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Falcao's injury not as bad as originally feared
Atletico Madrid says that striker Radamel Falcao's leg injury is not as bad as originally feared. The club said on Monday that medical tests indicate ...
Ronaldo nets 2 as Madrid beats Valencia 5-0
Cristiano Ronaldo netted two goals and set up another to power Real Madrid's blistering attack to a 5-0 demolition of Valencia in the Spanish league ...
Atletico's Falcao out 3 weeks with leg injury
Atletico Madrid's slim hopes of catching Spanish leader Barcelona were dealt a blow Sunday when striker Radamel Falcao sustained a leg injury that ...
10-man Barcelona loses 3-2 at Real Sociedad
Ten-man Barcelona lost its first match in the Spanish league on Saturday, squandering a two-goal lead in a 3-2 defeat at Real Sociedad and conceding ...
Barcelona aims to bounce back at Real Sociedad
Barcelona will be looking to rebound from its recent stumble in the Copa del Rey as it tries to preserve its near immaculate Spanish league campaign ...
Atletico Madrid beats Betis 2-0 in Spanish Copa
An early goal by Radamel Falcao helped Atletico Madrid to a 2-0 home win against Real Betis in the quarterfinals of the Copa de Rey on Thursday.
Messi and Barcelona soar in AP football rankings
Lionel Messi's domination of European football was marked Tuesday in the Associated Press Global Football Rankings, while his team Barcelona also ...
Madrid hosts Valencia in Copa quarterfinals
Trailing Barcelona by 18 points in the Spanish league, Real Madrid will be looking for a boost against Valencia on Tuesday in the Copa del Rey ...
Messi does it all as Barcelona rolls at Malaga
In his first game since winning an unprecedented fourth Ballon d'Or, Lionel Messi scored one goal and set up two more to steer Barcelona to a 3-1 win ...
Real Madrid held to 0-0 at last-place Osasuna
Ten-man Real Madrid slumped to a dire 0-0 draw at Osasuna in the Spanish league as coach Jose Mourinho failed to compensate for the absence of top ...
Barcelona starts toughest stretch at Malaga
Runaway Spanish leader Barcelona travels to fourth-place Malaga on Sunday to enter its toughest period of the season with five of its next eight games ...
Villa shines in Barcelona's Copa win over Cordoba
David Villa made his case for returning to Barcelona's starting lineup by scoring twice in a 5-0 win over Cordoba on Thursday that sealed a place in ...
Real Madrid hosts Celta Vigo in Copa del Rey
Real Madrid has an opportunity to quiet recent fan criticism when it takes on Celta Vigo in a must-win Copa del Rey match at the Santiago Bernabeu ...
Messi, Ronaldo score in prelude to Ballon d'Or
Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo both scored to help their teams win in the Spanish league on Sunday, a day before the two stars and Andres Iniesta ...
Atletico gets Filipe Luis back from injury
Atletico Madrid says defender Filipe Luis is fit to play after being sidelined for almost three weeks with a leg injury. The Brazilian left back ...
'Silly season' arrives as transfer window opens
Expect plenty of speculation about Cristiano Ronaldo, David Villa, Wesley Sneijder, Frank Lampard and Theo Walcott, among others, to be doing the ...
Falcao says he'll stay at Atletico Madrid
Colombia striker Radamel Falcao has no plans to leave Atletico Madrid, although he acknowledged Saturday he was filled with "pride" by talk that ...
Atletico beats Celta to stay in touch with Barca
Adrian Lopez scored a late winner to give Atletico Madrid a 1-0 victory over Celta Vigo on Friday, as Diego Simeone's side stayed in touch with leader ...
Column: Messi and company will win without coach
Even if Lionel Messi and his Barcelona teammates had no coach to guide them, you would think long and hard about betting against what is perhaps the ...
Chelsea plays Sparta Prague in Europa League
Chelsea's reward for failing to defend the Champions League title was being drawn on Thursday to play Sparta Prague in the last 32 of the second-tier ...
Barcelona coach Vilanova to undergo surgery
For the second time in two years, Barcelona coach Tito Vilanova is stepping aside from football to take care of his health. Vilanova will have surgery ...
AP Global Soccer 10 Quotebox
Quotes from panelists voting in the AP Global Football 10 poll: Leonardo Bertozzi, ESPN Brazil. "Corinthians: The victory over Chelsea in the final ...
Messi conquers all in AP football rankings
Lionel Messi brushed aside all challengers in the AP Global Soccer rankings this week, although his Barcelona team came close to being topped by new ...
Barcelona beats Atletico 4-1, Madrid held to draw
Lionel Messi scored his 22nd double of 2012 to reach 90 goals as Barcelona beat closest rival Atletico Madrid 4-1 on Sunday, opening up a nine-point ...
Malaga wins 2-0 at Sevilla to cement hold on 4th
Malaga strengthened its hold on fourth place in the Spanish league with a convincing 2-0 win at Sevilla in Saturday's Andalusian derby based on yet ...