
Goetze pulls out of training, in doubt for final
Borussia Dortmund midfielder Mario Goetze pulled out of training on his comeback from a hamstring injury Tuesday, putting his participation in the ...

Chelsea tops AP poll after winning Euro title
Chelsea surged to the top of the weekly Associated Press global football poll after winning the Europa League and qualifying for the Champions League ...

AP Global Football 10 Quotebox
Quotes from voters in this week's AP Global football poll: Mike McGrath (The Sun/Wardles Agency) "Gareth Bale showed again what a player he is, rising ...
Nicola Rizzoli to referee Champions League final
Nicola Rizzoli of Italy will referee the Champions League final between Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich. The match at Wembley Stadium on Saturday ...
Defender Mats Hummels on the mend for Wembley
Borussia Dortmund's central defender Mats Hummels is expected to recover from an ankle injury in time to play in the Champions League final against ...

Schalke gets last CL spot, Duesseldorf relegated
Schalke clinched Germany's last Champions League spot by winning 2-1 at Freiburg in the final round of Bundesliga games on Saturday, while Fortuna ...
Setback for Bayern's Badstuber after knee injury
Bayern Munich and Germany defender Holger Badstuber has suffered a recurrence of the cruciate ligament tear in his right knee. The Bundesliga club ...

German Chancellor Merkel to attend Wembley final
Football fan and German Chancellor Angela Merkel plans to attend the first all-German Champions League final between Borussia Dortmund and Bayern ...
Germany includes 4 newcomers in squad for US tour
Coach Joachim Loew has called up four newcomers for Germany's friendlies against Ecuador and the United States, with the stars of Bayern Munich and ...

Jupp Heynckes says farewell to Bundesliga
Jupp Heynckes will end his Bundesliga career where he started it five decades ago, in his hometown of Moenchengladbach. In his 1,011th game as player ...

Ivanovic header gives Chelsea 2-1 win over Benfica
Branislav Ivanovic watched from the stands as Chelsea won its first Champions League last season. He eased the pain of missing that match through ...

Dortmund back from the brink to take the spotlight
While Borussia Dortmund coach Juergen Klopp lauded his side's progress to the Champions League final as an "incredible journey," the club's ...

Dortmund quietly confident ahead of Wembley final
Borussia Dortmund coach Juergen Klopp is well aware that most people expect Bayern Munich to win the teams' all-German Champions League final. All he ...

Lionel Messi's hamstring injury hurting Barcelona
Lionel Messi's hamstring injury has hurt more than just a muscle in the Argentine's right leg, and it's still smarting. The Barcelona forward scored ...

Lampard, Barcelona top weekly AP football poll
Climbing to the top of Chelsea's all-time scoring leaderboard earned Frank Lampard the top spot in the weekly Associated Press global football poll ...

Bayern has learned lessons from last season loss
Bayern Munich stars say the heart-breaking loss to Chelsea on penalties in last season's Champions League final at home strengthened the team's mental ...

Dortmund coach Klopp expects close Wembley final
Borussia Dortmund coach Juergen Klopp says his team won't be swept away by Bayern Munich in the Champions League Final like Juventus and Barcelona ...
Barcelona reclaims Spanish title amid doubts
Barcelona collected its 22nd Spanish league trophy on Saturday after forward Lionel Messi helped it dominate the competition from start to finish with ...

Fans, players celebrate Bayern's Bundesliga title
Tens of thousands of Bayern Munich fans lined the city streets on Saturday to celebrate their side's 23rd German championship. Bayern, which wrapped ...

Bayern beats Augsburg, Bremen safe in Bundesliga
Bayern Munich kicked off its Bundesliga title celebrations with a 3-0 win over Augsburg on Saturday, when the club finally received the trophy for its ...

Dortmund's Goetze to resume training next week
Borussia Dortmund coach Juergen Klopp says he expects midfield star Mario Goetze to be fit for the all-German Champions League final against Bayern ...
Jupp Heynckes won't coach in Bundesliga again
Outgoing Bayern Munich coach Jupp Heynckes says he will not coach in the Bundesliga again, without specifying his future plans. Heynckes, who turned ...

4 clubs still sweating on Bundesliga survival
Four sides are fighting for survival in the Bundesliga's penultimate round of games on Saturday, with European qualification places also at stake.

Ferguson leaves huge legacy at United
When Alex Ferguson took over at Old Trafford on Nov. 6, 1986, Manchester United was next-to-last in England's old first division and in need of a ...

Bayern, Klose top weekly AP football poll
Fresh off a second straight drubbing of the once-mighty Barcelona, Bayern Munich was voted the top team in the Associated Press global football poll ...