
Dortmund hopes Hummels can play against Shakhtar
Borussia Dortmund is hoping that central defender Mats Hummels will recover from the flu in time for Tuesday's Champions League match against Shakhtar ...

United-Real delicately poised for last-16 2nd leg
David Beckham is back in Champions League action this week, yet it's the glamor game between two of his former clubs that has the world gripped with ...
Atletico wastes chance to close on Barca with draw
Atletico Madrid squandered a chance to reduce the gap with Spanish leader Barcelona to single digits after being held to a 0-0 draw at Malaga on ...
Lyon wastes chance to tie PSG after Brest draw
Lyon wasted its chance to move level with Paris Saint-Germain at the top of the French league after drawing at Brest 1-1 on Sunday. Brest took the ...

Inter shakes off Cassano distraction for 3-2 win
Inter Milan came back from two goals down to beat Catania 3-2 Sunday, shaking off a horrendous first half and Antonio Cassano's latest outburst of bad ...

Last-place Serie A side Pescara fires coach
Last-place Pescara has fired Cristiano Bergodi following a 1-0 loss at home to Udinese. Club president Daniele Sebastiani made the announcement Sunday ...

Totti ties Nordahl with 225th goal _ 2nd all-time
Roma captain Francesco Totti has tied Swedish great Gunnar Nordahl for second place on Serie A's all-time scoring list with his 225th goal.

Bale scores again as Spurs beat Arsenal 2-1
Tottenham confirmed the shift in north London's balance of power by beating Arsenal 2-1 in the Premier League on Sunday, opening up a seven-point gap ...

Bayern wins 1-0 to maintain Bundesliga march
Germany striker Mario Gomez took advantage of a rare start to give Bundesliga leader Bayern Munich a hard-fought 1-0 win at relegation candidate ...

Bayern to host Wolfsburg in German Cup semifinals
Bayern Munich's reward for eliminating German Cup holder Borussia Dortmund is a home semifinal match against Bundesliga rival Wolfsburg.
Arsenal: Kroenke committed for 'long term'
Arsenal says owner Stan Kroenke has no plans to sell his majority stake after reports in a British newspaper claimed a Middle East consortium was ...

Madrid beats Barca for 2nd time in a week
Real Madrid beat Barcelona for the second time in five days, a 2-1 win on Saturday which will do little to prevent its fierce rival from reclaiming ...

AC Milan beats 10-man Lazio 3-0 in battle for 3rd
AC Milan cruised to a 3-0 victory over 10-man Lazio on Saturday in a direct battle for third place in Serie A and a spot in next season's Champions ...
PSV, Ajax win to stay 1st, 2nd in Dutch league
Ajax beat FC Twente 2-0 in Enschede to maintain second place in the Eredivisie on Saturday, two points behind leader PSV Eindhoven. Twente continued ...

Leader PSG slips to embarrassing 1-0 loss at Reims
Paris Saint-Germain opened the door for Lyon in the French title race after slipping to an embarrassing 1-0 loss at relegation-battler Reims on ...
Football offside rule changed to reduce confusion
Football's rule-makers have sought to clarify one of the game's most misinterpreted laws — offside — in a bid to reduce widespread uncertainty for ...
Schalke beats Wolfsburg 4-1 away in Bundesliga
Julian Draxler led Schalke to its first away win in the Bundesliga since October by scoring twice and setting up another in a 4-1 victory at Wolfsburg ...
FIFA anti-racism chief says victims not supported
FIFA's new anti-racism chief plans to talk with high-profile offenders on the pitch as he sets about formulating tougher sanctions after claiming the ...

Benitez spared abuse as Chelsea wins 1-0
Demba Ba gave under-fire Chelsea manager Rafa Benitez some much-needed respite by scoring the winner in a 1-0 victory over West Bromwich Albion on ...

Kagawa hat trick keeps United on course for title
Shinji Kagawa's hat trick and a stunning goal from Wayne Rooney maintained Manchester United's march to the Premier League title on Saturday, while ...
Suarez leads Liverpool to 4-0 win over Wigan
Luis Suarez netted a hat trick Saturday as a rampant Liverpool beat Wigan 4-0, putting the Uruguay forward atop the Premier League scoring list.

Kagawa shines with hat trick for United
Manchester United fans arrived at Old Trafford ready to hail Ryan Giggs, but left with the name of another midfielder on their lips. Shinji Kagawa ...
Redknapp hits out at newspaper allegations
Queens Park Rangers manager Harry Redknapp says newspaper allegations likening the squad's recent training camp in Dubai to a "stag party" are way off ...

Kagawa hat trick gives United 4-0 win over Norwich
Shinji Kagawa scored a hat trick Saturday as Manchester United kept its firm grip on the Premier League title with a 4-0 win over Norwich at Old ...

Sunderland salvage 2-2 draw with Fulham
Sunderland came from 2-0 down to draw with Fulham 2-2 in the English Premier League on Saturday. Fulham led 2-0 after 35 minutes thanks to Dimitar ...