
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 ...

Tottenham and Arsenal in top-4 fight again
On the final day of last season, Arsenal narrowly held off fierce rival Tottenham to claim third place in the Premier League — which proved more ...

United provides Ferguson with fitting send-off
Alex Ferguson was given a fitting send-off in his final home game in charge of Manchester United as his club of nearly 27 years scored a trademark ...

Sunderland still in relegation fight after draw
Jason Puncheon kept Sunderland in relegation danger in the Premier League by scoring a 74th-minute equalizer for Southampton in a 1-1 draw on Sunday.

Sunderland draws 1-1 with Stoke in Premier League
John O'Shea's second-half equalizer gave 10-man Sunderland a 1-1 draw against Stoke on Monday and a valuable point in the team's fight against ...
Old rivalry renewed as Liverpool takes on Everton
Out of contention for a place in the European positions, Liverpool has a new target for the remainder of the English Premier League season — finishing ...

Benitez faces Ferguson for last time with Chelsea
For the final time as Chelsea manager, Rafa Benitez will face old adversary Alex Ferguson at Manchester United on Sunday with the team's Champions ...

Villa routs Sunderland 6-1 to close in on safety
Aston Villa moved closer to avoiding relegation from the Premier League after Christian Benteke scored a second-half hat trick in a 6-1 thrashing of ...

Arsenal wins to boost Champions League hopes
Arsenal consolidated its position in the Champions League places with a nervy 1-0 win at Fulham on Saturday, while Sunderland, Stoke and Norwich ...

Sunderland beats Everton, edges closer to safety
Sunderland kept up its revival under new manager Paolo Di Canio by beating Champions League-chasing Everton 1-0 on Saturday, lifting the team six ...
Soccer fans clash in Britain; 3 officers injured
Rival soccer fans clashed on the streets of a city in northeastern England after a high-profile match. Police say three officers have been injured and ...

Man United resumes title surge with win at Stoke
Manchester United resumed its charge to the Premier League title by outclassing Stoke 2-0 on Sunday, while Manchester City also closed in on a trophy ...

Di Canio goes wild as Sunderland grabs crucial win
Paolo Di Canio savored a memorable first win as Sunderland manager, celebrating wildly following a trio of spectacular goals as his team beat local ...

City, Chelsea meet in 'unofficial final' in FA Cup
Manchester City and Chelsea can make up for unfulfilling campaigns in the Premier League by winning their FA Cup semifinal on Sunday and installing ...

Chelsea rises to 3rd as Di Canio loses 1st game
Chelsea gave Paolo Di Canio a losing start as manager of relegation-threatened Sunderland, coming from behind to win 2-1 and rise to third in the ...

Chelsea seizes on Tottenham draw to go 3rd in EPL
Chelsea seized on Tottenham's slip-up in the Premier League to reclaim third place with a 2-1 victory over Sunderland that handed Paolo Di Canio a ...
O'Neill: I deserved to stay on at Sunderland
Martin O'Neill says he deserved the chance to keep Sunderland in the Premier League after saving the club when it was "on its knees" last season.

Little respite for Di Canio at Sunderland
Paolo Di Canio has endured a trying first week as Sunderland manager off the pitch and it won't get any easier on it Sunday when his ...

City looks to delay United's coronation in derby
A year ago, Manchester City edged past Manchester United to go to the top of the Premier League and maintain its thrilling end-of-season surge to a ...

Di Canio: I am not a supporter of fascism
Newly appointed Sunderland manager Paolo Di Canio renounced his links to fascism on Wednesday following an outcry over his previous comments and ...

Fascism row engulfs Di Canio, new club Sunderland
Can someone who has admitted to supporting fascism manage a Premier League team? That question has engulfed English football since Paolo Di Canio was ...
Di Canio defends himself against racism claim
Sunderland manager Paolo Di Canio and his employers strongly rebutted suggestions he is racist after a club executive quit in protest at the Italian's ...

Sunderland hires Di Canio as boss on 2 ½-year deal
Sunderland took a gamble by hiring Paolo Di Canio as its new manager on Sunday, empowering the inexperienced and outspoken Italian with the tough task ...

O'Neill pays price as EPL owners get twitchy
The Premier League's biggest ever television contract doesn't kick in until next season, but the far-reaching effects of the deal are already being ...

Struggling Sunderland fires O'Neill
Sunderland reacted to the looming prospect of relegation from the English Premier League by firing manager Martin O'Neill on Saturday, hours after a ...