
Little respite for Di Canio at Sunderland
Paolo Di Canio has endured a trying first week as Sunderland manager off the pitch and it won't get any easier on it Sunday when his ...

Bayern and Juventus clash with points to prove
European heavyweights Bayern Munich and Juventus clash in the first leg of their Champions League quarterfinal on Tuesday as Germany and Italy's ...

United wins again; big victories for City, Arsenal
Manchester United's record-breaking surge to a 20th English title gathered more pace with a 1-0 win at Sunderland on Saturday, while Gareth Bale ...

Column: Europe doesn't need fat lady this season
Although the tulips are barely starting to bloom as winter surrenders to spring in Europe, suspense has gone from the continent's top football leagues
Arsenal's Diaby out for 9 months with knee injury
Arsenal midfielder Abou Diaby is facing up to nine months on the sidelines to recover from a knee complaint, the latest in a long line of injuries to ...

Rampant United returns to scene of title heartache
The anguish at losing the English Premier League trophy after last year's final match at Sunderland has been a motivating force at Manchester United ...
Walcott to miss England games with pelvic injury
England will be without Theo Walcott for the crucial World Cup qualifier against Montenegro on Tuesday after the Arsenal winger tore his pelvic muscle ...
Szczesny sorry for father's comments on Arsenal
Wojciech Szczesny has criticized his father for making disparaging comments about Arsene Wenger following the Arsenal manager's decision to drop the ...
France needs strikers to find form against Georgia
Scoring chances could be scarce against a Georgia team expected to defend in numbers, so France will need one of its misfiring forwards to hit form ...

AP Global Football 10 Quotebox
Tom Timmermann, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, United States. "Barcelona, how could I have ever doubted you? To come through with that kind of win in that ...

United seizes on City loss to go 15 points clear
Manchester United surged 15 points clear at the Premier League summit on Saturday, capitalizing on Manchester City losing at Everton by beating ...
Arsenal responds to European exit with Swansea win
Arsenal remained firmly in the race for Champions League qualification after Nacho Monreal and Gervinho secured a 2-0 win at Swansea on Saturday.

Szczesny counting cost of error-filled season
It was barely a year ago that Wojciech Szczesny was being touted as the man to solve Arsenal's long-standing goalkeeper problem. Tall, agile, ...

Bayern rotates squad for Leverkusen in Bundesliga
Bayern Munich coach Jupp Heynckes is rotating his squad for Saturday's Bundesliga game at Bayer Leverkusen following the midweek loss to Arsenal in ...

Spain drops Torres for France, Finland WCup games
Spain coach Vicente del Bosque left out Fernando Torres on Friday from his squad for two World Cup qualifiers, including the critical match against ...

Arsenal on shaky ground in Premier League
Assured of being without silverware for an eighth straight year, Arsenal may not even have its usual top-four finish in the Premier League to fall ...

When all goals aren't equal in football
At the heart of football's appeal is its simplicity: the team with the most goals wins. Except that is when it comes to two-legged cup matches, when ...
United defender Ferdinand back in England squad
Rio Ferdinand was recalled to the England squad on Thursday after two years blighted by injuries and the fallout from a racism case that appeared to ...

Deschamps calls up Paul Pogba to France squad
France coach Didier Deschamps has rewarded teenage Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba for his fine recent form by calling him up for World Cup qualifiers ...
Germany missing a few regulars for WCup qualifiers
Germany coach Joachim Loew says he is firmly counting on six points from the upcoming World Cup qualifiers against Kazakhstan despite missing several ...

Bayern reaches CL quarters despite 2-0 loss
Bayern Munich barely staved off an improbable comeback Wednesday, eliminating Arsenal from the Champions League despite a 2-0 loss at home to leave ...

Messi leads Barca back to oust Milan with 4-0 win
Hailed as perhaps football's greatest team ever, Barcelona faced a challenge no club had overcome: advancing in the Champions League after a 2-0 ...

Arsenal hoping for 'miracle' in Munich
Arsenal must deal Bayern Munich its worst home loss in Champions League history to reach the quarterfinals. Bayern won 3-1 in London and is the ...