
Andy Carroll recalled for England friendlies
Andy Carroll has been recalled to the England squad for the first time since October for friendlies against Ireland and Brazil. The burly striker, who ...

Lampard, Barcelona top weekly AP football poll
Climbing to the top of Chelsea's all-time scoring leaderboard earned Frank Lampard the top spot in the weekly Associated Press global football poll ...

United provides Ferguson with fitting send-off
Alex Ferguson was given a fitting send-off in his final home game in charge of Manchester United as his club of nearly 27 years scored a trademark ...

Sturridge stars as Liverpool wins 3-1 at Fulham
Daniel Sturridge scored a hat trick for his sixth goal in the past four Premier League matches on Sunday as Liverpool came from behind to win 3-1 at ...

Liverpool routs Newcastle 6-0 as Suarez ban begins
Liverpool showed it has plenty of attacking options even without Luis Suarez by routing 10-man Newcastle 6-0 in the English Premier League on Saturday ...

Who needs Suarez? Liverpool routs Newcastle 6-0
As Luis Suarez began a 10-match ban, Liverpool showed it still has bite up front by inflicting Newcastle's worst home loss since 1925 in the English ...

Bayern tops AP rankings for 4th straight week
It's turning into a procession for Bayern Munich in the Associated Press global football poll. For the fourth straight week, the German champions were ...

Suarez center stage as Liverpool, Chelsea draw 2-2
The two sides of Luis Suarez were on full display Sunday as the Liverpool striker first bit an opponent's arm and then scored a last-minute equalizer ...
Reading holds Liverpool to 0-0 in EPL
Reading ended its club record eight-game losing run with a 0-0 draw against Liverpool in the English Premier League on Saturday that did little to ...

Expectations don't match reality again for England
The English need to realize they aren't as good as they, or FIFA, think they are. Despite a FIFA ranking as the fourth-best football team, England is ...
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 ...

4-goal wins for Chelsea, Man City, Wigan in FA Cup
The FA Cup produced a flurry of goals rather than any shocks on Sunday as Chelsea, Manchester City and Wigan all scored four times to knock out ...

Liverpool routs Swansea 5-0 in Premier League
Liverpool cruised to a 5-0 victory in the Premier League on Sunday against an understrength Swansea side preparing for the League Cup final, halting ...

Balotelli tops AP rankings after 1st Milan game
Back in Italy after a turbulent period in England, Mario Balotelli has been voted player of the week in the Associated Press global football rankings ...

Defoe, Carrick out of England squad
Striker Jermain Defoe and midfielder Michael Carrick have been withdrawn from England's squad to face Brazil at Wembley Stadium on Wednesday after ...

City drops 2 more points in pursuit of United
Liverpool did traditional rival Manchester United a huge favor in the Premier League on Sunday, holding Manchester City to a 2-2 draw to leave the ...

City held 2-2 by Liverpool to dent EPL title hopes
Sergio Aguero rescued Manchester City with a late goal in a 2-2 draw with Liverpool on Sunday, but two more dropped points further dented the ...
Villas-Boas says Defoe to miss England vs Brazil
Tottenham manager Andre Villas-Boas says Jermain Defoe will miss England's friendly against Brazil on Wednesday after injuring his left ankle in the ...

Ashley Cole in line for 100th England appearance
Ashley Cole is in line to make his 100th England appearance on Wednesday in a friendly against Brazil at Wembley Stadium. The 32-year-old Chelsea ...

Arsenal recovers to draw 2-2 against Liverpool
Arsenal staged a second-half comeback against Liverpool to draw 2-2 as both teams missed a chance to close in on the Champions League qualification ...
Liverpool signs Coutinho from Inter Milan
Brazil playmaker Philippe Coutinho has joined Liverpool from Inter Milan. The 20-year-old Coutinho was signed in a deal worth around €10 million ($13.
AP Source: Liverpool agrees fee for Coutinho
Brazil playmaker Philippe Coutinho is close to joining Liverpool after a transfer fee was agreed to by the English Premier League club with Inter ...

Silva service as City wins 2-0 to pressure United
Manchester City kept up its stubborn pursuit of Manchester United with a routine 2-0 win over Fulham on Saturday, with David Silva's double reducing ...
Liverpool thrashes Norwich 5-0 in Premier League
Luis Suarez put aside the latest controversial episode in his checkered Liverpool career by doing what he does best, scoring in the team's 5-0 ...

Title rivals United, City win in Premier League
Manchester United's seven-point lead over neighbor Manchester City stayed intact after the title-chasing rivals downed two of the Premier League's ...