
Spain aims to complete trophy case with Confed Cup
Spain can complete its trophy case with an elusive Confederations Cup title when it heads to Brazil next month. Since winning the first of two ...

World Cup champ Spain edges Haiti 2-1 in friendly
Santiago Cazorla and Cesc Fabregas scored early as World Cup champion Spain beat Haiti 2-1 in a friendly on Saturday. Cazorla scored seven minutes ...
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 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 ...
Del Bosque includes Casillas in Spain squad
Spain coach Vicente Del Bosque announced a preliminary 26-man squad for the Confederations Cup on Monday, which includes captain and goalkeeper Iker ...

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 ...

Messi injured again but Barca wins to spark party
Not even an injury to Lionel Messi in the 2-1 victory over Atletico Madrid on Sunday could dampen Barcelona's celebrations at winning its 22nd Spanish ...

Messi returns to help Barca reach semifinals
Lionel Messi has never been short on late-game heroics, and not even a sore hamstring stopped him from going on as a substitute to help Barcelona ...

Bayern top AP rankings, Messi drops out of top 10
Bayern Munich was voted top team by the AP's panel of global football journalists in the week the German team won the Bundesliga in record time.

Abidal plays 1st Liga game since liver transplant
Eric Abidal completed his long road back from a liver transplant on Saturday when he played his first minutes for Barcelona. Abidal received a ...

PSG comes back twice to draw 2-2 with Barcelona
Paris Saint-Germain showed it has the guts to go with the wallet as the ambitious big spenders twice came from behind to salvage a 2-2 draw at home ...

Glimpse of Spain's future in match vs. Finland
Missing four of its veteran players, Spain coach Vicente del Bosque could offer a glimpse of what the future holds in store for the world champions ...

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 ...

Malaga beats Porto 2-0 to reach CL quarters
Malaga became the third Spanish team to reach this year's Champions League quarterfinals by beating 10-man Porto 2-0 on Wednesday to overturn a ...

Messi scores in Barcelona win before Milan match
Lionel Messi extended his Spanish league record by scoring in 17 straight games to cap Barcelona's 2-0 win over last-place Deportivo La Coruna on ...

Ronaldo leads Madrid past Barca to make Copa final
Cristiano Ronaldo is starting to look right at home at the Camp Nou. For Lionel Messi and Barcelona, the Spanish league is starting to look like the ...

Column: Arsenal just another middling English club
Its long and illustrious history says Arsenal is a great club. Its soon-to-be eighth consecutive season without a trophy, however, says the 13-time ...

Rampant at home, Barcelona, Bayern focus on Europe
With their domestic titles seemingly wrapped up during the two-month Champions League break, Barcelona and Bayern Munich now have the luxury of ...

Messi nets 300th, 301st goals in Barcelona win
Lionel Messi scored his 300th and 301st career goals for Barcelona and extended his record-scoring run to 14 Spanish league games in a 2-1 comeback ...

Defeat for Scolari on return as Brazil coach
Luiz Felipe Scolari and Ronaldinho endured disappointing returns to international football as Brazil lost 2-1 to England, while Spain, Germany and ...

Fernando Torres left off Spain squad for friendly
Fernando Torres was left off the Spain squad Friday for the team's upcoming friendly with Uruguay. Last year, Spain coach Vicente del Bosque dropped ...

Barcelona, Real Madrid draw 1-1 in Copa semifinal
Barcelona and Real Madrid played out a thrilling 1-1 draw in their Copa del Rey semifinal at Santiago Bernabeu Stadium on Wednesday. With Barcelona ...
Usmanov unhappy with Arsenal's selling policy
Arsenal shareholder Alisher Usmanov is concerned that the team is turning into a feeder club by selling players in their prime, and claims that ...

Barcelona beats Malaga 4-2 to reach Copa semis
Lionel Messi scored on his 15th straight start to seal a thrilling 4-2 win for Barcelona at Malaga on Thursday, sending the defending champions ...