Soccer

Soccer

• 

  World Cup champ Spain edges Haiti 2-1 in friendly

  Santiago Cazorla and Cesc Fabregas scored early as World Cup champion Spain beat Haiti 2-1 in a friendly on Saturday. Cazorla scored seven minutes ... 

• Villarreal earns promotion to Spain's 1st division

  Villarreal sealed its promotion to Spain's top division after beating Almeria 1-0 on Saturday. Villarreal will return to the top flight after spending ... 

• Celta Vigo hires coach Luis Enrique for 2 seasons

  Celta Vigo has hired Luis Enrique to replace Abel Resino as coach for the next two seasons. The Spanish club announced Enrique's signing on Saturday, ... 

• 

  Switzerland beats Cyprus 1-0 in WCup qualifier

  Switzerland took a huge step toward Brazil on Saturday when substitute Haris Seferovic scored in the 90th minute for a 1-0 victory over Cyprus in a ... 

• Ravanelli to coach Ajaccio

  Former Juventus and Italy striker Fabrizio Ravanelli is the new coach of French first division side Ajaccio. The 44-year-old Ravanelli was previously ... 

• Malta earns 2nd ever win in WCup qualifying

  Malta's players held hands and danced around in celebration Friday after earning the tiny country's second ever victory in World Cup qualifying by ... 

• 

  Portugal wins, Italy draws in WCup qualifying

  Portugal revived its World Cup qualifying campaign by beating Russia 1-0 while Mario Balotelli was red-carded for Italy in a 0-0 draw at the Czech ... 

• 

  Portugal beats Russia 1-0 with Postiga goal

  Helder Postiga's early goal gave Portugal a 1-0 win over Russia on Friday and kept alive Portuguese hopes of qualifying for next year's World Cup ... 

• 

  Ukraine defeats Montenegro 4-0 in WCup qualifier

  Ukraine beat Montenegro 4-0 in World Cup qualifying Friday, putting itself in contention for a spot in Brazil and throwing Group H wide open. 

• 

  Austria beats Sweden 2-1 in World Cup qualifier

  First-half goals by David Alaba and Marc Janko helped Austria beat Sweden 2-1 in a World Cup qualifier Friday, leaving the fight for second place ... 

• 

  Scotland beats Croatia 1-0 in World Cup qualifier

  A goal by Robert Snodgrass gave Scotland a surprising 1-0 victory over host Croatia in a World Cup qualifier Friday. Scotland's goal came in the 26th ... 

• 

  Belgium beats Serbia 2-1 in World Cup qualifier

  Kevin De Bruyne scored a goal and assisted on another to give Belgium a 2-1 win over Serbia Friday and the lead in its World Cup qualifying group. 

• 

  Czech Republic draws 0-0 with Italy in qualifying

  Ten-man Italy escaped with a 0-0 draw against the Czech Republic in a World Cup qualifier Friday after star striker Mario Balotelli was sent off in ... 

• 

  Keane marks record 126th Ireland cap with 3 goals

  Robbie Keane celebrated his national-record 126th appearance for Ireland by grabbing a hat trick in a 3-0 win over Faeroe Islands in World Cup ... 

• Torres confident in future with Mourinho's Chelsea

  Fernando Torres doesn't think the return of manager Jose Mourinho to Chelsea will affect his future with the Premier League side. Speaking on a ... 

• Madrid midfielder Xabi Alonso has back surgery

  Real Madrid says midfielder Xabi Alonso has undergone surgery after missing several games at the end of last season because of back pain. 

• Bilbao parts ways with coach Marcelo Bielsa

  Athletic Bilbao will be looking for a new manager after not offering Marcelo Bielsa a contract extension. Bilbao club president Josu Urrutia announced ... 

• United to sign Uruguayan youngster Varela

  Manchester United says the club has agreed to sign defender Guillermo Varela from Uruguayan team Atletico Penarol. The 20-year-old Varela, who was on ... 

• Real Sociedad hires Jagoba Arrasate as coach

  Real Sociedad has hired Jagoba Arrasate as its new coach after he spent last season as an assistant to outgoing manager Philippe Montanier. 

• Bentley, Malouda and Gallas released by clubs

  David Bentley, Florent Malouda and William Gallas are among the players to have been released by Premier League clubs. The trio head a list of 165 who ... 

• Shakhtar signs Nem Wellington on 5-year deal

  Shakhtar Donetsk has signed attacking midfielder Nem Wellington on a five-year contract from Brazilian club Fluminense. The 21-year-old Brazilian said ... 

• Barca's Cuenca out 3-4 months after 2nd surgery

  Barcelona says winger Isaac Cuenca will be out for between three to four months after undergoing a second operation on his right knee. Barcelona says ... 

• Barca clears Messi to play in World Cup qualifier

  Lionel Messi has been cleared by Barcelona's team doctors to play in Argentina's World Cup qualifiers against Colombia and Ecuador. Messi pulled his ... 

• City signs Fernandinho from Shakhtar

  Manchester City made its first big move in this summer's transfer market on Thursday, signing Brazil international Fernandinho from Shakhtar Donetsk ... 

• Dortmund defender Piszczek out for 5 months

  Borussia Dortmund's Poland defender Lukasz Piszczek is expected to be out for five months after undergoing arthroscopic surgery on his right hip to ...