sun ...

Neymar signs 5-year contract with Barcelona
Neymar became the eighth most expensive signing in football history by moving to Barcelona in a deal worth 57 million euros on Monday, uniting the ...

Mourinho appointed Chelsea manager
When Jose Mourinho left Chelsea in 2007 after falling out with owner Roman Abramovich, it looked like the divorce would be final. But less than six ...
10 Things To Know About Jose Mourinho
Ten things to know about Jose Mourinho, the Portuguese coach who returned to Chelsea on a four-year contract on Monday, six years after his departure ...
Leverkusen defender Carvajal return to Madrid
Bayer Leverkusen right back Daniel Carvajal is returning to Real Madrid. Leverkusen says Real exercised its option buy back Carvajal's contract.
Xabi Alonso dropped from Spain for Confed Cup
Spain coach Vicente del Bosque dropped midfielders Xabi Alonso, Javi Garcia and Benat Etxebarria from his final squad on Sunday for the Confederations ...

Barcelona boosts squad, Madrid looks past Mourinho
Barcelona is already aiming to build on its fourth Spanish league title in five seasons by pairing Lionel Messi with Brazil sensation Neymar, while ...
Perez re-elected president of Real Madrid
Florentino Perez will continue as the president of Real Madrid for the next four years. The 66-year-old Florentino ran unopposed in club elections ...

Barcelona equals point record; Mourinho farewell
Barcelona polished off its Spanish league title by equaling the record of 100 points with a 4-1 win over Malaga on Saturday, the final day of the ...

Mourinho bids Madrid fans fond farewell
Jose Mourinho bid farewell to Real Madrid's fans ahead of his last game on Saturday, and then received a mix of cheers and jeers hours later when he ...

Higuain says he's leaving Real Madrid
Argentina striker Gonzalo Higuain says he's leaving Real Madrid after seven seasons to join a club where he is truly "wanted." Higuain has been linked ...
Monaco reaches agreement to sign Radamel Falcao
Monaco's spending spree moved up a gear when it agreed to sign Colombia striker Radamel Falcao from Atletico Madrid on a five-year deal on Friday, ...
Mourinho leaves Casillas off squad for last game
Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho has left goalkeeper Iker Casillas and forward Cristiano Ronaldo off his squad for his final game with the Spanish club

Leonardo given nine-month ban for shoving referee
Paris Saint-Germain's sporting director Leonardo was suspended for nine months by the French league on Thursday for barging a referee just outside the ...

Monaco confident of signing striker Radamel Falcao
Monaco's spending spree looks set to continue with the club's sporting director confident he can sign Atletico Madrid striker Radamel Falcao, one of ...
Real Madrid strikes sponsorship deal with Emirates
Real Madrid has agreed with Emirates for the airlines to be its sponsor for the next five seasons. Madrid club president Florentino Perez announced ...

Barcelona aims to match Madrid's 100-point record
With a win over Malaga on Saturday, Barcelona can rob Real Madrid of its sole claim to the best single season in the history of the Spanish league.
Report: Suarez sick of British media, eyes move
Liverpool striker Luis Suarez says he's tired of his treatment by the British media and is ready to listen to offers outside the Premier League — ...