
Bayern cruises to 3-1 win over beleaguered Arsenal
Bayern Munich seized on the uncertainty sweeping through Arsenal to claim a 3-1 victory in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 match on ...

Messi tops AP rankings again, ahead of Reus
Barcelona's Lionel Messi again topped the Associated Press global football rankings this week, but Borussia Dortmund striker Marco Reus came close to ...
Schalke facing daunting task at Galatasaray
Schalke coach Jens Keller could hardly face a more daunting Champions League debut when his team visits Galatasaray for the first leg of the last 16 ...

Combative Wenger shows pressure is getting to him
Angered by criticism of Arsenal and claims about his future, Arsene Wenger's irritation boiled over publicly ahead of Tuesday's Champions League ...

Wenger erupts before Arsenal-Bayern showdown
In a season of brilliance from Bayern Munich and considerable anguish for Arsenal, Champions League success has taken on differing levels of ...

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 ...

Bayern coach plays down Arjen Robben's frustration
Bayern Munich coach Jupp Heynckes says Arjen Robben's frustration with his limited role at the club is understandable. Robben came off the bench to ...

Bayern beats Wolfsburg 2-0, grows Bundesliga lead
Mario Mandzukic scored against his former side as Bayern Munich maintained its Bundesliga title charge with a 2-0 win at Wolfsburg on Friday.

Bayern Munich travels to Wolfsburg in Bundesliga
Ever since its sensational run to the Bundesliga title in 2009, Wolfsburg has been trying to establish itself as one of the teams that perennially ...

Young Frenchman gets into Bayern dressing room
A young Frenchman pretending to be a friend of France midfielder Franck Ribery got into the Bayern Munich dressing room after Wednesday's training ...

Ronaldo tops AP rankings, Barca is top team
Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo emerged from the shadow of Lionel Messi to top this week's Associated Press Global Football Rankings. The Portuguese ...

Column: Europe will show champions' true worth
Barcelona, Manchester United and Bayern Munich are devaluing their own success by making it look too easy. Although it is still winter in Europe, they ...

Bayern routs Schalke as Hamburg stuns Dortmund
Defender David Alaba scored two goals as Bayern Munich eased to a 4-0 victory over Schalke on Saturday to open a 15-point lead in the Bundesliga.

Slumping Schalke at Bayern, Dortmund vs. Hamburg
Defending champion Borussia Dortmund has climbed to second place and all it can do now is hope for a run of blunders by runaway Bundesliga leader ...

Bayern to face Barcelona in July friendly
Pep Guardiola will see a familiar team in one of his first games in charge of Bayern Munich when his new club faces his former side Barcelona in a ...

Ribery relishing role as leader of France's attack
With Karim Benzema struggling in front of goal, Franck Ribery will once again spearhead France's attack and is already looking forward to taking on ...

France sees Germany as good preparation for Spain
For France coach Didier Deschamps, Wednesday's friendly against Germany is just the kind of tough test his side needs to be ready for next month's ...

Balotelli tops AP rankings after 1st Milan game
Back in Italy after a turbulent period in England, Mario Balotelli has been voted player of the week in the Associated Press global football rankings ...

Germany striker Klose out for up to 2 months
Germany striker Miroslav Klose is likely to be out for about two months with a knee injury and will miss his country's World Cup qualifiers against ...
Klose is latest to miss Germany friendly in France
Germany's injury problems mounted on Monday when Miroslav Klose became the latest player to pull out of Wednesday's friendly with France.

Neuer unhappy to see Adler back in Germany goal
Not everyone is happy that former first-choice Germany goalkeeper Rene Adler will complete his comeback after more than two years out by lining up ...

Fires still burning strong for Ferguson at United
The touchline jigs after goals. The furious gum-chewing. The obsessive time-keeping. The outbursts against referees. The stream of silverware.
Schweinsteiger out of Germany's friendly in France
Bayern Munich midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger has pulled out of Germany's friendly with France on Wednesday. The German football federation says the ...

Bayern marches on with 3-0 Bundesliga win at Mainz
Bayern Munich maintained its march toward a 23rd Bundesliga title with a 3-0 win at Mainz on Saturday. "That was a very important win for us today ...