
Manchester City hires Pellegrini as new manager
Manchester City revealed one of the worst-kept secrets in football by hiring Manuel Pellegrini as its new manager on Friday, entrusting a man ...
Pellegrini Fact Box
Highlights in the career of Manuel Pellegrini, who has been hired as manager of Manchester City: 1953 — Born Sept. 16 in Santiago, Chile. 1973 — ...

Malaga hires Bernd Schuster as coach for 5 seasons
Malaga hired former German player Bernd Schuster to be its coach for the next five seasons on Friday. Schuster will replace Manuel Pellegrini, who is ...
Mancini eyes national team job and World Cup
Roberto Mancini would like to coach a national team at next year's World Cup in Brazil. Mancini, who was fired by Manchester City a month ago, briefly ...
Sevilla signs Romania forward Raul Rusescu
Sevilla has signed Romania forward Raul Rusescu to a five-year contract following the exit of winger Jesus Navas to Manchester City. Rusescu, who ...

Man City signs winger Jesus Navas from Sevilla
Manchester City took its offseason spending to around $70 million by signing winger Jesus Navas from Sevilla on Tuesday. The 27-year-old Spain ...

The new faces of Italy: Balotelli and El Shaarawy
Mario Balotelli and Stephan El Shaarawy, both sons of immigrants, are the new faces of Italy. And at the Confederations Cup in Brazil, the AC Milan ...
Italy is taking the Confed Cup seriously this time
Expect Italy to treat the Confederations Cup more seriously this time. Four years ago, the Azzurri went to the World Cup warm-up tournament in South ...

'Happy One' Mourinho wants to create stability
With the bravado toned down and the swagger subdued, Jose Mourinho presented himself as the "Happy One" on Monday and promised a calmer second spell ...
St Johnstone hires Wright as new manager
Tommy Wright has been hired as the new manager of Scottish Premier League side St. Johnstone, stepping up from his previous role as assistant to the ...

Portugal wins, Italy draws in WCup qualifying
Portugal revived its World Cup qualifying campaign by beating Russia 1-0 while Mario Balotelli was red-carded for Italy in a 0-0 draw at the Czech ...

Belgium beats Serbia 2-1 in World Cup qualifier
Kevin De Bruyne scored a goal and assisted on another to give Belgium a 2-1 win over Serbia Friday and the lead in its World Cup qualifying group.
City signs Fernandinho from Shakhtar
Manchester City made its first big move in this summer's transfer market on Thursday, signing Brazil international Fernandinho from Shakhtar Donetsk ...

Everton hires Roberto Martinez as manager
Roberto Martinez was hired as Everton manager on Wednesday after quitting relegated Wigan and immediately piled the pressure on himself by promising ...
Xabi Alonso dropped from Spain for Confed Cup
Spain coach Vicente del Bosque dropped midfielders Xabi Alonso, Javi Garcia and Benat Etxebarria from his final squad on Sunday for the Confederations ...

Leave Mario Balotelli alone, Italy coach says
Leave Mario Balotelli alone. That's the message from Italy coach Cesare Prandelli a day after the striker was accused of drug dealing by a confessed ...
Stoke hires Mark Hughes as manager
Mark Hughes returned to football management on Thursday with Premier League club Stoke, hoping to prove his critics wrong after a disappointing spell ...

Barcelona aims to match Madrid's 100-point record
With a win over Malaga on Saturday, Barcelona can rob Real Madrid of its sole claim to the best single season in the history of the Spanish league.
Pellegrini says he has verbal deal with Man City
Manuel Pellegrini has told a Spanish television network that he has a verbal agreement with Manchester City to become the Premier League club's next ...
Injured Nasri out of France squad
Midfielder Samir Nasri has pulled out of France's squad to play Uruguay and Brazil next month after injuring his kneecap. The French football ...

Barcelona, Messi top season-ending AP global poll
Despite failing to win European football's top prize, Barcelona came out as the top team this season in The Associated Press global football poll.

Liverpool to sign defender Kolo Toure
Liverpool says it will sign Kolo Toure after the defender's Manchester City contract expires on June 30. The 32-year-old Toure will join Liverpool on ...
Tremoulinas replaces Clichy in France squad
France coach Didier Deschamps has called up Benoit Tremoulinas to replace Gael Clichy for next month's friendly matches against Uruguay and Brazil.
Del Bosque includes Casillas in Spain squad
Spain coach Vicente Del Bosque announced a preliminary 26-man squad for the Confederations Cup on Monday, which includes captain and goalkeeper Iker ...