
Bayern tops AP rankings for 4th straight week
It's turning into a procession for Bayern Munich in the Associated Press global football poll. For the fourth straight week, the German champions were ...
Barcelona unclear whether Lionel Messi will play
Barcelona still can't say for sure if Lionel Messi will start against Bayern Munich in the first leg of the Champions League semifinals. On the eve ...
Gomez set to start against Barca in Champs League
Mario Gomez has been waiting patiently for his opportunity. It may come in one of the biggest games of the season. Gomez is expected to return to ...

Tax case of Uli Hoeness stuns Germany
Uli Hoeness has been a figure larger than life in German football, building Bayern Munich into a bastion of financial health and one of the top clubs ...

Bayern deals with tax case ahead of Barcelona semi
At a time when Bayern Munich should be thinking about whether Lionel Messi is healthy enough to play, the new German champion has been rocked by a ...
Falcao gives Atletico 1-0 win at Sevilla
Radamel Falcao scored his 25th goal of the Spanish league season to give Atletico Madrid a hard-fought 1-0 win at Sevilla and keep his team in the ...

Top German and Spanish clubs square off in semis
The Germans have been looking up to Spain for years as a football model, seeking to learn from the nation that ended Germany's hopes of winning titles ...
Messi in Barca's squad without medical clearance
Barcelona has yet to clear Lionel Messi to play, but has included the injured forward in its squad for Tuesday's Champions League first-leg semifinal ...

Barcelona, Madrid win before Champions semis
Cesc Fabregas scored late to give Barcelona a hard-fought 1-0 win over Levante, while Real Madrid beat Real Betis 3-1 on Saturday as both Spanish ...

Abidal makes 1st start since liver transplant
Eric Abidal made his first start since undergoing a liver transplant, playing the full 90-plus minutes to help Barcelona defeat Levante 1-0 in the ...

Bayern blasts Hannover 6-1 ahead of Barcelona
Bayern Munich warmed up for its Champions League semifinal with Barcelona by crushing Hannover 6-1 on Saturday for its 13th straight Bundesliga ...
Barcelona forward Messi back to team training
Barcelona says forward Lionel Messi has returned to training with the rest of his teammates in his recovery from a right hamstring pull.

Rosell to run for 2nd term as Barcelona president
Barcelona president Sandro Rosell says he plans to run for a second term in 2016. Rosell was elected president of the Spanish club in 2010. He had ...

Bayern travels to Hannover in Bundesliga
Mario Gomez is back in the spotlight, after a season of playing second fiddle to Mario Mandzukic. Gomez was injured at the start of the season and ...

Barca, Madrid to warm up for Champions semifinals
Barcelona and Real Madrid both play at home on Saturday in the Spanish league looking to make their final adjustments while resting some weary legs ...

Bayern coach Heynckes heaps praise on Lionel Messi
Bayern Munich coach Jupp Heynckes compared Lionel Messi to some of football greatest players. "He is a phenomenon. He is in the league of Zinedine ...

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 ...
Ronaldo hits 50 goals for season in win for Madrid
Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 49th and 50th goals in all competitions this season as Real Madrid won 3-0 at Athletic Bilbao on Sunday, while Barcelona ...
Deportivo escapes drop zone with win at Levante
Deportivo La Coruna rolled to a 4-0 victory at Levante to provisionally escape the Spanish league's relegation zone for the first time in 18 weeks ...
PSG tops Troyes to move closer to French title win
Paris Saint-Germain moved closer to ending its long title drought with a scrappy 1-0 win at Troyes on Saturday, leaving second-place Marseille ...

Barcelona's Lionel Messi to sit out Zaragoza trip
Lionel Messi has been left out of Barcelona's squad for the Spanish league game at Real Zaragoza as part of the leaders' plans to rest several ...

Barca-Bayern, Madrid-Dortmund in Champions League
It's a Spain vs. Germany double bill in the Champions League semifinals. Barcelona will play Bayern Munich in a clash of runaway league leaders who ...

Hoeness wants Dortmund in Champions League
Bayern Munich president Uli Hoeness says he would prefer to face Bundesliga rival Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League semifinals. Hoeness says ...

David Villa returns to fold as Messi's partner
Not so long ago, David Villa spent more time watching Lionel Messi lead Barcelona to victory than doing his part to help. Then came his decisive goal ...

Sociedad visits Rayo in match of Spain's surprises
While Barcelona and Real Madrid recover from scares in the Champions League, Real Sociedad visits Rayo Vallecano on Sunday in a match between Spain's ...