Soccer

Blatter: Not rational to play WCup in Qatar summer
Playing the 2022 World Cup in the searing summer heat of Qatar is "not rational and reasonable," FIFA President Sepp Blatter said in a newspaper ...
Dortmund quietly confident ahead of Wembley final
Borussia Dortmund coach Juergen Klopp is well aware that most people expect Bayern Munich to win the teams' all-German Champions League final. All he ...
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 ...
Werder Bremen parts company with coach Schaaf
Werder Bremen has parted company with Thomas Schaaf, the longest-serving coach in the Bundesliga who spent 14 years with the club. Werder said ...
Swiss to crack down on business, sports bribery
The Swiss government wants to broaden its anti-corruption laws to make bribery a criminal offense in almost all cases. The move follows criticism from ...
Leverkusen co-coach Lewandowski leaves post
Bayer Leverkusen co-coach Sascha Lewandowski is quitting the post to take over the club's junior side in a move that will leave Sami Hyypia alone in ...
Arsenal, Chelsea could face playoff to decide 3rd
The Premier League could go into extra time. After the final round of matches on Sunday, Arsenal and Chelsea could have to contest a playoff to ...
Rio Ferdinand retires from international football
England defender Rio Ferdinand has retired from international football to focus on his Manchester United career. Ferdinand was recalled to the England ...
Wigan relegated from EPL, Arsenal reclaims 4th
Wigan is going to be relegated to the League Championship, while Arsenal seemingly is heading back to the Champions League. Drained after winning the ...
Cup winner Wigan relegated after losing at Arsenal
Wigan became the first team to be relegated and win the FA Cup in the same season as a 4-1 loss at Arsenal ended an eight-year stay in the Premier ...
Man City secures 2nd place with 2-0 win at Reading
Manchester City began life without Roberto Mancini with a routine 2-0 victory at rain-sodden Reading on Tuesday to secure second place in the Premier ...
PSG City Hall celebrations scrapped after violence
A celebration of Paris Saint-Germain's first league title since 1994 was canceled Tuesday, a day after rioting during festivities in the French ...
Giannis Anastasiou appointed Panathinaikos coach
Panthainaikos has appointed former Ajax striker Giannis Anastasiou as its new coach following a disappointing season in which the Athens club finished ...
Eusebio back in Amsterdam to inspire Benfica
Ever since Eusebio scored two goals to lead Benfica to its last European title, the Portuguese team has endured enough final heartache to fill an ...
Sepp Blatter attacks tiny Roma fine for fan racism
FIFA President Sepp Blatter has criticized Italian football authorities for the "unacceptable" decision to only fine Roma 50,000 euros ($64,865) after ...
Chelsea's Eden Hazard out of Europa League final
Chelsea will face Benfica in Wednesday's Europa League final without Eden Hazard after the gifted Belgium playmaker failed to recover in time from a ...
CAS rejects Zenit appeal, hurts title bid
The Court of Arbitration for Sport says it has rejected Zenit St. Petersburg's appeal against a technical defeat, hurting the team's chances of ...
AP Global Football 10 Quotebox
Quotes from voters in this week's AP Global football poll: ___ James Thorogood, Bundesliga.com, Germany. "Though it was far from routine, Bayern ...
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 ...
Injured Messi could be done for season
Lionel Messi could be done for the season after he was ruled out for up to three weeks because of his nagging hamstring injury, meaning he's set to ...
FIFA extends bans for Estonian, Lebanese players
FIFA has extended bans for nine players found guilty of match-fixing in Lebanon to apply worldwide. A Lebanese player has been banned from all ...
Greek club AEK Athens to declare bankruptcy
Troubled Greek football club AEK Athens is planning to declare bankruptcy and seek voluntary relegation to the country's third division. The club, hit ...
Bayern has learned lessons from last season loss
Bayern Munich stars say the heart-breaking loss to Chelsea on penalties in last season's Champions League final at home strengthened the team's mental ...
Mancini pays price for City's stagnation
After ending Manchester City's long wait for silverware and tipping English football's balance of power to the blue half of the city, Roberto Mancini ...
Manchester City fires manager Roberto Mancini
Manchester City fired manager Roberto Mancini on Monday, exactly one year after he delivered the club's first English league title in 44 years.