Germany includes 4 newcomers in squad for US tour
Coach Joachim Loew has called up four newcomers for Germany's friendlies against Ecuador and the United States, with the stars of Bayern Munich and ...

Bayern, Klose top weekly AP football poll
Fresh off a second straight drubbing of the once-mighty Barcelona, Bayern Munich was voted the top team in the Associated Press global football poll ...

Juventus beats Palermo 1-0 to clinch 29th title
Juventus clinched its second successive Serie A title on Sunday with a controversial 1-0 win over Palermo to secure the team's 29th league crown with ...

Hernanes, Totti trade goals as Rome derby ends 1-1
Brazil playmaker Hernanes put Lazio ahead but later missed a penalty in a 1-1 draw with Roma in the city derby Monday that left both clubs still ...
Germany plays Kazakhstan twice in 4 days
To prepare for the World Cup qualifying match in Kazakhstan, Germany practiced on artificial turf playing handball. Friday's match in Astana will be ...
Kroos, Bender drop out of Germany World Cup squad
Midfielders Toni Kroos of Bayern Munich and Sven Bender of Borussia Dortmund have dropped out of Germany's squad for the World Cup qualifiers against ...
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 ...

Bale looks to tame Inter again in Europa League
Tottenham winger Gareth Bale grabbed the attention of the footballing world and destroyed the reputation of one of the game's top right backs the last ...

Mueller and Khedira score as Germany beats France
Thomas Mueller and Sami Khedira scored clinical second-half goals as Germany withstood heavy spells of pressure to come from behind and beat France ...

Ribery relishing role as leader of France's attack
With Karim Benzema struggling in front of goal, Franck Ribery will once again spearhead France's attack and is already looking forward to taking on ...

France sees Germany as good preparation for Spain
For France coach Didier Deschamps, Wednesday's friendly against Germany is just the kind of tough test his side needs to be ready for next month's ...

Germany striker Klose out for up to 2 months
Germany striker Miroslav Klose is likely to be out for about two months with a knee injury and will miss his country's World Cup qualifiers against ...
Klose is latest to miss Germany friendly in France
Germany's injury problems mounted on Monday when Miroslav Klose became the latest player to pull out of Wednesday's friendly with France.
Scolari begins repair job with stuttering Brazil
Luiz Felipe Scolari begins his mission to restore Brazil's flagging fortunes ahead of next year's World Cup with a glamor match against England on ...

Gomez back in Germany squad for France friendly
Mario Gomez is back in Germany's squad for Wednesday's friendly against France in Paris. Germany coach Joachim Loew announced the squad on Friday, ...

Lazio beats Juventus to reach Italian Cup final
Lazio beat Juventus 2-1 following a dramatic finale on Tuesday to reach the Italian Cup final with a 3-2 victory on aggregate. The game was heading ...

Lazio looks to extend unbeaten record to 17
Lazio will be looking to extend its unbeaten run in all competitions to 17 when it takes on Chievo Verona on Saturday in the Serie A. Lazio was held ...

Juventus desperate to halt slump against Udinese
Defending champion Juventus will be desperate to halt a slump which has slashed its lead in the Serie A when it hosts in-form Udinese on Saturday.

Lazio beats Catania 3-0 to reach Cup semifinals
Already performing well in Serie A, Lazio advanced to the Italian Cup semifinals Tuesday with a 3-0 win over Catania. Romania defender Stefan Radu put ...

Lazio rallies past Cagliari 2-1 as Serie A resumes
Second-place Lazio rallied to beat visiting Cagliari 2-1 in a controversial finish on Saturday as the Serie A resumed after its holiday break.
Serie A to resume with Juventus in firm control
As Serie A gets set to resume this weekend after its holiday break, the biggest question isn't which club will win the Italian league, but rather ...

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 ...

Lazio beats Inter Milan 1-0 in Serie A
Lazio continued its impressive run of late with a 1-0 win over title rival Inter Milan in Serie A on Saturday. Miroslav Klose scored the only goal ...

Column: Only 1 athlete of the year in 2012, Messi
'Tis the season for making merry and for choosing our top sports men and women of the year, two distinctly separate annual rituals that in fact ...

Napoli routs last-place Pescara 5-1 in Serie A
Chasing its first title since Diego Maradona played for the club, Napoli thrashed 10-man Pescara 5-1 Sunday to move back within two points of Serie ...