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Bayern tops AP rankings; Ronaldo is best player
Bayern Munich's players are used to scoring goals for fun, but this time it was the club netting a hat-trick as the German Bundesliga champion was ...
United looks to avoid jittery finish to title race
The English Premier League title is tantalizingly in reach for Manchester United, yet the jitters could begin to set in if the team fails to beat ...
Driving bans piling up for Man City players
The driving bans are piling up for the millionaires at Manchester City. England international Micah Richards has become the third City player in the ...
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 ...
EPL to use Hawk-Eye; Spain, Germany stall on tech
The English Premier League on Thursday became the first national competition in world football to approve the use of goal-line technology, with ...
England coach Hodgson fears 'Nazis' marring games
England coach Roy Hodgson on Thursday urged the football authorities to beware of neo-Nazi groups trying to cause trouble at matches. UEFA has ...
Russia aims laws at fan problem before 2018 WCup
Russia's World Cup organizers are hoping that new laws will help to prevent disorderly fans from marring the tournament in 2018. World Cup director ...
City, Chelsea meet in 'unofficial final' in FA Cup
Manchester City and Chelsea can make up for unfulfilling campaigns in the Premier League by winning their FA Cup semifinal on Sunday and installing ...
Malaga owner could face action over 'racism' claim
The Qatari billionaire businessman who owns Spanish football club Malaga could face disciplinary action from UEFA after tweeting that his team's exit ...
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 ...
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 ...
Powell set to make switch from union to league
Wales No. 8 Andy Powell is set to buck the trend of rugby league players moving to union by making the switch the other way. Sale Sharks say Powell ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Man United signs sponsorship deal with Aon
Manchester United has sold the naming rights to its training ground as part of a sponsorship deal with insurance firm Aon estimated to be worth $230 ...
Chelsea seizes on Tottenham draw to go 3rd in EPL
Chelsea seized on Tottenham's slip-up in the Premier League to reclaim third place with a 2-1 victory over Sunderland that handed Paolo Di Canio a ...
In-form Arsenal beats West Brom to go 4th
Arsenal's late bid to qualify for the Champions League next season gained further momentum with a 2-1 victory at West Bromwich Albion on Saturday, ...
Little respite for Di Canio at Sunderland
Paolo Di Canio has endured a trying first week as Sunderland manager off the pitch and it won't get any easier on it Sunday when his ...
Yaya Toure signs new 4-year deal at Man City
Yaya Toure has signed a new four-year deal at Manchester City, keeping the powerful Ivory Coast midfielder at the English champions until 2017.
Ferguson offers advice to strikers ahead of derby
Alex Ferguson has some basic advice for misfiring striker Robin van Persie ahead of the Manchester derby — don't tap the ball, batter it. After a ...
City looks to delay United's coronation in derby
A year ago, Manchester City edged past Manchester United to go to the top of the Premier League and maintain its thrilling end-of-season surge to a ...
In 1 part of UK, Goths can be hate crime victims
If you punch a punk in Manchester, it could be a hate crime. Police in the English city announced Wednesday that they will begin recording offenses ...