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Sociedad beats struggling Sevilla 2-1 in Spain
Real Sociedad dealt another blow to Sevilla's slumping season with a 2-1 home win Thursday that kept the Basque club unbeaten in seven rounds of the ...
Column: Messi and company will win without coach
Even if Lionel Messi and his Barcelona teammates had no coach to guide them, you would think long and hard about betting against what is perhaps the ...
Barcelona plays Milan in Champs League last 16
Real Madrid will face Manchester United in a mouthwatering Champions League last-16 clash that sends Cristiano Ronaldo back to where he made his ...
Barcelona coach Vilanova to undergo surgery
For the second time in two years, Barcelona coach Tito Vilanova is stepping aside from football to take care of his health. Vilanova will have surgery ...
Abidal returns to training after liver transplant
Barcelona defender Eric Abidal has taken part in his first team training session since a liver transplant eight months ago. Abidal's return on ...
Barcelona, Madrid head Champions League last 16
Champions League favorite Barcelona and nine-time European champion Real Madrid are among nine former winners in the last-16 draw on Thursday.
Onyewu's late goal gives Malaga draw in Copa
United States defender Oguchi Onyewu scored three minutes into injury time to secure Malaga a 1-1 draw at third-division Eibar in the first leg of ...
AP Global Soccer 10 Quotebox
Quotes from panelists voting in the AP Global Football 10 poll: Leonardo Bertozzi, ESPN Brazil. "Corinthians: The victory over Chelsea in the final ...
Messi conquers all in AP football rankings
Lionel Messi brushed aside all challengers in the AP Global Soccer rankings this week, although his Barcelona team came close to being topped by new ...
Messi gives Barcelona 2 more years to 2018
Lionel Messi's soaring career at the club that has coached him since he was an under-sized teenage prodigy is set to continue for at least another ...
Jose Mourinho's reign at Real Madrid turns sour
It began as a marriage of convenience between a coach hungry to establish himself at the top of his sport and a club determined to put the brakes on ...
Malaga wins 2-0 at Sevilla to cement hold on 4th
Malaga strengthened its hold on fourth place in the Spanish league with a convincing 2-0 win at Sevilla in Saturday's Andalusian derby based on yet ...
Atletico's title credentials face Barcelona test
Atletico Madrid has a second chance to prove it can be considered a real contender for the Spanish league title when it visits high-flying Barcelona ...
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 ...