Soccer

Austria picks Marko Arnautovic despite club ban
Austria midfielder Marko Arnautovic was selected Wednesday for the 2014 World Cup qualifier against Sweden in June despite not playing club football ...
Bundesliga CEO rips FIFA over Qatar's World Cup
The head of the Bundesliga criticized FIFA on Wednesday for awarding the 2022 World Cup to Qatar, saying the decision "is not for the good of the game
Dortmund's Goetze out of Champions League final
Borussia Dortmund midfielder Mario Goetze will miss Saturday's Champions League final against Bayern Munich after failing to recover from a hamstring ...
Romanian club Rapid banned from 1 UEFA competition
UEFA banned Rapid Bucharest on Wednesday from one European club competition after it missed a deadline to pay debts. UEFA said the Romanian club is ...
Badstuber to miss 10 months following knee surgery
Bayern Munich defender Holger Badstuber will miss another 10 months after undergoing further surgery on the cruciate ligament tear in his right knee.
Pulis leaves as Stoke manager by mutual consent
Stoke says Tony Pulis has left as manager by mutual consent, ending his seven-year tenure at the Premier League club. By guiding Stoke to a 13th-place ...
Juventus delegation meets Pope Francis at Vatican
Juventus coach Antonio Conte and captain Gianluigi Buffon have led a club delegation to meet Pope Francis at the Vatican. Pope Francis is a football ...
Hertha Berlin extends coach Jos Luhukay's contract
Promoted Bundesliga side Hertha Berlin has extended coach Jos Luhukay's contract through to 2016. Hertha general manager Michael Preetz says the ...
Goetze pulls out of training, in doubt for final
Borussia Dortmund midfielder Mario Goetze pulled out of training on his comeback from a hamstring injury Tuesday, putting his participation in the ...
Japan midfielder Hosogai joins Hertha Berlin
Japan midfielder Hajime Hosogai is leaving Bayer Leverkusen for promoted Bundesliga side Hertha Berlin. Hertha says on its website that the ...
Chelsea tops AP poll after winning Euro title
Chelsea surged to the top of the weekly Associated Press global football poll after winning the Europa League and qualifying for the Champions League ...
Coach Frank de Boer extends contract with Ajax
Coach Frank de Boer has agreed to extend his contract with Ajax until 2017 after leading the Amsterdam club to its third straight Dutch league title.
AP Global Football 10 Quotebox
Quotes from voters in this week's AP Global football poll: Mike McGrath (The Sun/Wardles Agency) "Gareth Bale showed again what a player he is, rising ...
Man United earns EPL-record $93M from broadcasters
Manchester United earned a record 60.8 million pounds ($92.7 million) in Premier League television revenue this season en route to a 20th English ...
Rennes hires Philippe Montanier as its new coach
French club Rennes has hired Real Sociedad's Philippe Montanier as its new coach for next season. Rennes had an inconsistent season and is in 11th ...
Napoli chief denies Benitez talks, keen on Dzeko
Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis denies meeting former Chelsea coach Rafael Benitez on Monday but admits he is interested in selling Edinson ...
Brighton sorry for locker-room 'vandalism'
Brighton has formally apologized to Crystal Palace after excrement was found on the floor of its fierce rival's changing room before the second leg ...
Mallorca beats Real Betis 1-0 in Spanish league
Mallorca's hopes of avoiding relegation from the Spanish league were kept alive by a 1-0 win against Real Betis on Monday. With two rounds left, ...
Mourinho to leave Real Madrid at end of season
Jose Mourinho will leave Real Madrid at the end of the season after three years at the Spanish club, paving the way for his expected return to Chelsea
Italy coach calls for zero tolerance to racism
Italy must adopt a zero tolerance policy towards racism in football if it is to eradicate the problem from the sport, national team coach Cesare ...
Allegri to meet Milan Wednesday to discuss future
AC Milan vice president Adriano Galliani will meet with Massimiliano Allegri on Wednesday to discuss the coach's future at the Serie A club.
Milan's Abbiati signs 1-year contract extension
Veteran AC Milan goalkeeper Christian Abbiati has signed a one-year contract extension with the Serie A club. Abbiati's contract was set to expire ...
Romania orders retrial of football officials
Bucharest's highest court has ordered a retrial in the case of eight Romanian football officials who were sentenced to prison for tax evasion and ...
Nicola Rizzoli to referee Champions League final
Nicola Rizzoli of Italy will referee the Champions League final between Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich. The match at Wembley Stadium on Saturday ...
Defender Mats Hummels on the mend for Wembley
Borussia Dortmund's central defender Mats Hummels is expected to recover from an ankle injury in time to play in the Champions League final against ...