Wigan FA Cup win caps season of joy for underdogs
Even as the financial disparities in English football grow, this season gave the underdogs a chance to leave their mark. The Premier League campaign ...

Swansea, Southampton play out lackluster draw
Swansea's lackluster form since winning the League Cup showed no sign of improving after being held to a 0-0 draw by Southampton in the Premier League ...
UK priest surprises court with secret marriage
A jury in northern England got a surprise at the trial of a Roman Catholic priest accused of sexually assaulting a teenage girl: The cleric has been ...
'Batman' hands suspect over to UK police
A man dressed as Batman has brought a suspected burglar into a police station in northern England. West Yorkshire Police said Monday that they do not ...

Barcelona drops in AP football rankings
With nine goals in one week, Bayern Munich has dislodged Barcelona from the top position in The Associated Press global football rankings. And despite ...

Swansea beats Bradford to win first major trophy
After accumulating titles with Europe's biggest clubs as a player, Michael Laudrup reached unexpected heights in his first year as Swansea manager on ...

Swansea wins League Cup, City stays in title hunt
Swansea denied Bradford the perfect end to its fairytale run in the League Cup by thrashing the fourth-tier club 5-0 in the final, capping its ...

Michael Laudrup's reputation blossoming at Swansea
Very rarely does a brilliant footballer develop into a brilliant coach. Michael Laudrup may well prove to be one of the exceptions. Swansea has ...

Wenger under scrutiny as Arsenal plays Villa
Mired in a "vicious circle" of poor results and increasing unrest among fans, Arsene Wenger's position as Arsenal manager has rarely been under such ...

Bradford looking to complete fairytale cup journey
Having dispatched three Premier League teams on a fairytale march to Wembley, Bradford must beat another on Sunday if the fourth-tier side is to win ...

Rampant at home, Barcelona, Bayern focus on Europe
With their domestic titles seemingly wrapped up during the two-month Champions League break, Barcelona and Bayern Munich now have the luxury of ...

4-goal wins for Chelsea, Man City, Wigan in FA Cup
The FA Cup produced a flurry of goals rather than any shocks on Sunday as Chelsea, Manchester City and Wigan all scored four times to knock out ...

Liverpool routs Swansea 5-0 in Premier League
Liverpool cruised to a 5-0 victory in the Premier League on Sunday against an understrength Swansea side preparing for the League Cup final, halting ...

Arsenal beaten by Blackburn in FA Cup
Arsenal's miserable season reached a new low on Saturday when the team was beaten 1-0 by second-tier Blackburn in the fifth round of the FA Cup, ...

Top teams look to exert control in FA Cup
It's been the season of the underdog in the FA Cup, yet the presence of England's four Champions League entrants gives the famous competition an ...
AP Global Football 10-Quotebox
James Porteous, South China Morning Post, Hong Kong. "Anything you can do ... just hours after (Cristiano) Ronaldo scored his 19th hat trick for Real ...

Lionel Messi, Ronaldo lead AP player rankings
Lionel Messi's four-goal burst ensured that he and Barcelona returned to the top of the Associated Press Global Football rankings this week.

4th place the target as Arsenal hosts Liverpool
Once Premier League heavyweights and regular title contenders, Arsenal and Liverpool are struggling to even secure the minimum achievement of ...

Liverpool, Spurs exit FA Cup to lower-tier teams
Liverpool and Tottenham were humbled by lower-league opposition in the FA Cup on Sunday, joining a lengthy list of Premier League teams to exit at the ...
Millwall beats Aston Villa 2-1 in FA Cup
Aston Villa was eliminated from a knockout competition by a lower-tier opponent for the second time in three days on Friday, after John Marquis scored ...

Chances of silverware running out for Chelsea
Chelsea will look to avoid the ignominy of being eliminated from two domestic cup competitions in a five-day span when the embattled European ...

Chelsea star sent off for kicking ballboy in ribs
Chelsea winger Eden Hazard was sent off in a League Cup semifinal against Swansea on Wednesday for kicking a ballboy in the ribs while attempting to ...