Soccer

Schalke signs German youth international Clemens
Schalke has signed German youth international Christian Clemens from second division Cologne. The Bundesliga club says the 21-year-old Clemens, a ...
Bale applies to trademark goal celebration
Tottenham forward Gareth Bale is attempting to cash in on his new-found fame by filing an application to trademark his goal celebration, a ...
Hearts set to go into administration
Scottish club Hearts is set to go into administration after falling into financial trouble. Hearts says in a brief statement that a "notice of ...
Players, father convicted in death of linesman
A Dutch court convicted six young footballers and the father of one of the players of manslaughter on Monday for kicking to death a volunteer linesman ...
Teams to be seeded in WCup playoffs in Europe
A seeding system will be in place for the World Cup playoffs in the European zone, ensuring the four highest-ranked qualifiers will be kept apart in ...
Ferguson's 1st team sheet goes under hammer
The hand-written official team sheet from Alex Ferguson's first game as manager of Manchester United is expected to raise up to 3,000 pounds ($4,700) ...
Figueroa joins Hull after release by Wigan
Honduras defender Maynor Figueroa has joined Premier League newcomer Hull on a free transfer following his release by Wigan. Figueroa has agreed a ...
Kinnear makes Newcastle return
Joe Kinnear has returned to Premier League side Newcastle as director of football but says he won't interfere with team selections by manager Alan ...
Heinz Flohe, part of '74 WGermany WCup squad, dies
Heinz Flohe, a member of West Germany's 1974 World Cup-winning squad, has died. He was 65. The German Football Association said Sunday that Flohe died ...
Ottmar Walter, German player in 1954 WCup, dies
Ottmar Walter, a member along with his brother Fritz of the West Germany squad that won the 1954 World Cup, has died. He was 89. The German Football ...
Heynckes rules out coaching again
Jupp Heynckes has ruled out coaching again and says he's had a worthy farewell with an unprecedented treble for a German club with Bayern Munich, ...
FIFA rules male players can wear turbans
FIFA has ruled male head covers are acceptable to wear during matches, a decision that goes against the ban on turbans imposed by the sport's ...
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 ...
Lille hires Rene Girard as coach, replacing Garcia
Lille hired Rene Girard as coach on Friday, replacing Rudi Garcia after the club finished a disappointing sixth in the French league this season.
Arsenal appoints Keswick as new chairman
Arsenal has appointed Chips Keswick as the chairman to replace Peter Hill-Wood, who stood down for health reasons after suffering a heart attack last ...
Pellegrini Fact Box
Highlights in the career of Manuel Pellegrini, who has been hired as manager of Manchester City: 1953 — Born Sept. 16 in Santiago, Chile. 1973 — ...
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 ...
Mancini eyes national team job and World Cup
Roberto Mancini would like to coach a national team at next year's World Cup in Brazil. Mancini, who was fired by Manchester City a month ago, briefly ...
Hearts fails to pay wages, under transfer embargo
Hearts has been placed under a transfer embargo after the cash-strapped Scottish Premier League club failed to pay some players their wages on time.
Wigan to appoint Coyle as manager
Wigan has agreed on a deal to appoint Owen Coyle as its new manager. Coyle, who was sacked by Bolton in October, will replace Roberto Martinez, who ...
Sevilla signs Romania forward Raul Rusescu
Sevilla has signed Romania forward Raul Rusescu to a five-year contract following the exit of winger Jesus Navas to Manchester City. Rusescu, who ...
Liverpool agrees deal to sign Aspas from Celta
Liverpool is set to strengthen its forward line by signing Iago Aspas from Spanish team Celta Vigo. The Premier League club says Thursday it has ...
Barcelona presidents say Messi paid his taxes
Barcelona's current and former presidents set aside their differences and defended Lionel Messi against allegations of tax fraud on Thursday, a case ...
Chelsea set to sign Schuerrle from Leverkusen
Germany forward Andre Schuerrle is close to completing his protracted switch from Bayer Leverkusen to Chelsea, in what would be Jose Mourinho's first ...
Leverkusen signs Son; Schuerrle to join Chelsea
Bayer Leverkusen signed South Korea attacking midfielder Son Heung-min from Bundesliga rival Hamburg on a five-year contract Thursday.