
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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...
Eric Abidal leaving Barcelona after 6 seasons
After coming back from a liver transplant to play again, Eric Abidal bid an emotional goodbye to Barcelona on Thursday after six trophy-laden seasons ...

Barcelona wins, on pace to equal points record
With Lionel Messi injured and Brazil striker Neymar yet to arrive, Barcelona still had little trouble beating 10-man Espanyol to leave the Spanish ...
Mallorca beats Real Betis 1-0 in Spanish league
Mallorca's hopes of avoiding relegation from the Spanish league were kept alive by a 1-0 win against Real Betis on Monday. With two rounds left, ...

Lionel Messi's hamstring injury hurting Barcelona
Lionel Messi's hamstring injury has hurt more than just a muscle in the Argentine's right leg, and it's still smarting. The Barcelona forward scored ...

Barcelona clinches league when Real Madrid draws
Lionel Messi might have powered Barcelona to this season's Spanish league crown, but it fell to humble crosstown rival Espanyol to finally finish off ...
Barcelona reclaims Spanish title amid doubts
Barcelona collected its 22nd Spanish league trophy on Saturday after forward Lionel Messi helped it dominate the competition from start to finish with ...

Barca can clinch Spanish league title at Atletico
Real Madrid has done its best to delay the inevitable, but Barcelona has another chance to finally clinch the Spanish league title this weekend. A win ...
Spanish league investigates possible match fix
The Spanish football league is investigating a game between topflight teams Levante and Deportivo La Coruna for possible match-fixing.

After loss, Barcelona can clinch Spanish title
Dethroned as Europe's dominant team, Barcelona can begin rebuilding its reputation by clinching the Spanish league title this weekend. Barcelona can ...

Almost out of Europe, Barcelona can win league
On the brink of exiting the Champions League, Barcelona can find some immediate solace by clinching its 22nd Spanish league title this weekend.
Celta Vigo beats Zaragoza 2-1 in Spanish League
An injury-time goal from Mario Bermejo gave Celta Vigo a 2-1 come-from-behind win against Real Zaragoza on Monday in a Spanish league match involving ...

Top German and Spanish clubs square off in semis
The Germans have been looking up to Spain for years as a football model, seeking to learn from the nation that ended Germany's hopes of winning titles ...

David Villa returns to fold as Messi's partner
Not so long ago, David Villa spent more time watching Lionel Messi lead Barcelona to victory than doing his part to help. Then came his decisive goal ...

Lionel Messi eyes another scoring milestone
With a goal against Celta Vigo on Saturday, Lionel Messi can become the first player to score against every Spanish league opponent in consecutive ...

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 ...

Ronaldo's goals send him to top of AP rankings
Cristiano Ronaldo surged to the top of the AP's latest global football rankings on Tuesday, thanks to decisive goals for Real Madrid in La Liga and ...
Granada, Zaragoza draw 0-0 in Spanish league
Granada and Zaragoza played to a 0-0 draw in a lackluster Spanish league match featuring two teams fighting relegation on Monday. The closest either ...
Ronaldo scores 2 as Madrid beats Celta Vigo 2-1
Cristiano Ronaldo ensured there was no letdown for Real Madrid after its win over Manchester United by scoring twice in a 2-1 victory at Celta Vigo ...

Barcelona prepares for AC Milan against Deportivo
In dire need of recovering its confidence and dominant form, Barcelona couldn't have asked for a better opponent than Spanish league struggler ...
PSG coach Ancelotti urges players not to ease up
Paris Saint-Germain coach Carlo Ancelotti wants his players to forget about sitting on their first-leg lead and to dictate Valencia in the return leg ...