EBU gets TV rights for WCup, Euro qualifying
UEFA's marketing partner has sold television rights to qualifying matches for the 2018 World Cup and 2016 European Championship to the European ...
Basel looks to finish off Spurs in Europa League
After eliminating Manchester United from the Champions League last season, Swiss champion Basel will look to end another English team's adventure in ...

Madrid into semis despite 3-2 loss at Galatasaray
Real Madrid reached the Champions League semifinals for the third straight season on Tuesday despite losing 3-2 at Galatasaray following a second-half ...

Malaga boss: Champions League exit due to 'racism'
Malaga owner Abdullah Bin Nasser Al-Thani said on Twitter that his team's elimination from the Champions League quarterfinals by Borussia Dortmund on ...

Dortmund leaves it very late to defeat Malaga 3-2
Borussia Dortmund completed a dramatic comeback Tuesday by scoring twice in stoppage time to defeat Malaga 3-2 and advance to the Champions League ...

US women beat Netherlands 3-1 in friendly
Christen Press scored twice as the United States women's team beat the Netherlands 3-1 in a friendly Tuesday to stretch its unbeaten streak to 31 ...

Messi still a question for 2nd leg against PSG
With or without Lionel Messi on the field, Barcelona is already playing games with Paris Saint-Germain ahead of the second leg of the Champions League ...

Juventus facing uphill struggle against Bayern
Juventus faces an uphill struggle to qualify for the Champions League semifinals when it faces newly-crowned Bundesliga champion Bayern Munich on ...

AC Milan to appeal Balotelli's 3-match ban
AC Milan will appeal against Mario Balotelli's three-match suspension for insulting a match official during the Serie A game against Fiorentina.
Di Stefano in hospital for routine check-up
Football great Alfredo Di Stefano will spend a few days in a hospital in eastern Spain for a routine check-up of his heart condition.

Bayern top AP rankings, Messi drops out of top 10
Bayern Munich was voted top team by the AP's panel of global football journalists in the week the German team won the Bundesliga in record time.

Police probe alleged racist abuse toward Kompany
Police are investigating footage to ascertain whether a fan racially abused Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany as he gave a post-match TV ...

Column: City still the noisy neighbor for Man Utd
Any professional footballer who doesn't want to take on Manchester United should change jobs. United manager Alex Ferguson would surely say the same ...
Neville to leave Everton at the end of the season
Everton captain Phil Neville will leave the Premier League club at the end of the season and may look to sign for another club in England's top ...

Man City, Chelsea to play friendly in New York
Manchester City and Chelsea will complete an end-of-season double header in the United States by playing each other in a friendly at Yankee Stadium ...
Negredo hits 2 to give Sevilla 2-1 win over Bilbao
Striker Alvaro Negredo scored twice Monday to give Sevilla a 2-1 win over Athletic Bilbao in a physical Spanish league match in which both teams had ...

Aguero scores winner for City in Manchester derby
Manchester City delayed the surrender of its Premier League title to Manchester United on Monday, beating the runaway leaders 2-1 in a frenetic derby ...

Madrid aims to finish off Galatasaray in Champions
Cristiano Ronaldo aims to polish off Galatasaray and ease Real Madrid into the Champions League semifinals, holding a commanding 3-0 advantage heading ...

Hernanes, Totti trade goals as Rome derby ends 1-1
Brazil playmaker Hernanes put Lazio ahead but later missed a penalty in a 1-1 draw with Roma in the city derby Monday that left both clubs still ...
Swedish match abandoned after player hit by pear
A Swedish league match between Djurgarden and Mjallby was abandoned Monday after a Mjallby player was hit by a pear. Angry fans at Djurgarden's home ...

Thatcher had troubled relations with UK sports
Margaret Thatcher barely concealed her distaste for sports while serving as prime minister of Britain. Instead, she tried to use the athletic arena ...
4 Maltese players banned for life for match-fixing
Four Maltese league footballers have been banned for life for match-fixing by the country's Football Association. They are Gaetan Spiteri of Hamrun ...
Fans stabbed, ambulance attacked before Rome derby
At least four fans have been stabbed and an ambulance attacked in clashes ahead of the Rome derby between Roma and Lazio. The ANSA news agency reports ...

Dortmund has history on its side against Malaga
Borussia Dortmund is counting on history to repeat itself when it welcomes Malaga for the return leg of their Champions League quarterfinal on Tuesday