
Barcelona toasts title with win over Valladolid
Newly crowned Spanish champion Barcelona celebrated winning the league title in front of its home fans by easing to a 2-1 victory over Valladolid on ...

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 ...

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 nets 2 to push Barcelona to brink of title
Lionel Messi netted two goals within 15 minutes of coming on as a substitute to give Barcelona a 4-2 comeback win over Real Betis on Sunday and push ...

Barcelona postpones title with draw at Bilbao
Barcelona conceded a late equalizer to spoil what would have been another heroic effort by Lionel Messi, with the 2-2 result at Athletic Bilbao on ...

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 ...

Barcelona hosts Mallorca without injured Messi
Barcelona will try to adapt without leading scorer Lionel Messi against Spanish league struggler Mallorca on Saturday as it prepares for the second ...

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 ...

Barcelona, Madrid held to draws before CL quarters
Lionel Messi's 19th straight scoring effort in the Spanish league wasn't enough to stop Barcelona from drawing 2-2 at Celta Vigo, as the leaders ...

Barcelona restores reputation with Milan comeback
With a dominant, historic performance, Barcelona restored its reputation as the world's best football team and washed away memories of the club's ...

Barca bidding for first big comeback versus Milan
Faced with a 2-0 deficit against AC Milan, Barcelona must achieve the one feat that has eluded it throughout its unprecedented run of titles — the ...

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 ...

Madrid beats Barca for 2nd time in a week
Real Madrid beat Barcelona for the second time in five days, a 2-1 win on Saturday which will do little to prevent its fierce rival from reclaiming ...

AC Milan stuns Barcelona 2-0 in Champions League
AC Milan stunned Barcelona 2-0 in the first leg of its Champions League last-16 tie on Wednesday, beating the Spanish giant for the first time in ...
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 ...

Madrid's Callejon: Racist chants 'uncontrollable'
For Real Madrid forward Jose Callejon, the racists chants Barcelona defender Dani Alves had to endure during Wednesday's game at Santiago Bernabeu ...

Madrid defender Varane shines against Barcelona
It was supposed to be another night featuring the scoring prowess of rival stars Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. Instead, a little-known ...

Alves decries racist chants at Bernabeu
The fight to eliminate racism from football stadiums is "a lost war," Barcelona defender Dani Alves said Thursday, a day after he was the target of ...

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 ...

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 ...

Messi wins record 4th world's best player award
Lionel Messi won the FIFA Ballon d'Or award on Monday as an expected reward for his astonishing 91-goal year for Barcelona and Argentina in 2012.
Messi scores 91st goal of year as Barcelona wins
Lionel Messi polished off his record year with his 91st and final goal of 2012 in Barcelona's 3-1 win at Valladolid on Saturday, while Jose Mourinho's ...

Vilanova released 2 days after throat surgery
Barcelona coach Tito Vilanova was released from the hospital on Saturday, two days after undergoing throat surgery to remove a tumor — giving the team ...

Celta Vigo beats Madrid; Messi stars for Barca
Celta Vigo upset Real Madrid with a 2-1 victory in the round of 16 of the Copa del Rey on Wednesday, and Lionel Messi scored his 21st double to reach ...

Messi recovers from knee injury, makes Barca squad
Barcelona forward Lionel Messi looks set to try and surpass Gerd Mueller's 40-year-old record for most goals in a calendar year when Barcelona plays ...