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Mourinho criticizes players after latest loss
Trailing Barcelona in the Spanish league and facing elimination in the Copa del Rey, Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho is questioning the will and ...
Barca prospect Tello extends contract until 2016
Barcelona says it has reached an agreement with young forward Cristian Tello to extend his contract until June 2016. The new deal will set Tello's ...
Celta Vigo beats Madrid; Messi stars for Barca
Celta Vigo upset Real Madrid with a 2-1 victory in the round of 16 of the Copa del Rey on Wednesday, and Lionel Messi scored his 21st double to reach ...
Messi stays top of AP rankings - by 1 point
Lionel Messi only narrowly stayed on top of AP's Global Soccer Rankings this week despite breaking the record for goals scored in a calendar year, ...
Gerd Mueller congratulates Messi on scoring record
Gerd Mueller called Lionel Messi "the best player in the world" after the Barcelona forward broke the German's scoring record. Messi scored his 85th ...
Barcelona next faces Cordoba in Copa del Rey
Lionel Messi has until Wednesday to bask in the glory of a major goal-scoring record before Barcelona takes on second-tier club Cordoba in the Copa ...
Messi breaks 40-year record with 86th goal of 2012
Lionel Messi broke German great Gerd Mueller's 40-year-old record for most goals in a year by scoring for the 86th time in 2012 on Sunday.
Messi sets goal record for 1 year, Falcao scores 5
Barcelona forward Lionel Messi and Atletico Madrid striker Radamel Falcao were unstoppable Sunday on a memorable night when both stars again ...
Messi sets goal record for a year; Falcao scores 5
Barcelona's Lionel Messi and Atletico Madrid's Radamel Falcao were unstoppable Sunday on a night when both stars again demonstrated why their teams ...
Barcelona's Fabregas out for 1 month with injury
Barcelona says midfielder Cesc Fabregas will be sidelined for up to a month because of a leg injury. Fabregas had to be substituted in the ninth ...
Oezil nets 2 to give Madrid 3-2 win at Valladolid
Midfielder Mesut Oezil scored two exquisite goals to give Real Madrid a 3-2 comeback win at promoted Valladolid in the Spanish league on Saturday.
Messi recovers from knee injury, makes Barca squad
Barcelona forward Lionel Messi looks set to try and surpass Gerd Mueller's 40-year-old record for most goals in a calendar year when Barcelona plays ...
Barcelona may miss Messi for trip to Real Betis
Lionel Messi is a doubt for Barcelona's next Spanish league match at Real Betis on Sunday after hurting his left knee in the Champions League.
Lionel Messi feared knee injury was serious
Grimacing in pain after he nearly scored his record-equaling 85th goal of the year, Lionel Messi rolled around on the ground clutching his left knee ...
Juve through, Chelsea out in Champions League
Exactly 200 days after winning the Champions League, Chelsea lost its grip on the trophy to mark the shortest title defense in the competition's ...
Messi hurt as Benfica hold Barcelona to 0-0
Lionel Messi was carried off with a knee injury as Barcelona was held to 0-0 by Benfica at Camp Nou in the Champions League on Wednesday. Messi had ...
Celtic beats Spartak 2-1, books last-16 place
Kris Commons smashed home a controversial late penalty to earn Celtic a 2-1 victory over Spartak Moscow, booking his team a place in the Champions ...
Barcelona soccer club defends use of Catalan
Long a symbol of Catalan identity, Barcelona soccer club added its voice Wednesday to a simmering political dispute between the region of Catalonia ...
Peerless Messi stays top of AP rankings
Edging closer to a world-record goal tally, Lionel Messi has retained his place at the top of the AP Global Football rankings this week. The Argentina ...
Messi could set goal record against Benfica
Despite Lionel Messi being one goal from equaling Gerd Mueller's all-time record of 85 in a calendar year, Barcelona could rest him from Wednesday's ...
Chelsea's hopes in balance in Champions League
Although Rafa Benitez can't be blamed for Chelsea's current plight in the Champions League, elimination this week would give his many critics further ...
Joel Campbell gives Betis 3-2 win at Deportivo
Costa Rica forward Joel Campbell netted a late winner from long range to give Real Betis a 3-2 victory at Deportivo La Coruna in the Spanish league ...
Barca beats Bilbao for best Spanish season start
Lionel Messi scored twice Saturday as Barcelona made the best start in the history of the Spanish league with a 5-1 win over Athletic Bilbao, while ...
Iniesta asks for help to save boyhood club
Spain midfielder Andres Iniesta is asking for help to save his boyhood club Albacete from bankruptcy. In an open letter published Thursday on ...