
Boy arrested for sending racist tweet to player
Police say a 15-year-old boy has been arrested for sending a racist tweet to a Manchester United player, widely reported to be Rio Ferdinand, during ...

Messi stays top of AP rankings - by 1 point
Lionel Messi only narrowly stayed on top of AP's Global Soccer Rankings this week despite breaking the record for goals scored in a calendar year, ...

Manchester City's Barry charged by the FA
Manchester City midfielder Gareth Barry has been charged by the FA for using abusive or insulting words toward a match official following his team's ...

Arsenal set to change youth policy in League Cup
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is set to change his policy of predominantly using younger players in the League Cup as he seeks to end the club's ...

Revival of racism, fan unrest haunts English game
Another Premier League weekend scarred by racist abuse, and the coin attack that left Rio Ferdinand dripping in blood at the Manchester derby, has ...

Mistakes trouble Man City as unbeaten run ends
The coin throwing and crowd trouble that marred the Manchester derby has shifted some of the focus off Manchester City's stuttering defense of its ...

Messi sets goal record for a year; Falcao scores 5
Barcelona's Lionel Messi and Atletico Madrid's Radamel Falcao were unstoppable Sunday on a night when both stars again demonstrated why their teams ...

Coin hits Ferdinand, fan held for racism at derby
Crowd disorder marred the Premier League's Manchester derby on Sunday, with United defender Rio Ferdinand injured after being struck by a coin and ...

Van Persie gives United 3-2 win at City in EPL
Robin van Persie scored a stoppage-time winner to give Manchester United a 3-2 win at Manchester City on Sunday, ending the champion's unbeaten start ...
English Football Leading Scorers
Leading scorers Sunday in the English Premier League: Michu, Swansea, 12 Robin van Persie, Manchester United, 11 Demba Ba, Newcastle, 10 Luis Suarez, ...

United ends City's unbeaten start to title defense
After spurning Manchester City's advances in the offseason, Robin van Persie scored the goal that ended the champions' unbeaten start to the Premier ...

Torres double ends Benitez's search for league win
Fernando Torres scored his second double of the week as Chelsea's search for an English Premier League win under Rafa Benitez ended at Sunderland on ...

Chelsea wins 3-1 at Sunderland as Torres stars
Fernando Torres scored twice to make it four goals this week as Chelsea beat Sunderland 3-1 on Saturday to record its first victory in eight Premier ...

Man City striker Balotelli becomes a father
Manchester City and Italy striker Mario Balotelli has become a father after former girlfriend Raffaella Fico gave birth to a baby daughter. The child ...
Mikel banned for 3 matches for confronting referee
Chelsea midfielder John Obi Mikel was banned for three matches and fined 60,000 pounds ($96,400) on Thursday for confronting an English Premier League ...

Champs League leaves Chelsea, City feeling blues
Chelsea and Manchester City are feeling the blues. Two of the richest clubs in football were humiliated in the Champions League this season, with ...

United, City set for season's 1st Manchester derby
Chelsea's recent implosion in the Premier League looks to have set up another two-team race for the title between Manchester United and Manchester ...

Cluj eliminated despite 1-0 win over Man United
CFR Cluj failed to reap any rewards for beating a below-strength Manchester United 1-0 at Old Trafford on Wednesday, with the Romanian minnow knocked ...

Juve through, Chelsea out in Champions League
Exactly 200 days after winning the Champions League, Chelsea lost its grip on the trophy to mark the shortest title defense in the competition's ...

Galatasaray beats Braga, stays in Champs League
A late goal by Aydin Yilmaz gave Galatasaray a 2-1 win over Braga and sent the Turkish club into the Champions League knockout stage for the first ...

Cluj dreaming of shock win at Man United
With a Manchester derby looming, Romanian side CFR Cluj is hoping to catch Man United off guard on Wednesday and keep alive its hopes of reaching the ...

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 ...

Newcastle ends winless run with 3-0 win over Wigan
Newcastle recorded its first Premier League win in six matches by beating 10-man Wigan 3-0 on Monday after two goals by Demba Ba and another from Gael ...

Sneijder's future at Inter remains uncertain
The future of Netherlands playmaker Wesley Sneijder at Inter Milan remains uncertain following a meeting with the club Monday in a failed attempt to ...

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 ...