
Column: Love or hate Beckham, he can't be ignored
Like his former Manchester United boss Alex Ferguson, David Beckham has picked the right time and best way to retire — as a winner and before the ...
Lyon looks for step closer to Champions League
Lyon gets the chance to move to within 90 minutes of Champions League football next season when it faces Nice on Saturday. With champion Paris ...

German Chancellor Merkel to attend Wembley final
Football fan and German Chancellor Angela Merkel plans to attend the first all-German Champions League final between Borussia Dortmund and Bayern ...

AC Milan and Fiorentina fight for Champions League
In the last weekend of Serie A, AC Milan needs to protect a two-point lead over Fiorentina in the race for third place and the final Champions League ...

Jupp Heynckes says farewell to Bundesliga
Jupp Heynckes will end his Bundesliga career where he started it five decades ago, in his hometown of Moenchengladbach. In his 1,011th game as player ...

Ivanovic header gives Chelsea 2-1 win over Benfica
Branislav Ivanovic watched from the stands as Chelsea won its first Champions League last season. He eased the pain of missing that match through ...

Dortmund back from the brink to take the spotlight
While Borussia Dortmund coach Juergen Klopp lauded his side's progress to the Champions League final as an "incredible journey," the club's ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Chelsea seeks salvation in Europa League final
After humiliation in the Champions League comes potential salvation in the Europa League for Chelsea, with Wednesday's final against Benfica offering ...

Dortmund coach Klopp expects close Wembley final
Borussia Dortmund coach Juergen Klopp says his team won't be swept away by Bayern Munich in the Champions League Final like Juventus and Barcelona ...
Barcelona reclaims Spanish title amid doubts
Barcelona collected its 22nd Spanish league trophy on Saturday after forward Lionel Messi helped it dominate the competition from start to finish with ...

Dortmund's Goetze to resume training next week
Borussia Dortmund coach Juergen Klopp says he expects midfield star Mario Goetze to be fit for the all-German Champions League final against Bayern ...
Jupp Heynckes won't coach in Bundesliga again
Outgoing Bayern Munich coach Jupp Heynckes says he will not coach in the Bundesliga again, without specifying his future plans. Heynckes, who turned ...

4 clubs still sweating on Bundesliga survival
Four sides are fighting for survival in the Bundesliga's penultimate round of games on Saturday, with European qualification places also at stake.

AC Milan aiming to secure Champions League spot
With Juventus already having won Serie A and Napoli assured of finishing second, AC Milan's battle with Fiorentina for third is the last key item to ...

Barca can clinch Spanish league title at Atletico
Real Madrid has done its best to delay the inevitable, but Barcelona has another chance to finally clinch the Spanish league title this weekend. A win ...

Wigan close to drop, Man City in Champions League
Wigan's Premier League survival hopes took a major hit by losing 3-2 at home to Swansea on Tuesday, while Manchester City secured its place in next ...

Bayern, Klose top weekly AP football poll
Fresh off a second straight drubbing of the once-mighty Barcelona, Bayern Munich was voted the top team in the Associated Press global football poll ...

AP Global Football 10-Quotebox
Quotes from voters in this week's AP Global football poll. James Thorogood, Bundesliga.com, Germany. "Though there was little meaning behind Bayern's ...