Giraudo's sentence reduced in Calciopoli case
The prison sentence for former Juventus executive Antonio Giraudo in the 2006 Italian match-fixing scandal was reduced from 36 to 20 months and ...

Peerless Messi stays top of AP rankings
Edging closer to a world-record goal tally, Lionel Messi has retained his place at the top of the AP Global Football rankings this week. The Argentina ...

Chelsea needs helping hand in Champions League
A season after spirit and good fortune swept Chelsea to an unlikely Champions League title, the defending champions will be relying on those same ...

Juventus fined for banner offending crash victims
Juventus has been fined €10,000 ($13,000) after its fans unveiled an offensive banner during the 3-0 derby win over Torino that referred to the 1949 ...

Chelsea's hopes in balance in Champions League
Although Rafa Benitez can't be blamed for Chelsea's current plight in the Champions League, elimination this week would give his many critics further ...

Napoli routs last-place Pescara 5-1 in Serie A
Chasing its first title since Diego Maradona played for the club, Napoli thrashed 10-man Pescara 5-1 Sunday to move back within two points of Serie ...

Juventus beats 10-man Torino 3-0 In Serie A derby
Juventus provisionally extended its Serie A lead by beating 10-man Torino 3-0 in the Turin derby on Saturday. Claudio Marchisio, who was born in ...

Juve's grip on Serie A lead could be in question
Juventus' grip on the Serie A lead doesn't appear so firm anymore, and there's more than one club within striking distance of the defending champions ...
Quotes about the AP Global 10 football rankings
Comments from panelists voting in the AP Global Soccer 10 poll for the week ending Nov. 25: ___ Christian Schaetzle, derfussballblogger.de, Germany: ...

UEFA bans Shakhtar's Luiz Adriano for 1 match
Shakhtar Donetsk forward Luiz Adriano was banned for one Champions League match on Tuesday for a lack of fair play in scoring a goal uncontested ...

Serb footballer arrested in Italy for match-fixing
Italian police said Tuesday they have arrested Serbian footballer Almir Gegic, who has been wanted since June 2011 for alleged involvement in a ...

Napoli moves back into title contention with win
Napoli moved back into title contention with a 1-0 win at Cagliari on Monday, placing the southern club two points behind Italian league leader ...

Milan beats Juventus 1-0 after disputed penalty
AC Milan earned a surprising 1-0 victory over defending champion and Serie A leader Juventus on Sunday after another disputed goal at the San Siro.