
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 ...

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 ...

Benitez gaining grudging respect at Chelsea
Chants of "Jose Mourinho" rang around all four sides of Stamford Bridge. Fans sang loud and proud about club stalwarts Frank Lampard and John Terry, ...

Real Madrid needs goals against Borussia Dortmund
Needing at least three goals to reach the final for the 13th time, Real Madrid is ready to go after the "impossible." The nine-time European Cup ...

Chelsea quest for trophy leads next to Basel
Chelsea's quest for a trophy from its turbulent season leads to Switzerland on Thursday for a Europa League semifinal first-leg match against Basel.

Chelsea-Basel, Fenerbahce-Benfica in Europa League
European champion Chelsea is the latest English favorite lined up for surprise Swiss side Basel, in the Europa League semifinals. Friday's draw sent ...

Chelsea leads quartet into Europa League semis
Chelsea stumbled into the semifinals of the Europa League despite losing to Rubin Kazan on Thursday, while Basel beat Tottenham in a penalty shootout ...

Chelsea through, Inter out in Europa League
Chelsea staged a thrilling comeback to beat Steaua Bucharest 3-1 and reach the Europa League quarterfinals, but Inter Milan failed to advance despite ...

When all goals aren't equal in football
At the heart of football's appeal is its simplicity: the team with the most goals wins. Except that is when it comes to two-legged cup matches, when ...

Chelsea, Inter up against it in Europa League
After slumping to miserable first-leg losses last week, two recent Champions League winners have it all to do to reach the quarterfinals of the ...

Zenit resist Liverpool fightback in Europa League
Zenit St. Petersburg resisted a Liverpool fightback inspired by Luis Suarez to reach the Europa League last 16 on the away-goals rule after a 3-3 ...

Zenit heads Russian challenge in Europa League
Russian clubs continue their three-pronged attack on the Europa League on Thursday, while pressing a case for UEFA to allow their national league to ...

Racism hangs over Europa League resumption
The specter of racism hangs over the resumption of the Europa League on Thursday, with Liverpool expressing its "major concern" that the last-32 match ...

Chelsea plays Sparta Prague in Europa League
Chelsea's reward for failing to defend the Champions League title was being drawn on Thursday to play Sparta Prague in the last 32 of the second-tier ...
UEFA sets ticket prices for Europa League final
UEFA has priced Europa League final tickets from €45 ($59), with discounts for some children's tickets in higher-priced sections of the ...
Malaga faces UEFA action over unpaid player wages
Champions League contender Malaga is facing UEFA sanctions for failing to pay millions of euros (dollars) of players' wages on time, and will likely ...