Soccer

Valencia, Malaga reach Copa del Rey quarterfinals
Valencia reached the quarterfinals of the Copa del Rey after goals by Tino Costa and Roberto Soldado gave it a 2-1 win against Osasuna on Tuesday, ...
Bradford stuns Villa 3-1 in League Cup semi
Fourth-tier Bradford pulled off another major surprise in the League Cup on Tuesday, beating Aston Villa 3-1 in the first leg of their semifinal to ...
Lazio beats Catania 3-0 to reach Cup semifinals
Already performing well in Serie A, Lazio advanced to the Italian Cup semifinals Tuesday with a 3-0 win over Catania. Romania defender Stefan Radu put ...
Mallorca set to sign Luna on loan from Sevilla
Spanish club Mallorca says it has reached an agreement with Sevilla for the transfer of left back Antonio Luna until the end of the season, contingent ...
Galatasaray in talks for Sneijder transfer
Turkish club Galatasaray says it is in transfer talks for Inter Milan midfielder Wesley Sneijder. Galatasaray gave no other detail on Tuesday in a ...
Scots league revamp gives Rangers no return to top
Scottish football authorities have agreed in principle to revamp the league structure, infuriating Rangers which has been denied a quick route back ...
FIFA punishes Bulgaria, Hungary for racial abuse
FIFA denounced "abhorrent, shameful" racist and anti-Semitic abuse by Bulgaria and Hungary fans at opposing teams on Tuesday, and ordered each team ...
Pro Patria ordered to play without fans for racism
Fourth-division Pro Patria has been ordered to play one home match behind closed doors after racist chants prompted AC Milan to walk off the pitch ...
FIFA aims to help clubs avoid using agents
FIFA aims to "revolutionize" the transfer market by helping clubs avoid using agents, who took commissions averaging 28 percent in cross-border player ...
Brazil winger Nene resigned to leaving PSG
Winger Nene is resigned to leaving Paris Saint-Germain and weighing up offers from clubs back home in Brazil, in Europe and the United Arab Emirates.
Panathinaikos picks 57-year-old Spaniard as coach
Fabri Gonzalez of Spain has been appointed coach of Panathinaikos following the team's 2-1 home defeat to Levadiakos at the weekend.
Sweden U21 player charged for sex with minor
A Swedish footballer has been charged with sexual exploitation of a minor after admitting to having sex with a 14-year-old girl. Malmo FF says its ...
Footballers union head 'proud' of Milan protest
Footballers' union leader Theo van Seggelen is "proud" of Kevin-Prince Boateng's protest against racist abuse by fans, but agreed on Tuesday with Sepp ...
AP Global Football 10 Quotebox
Julian Bennetts, Hayters news agency, England. "Lionel Messi has officially been named the best player in the world once again, which is enough to ...
Cavani's hat trick topples Messi from AP rankings
It took something very special to topple Lionel Messi from his position on top of the first AP Global Football rankings survey of 2013, and it was ...
Blackburn apologizes to Allardyce for Kean's slur
Blackburn has apologized to former manager Sam Allardyce for the false allegations about his firing made by his successor. Steve Kean, who was ...
Reports: Conte cleared of match-fixing in Bari
Juventus coach Antonio Conte has reportedly been cleared of more match-fixing, this time stemming from when he coached Bari from 2008 to 2009.
Sporting Lisbon fires Belgian coach after 2 months
Belgian coach Frank Vercauteren has left Sporting Lisbon after the team won only two games in two months. The Portuguese club said in a statement late ...
Berlusconi says Pato could return in 1 year's time
Alexandre Pato could return to AC Milan in a year's time. Milan president Silvio Berlusconi says that's what the Brazil striker promised when he ended ...
Column: Ronaldo, not Messi, should be Ballon d'Or
The Ballon d'Or went to the wrong guy. Lionel Messi most definitely is the world's best footballer. He will, for many fans of football become the best ...
Everton beats Cheltenham to advance in FA Cup
Everton cruised to a comfortable 5-1 victory over fourth-tier Cheltenham in the FA Cup third round on Monday. The Premier League club opened the ...
Rayo Vallecano beats Getafe 3-1 in Spanish league
Two goals by Francisco 'Piti' Medina helped Rayo Vallecano to a 3-1 home win over Getafe in a Madrid derby on Monday in the Spanish league.
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.
Blatter: Boateng protest was 'strong, courageous'
FIFA President Sepp Blatter has praised Kevin-Prince Boateng for making a "strong and courageous" stand by leading his AC Milan teammates off the ...
US forward Wambach named world's best player
United States forward Abby Wambach was named FIFA Women's World Player of the Year on Monday, adding the game's biggest individual prize to her London ...