
Messi injured again but Barca wins to spark party
Not even an injury to Lionel Messi in the 2-1 victory over Atletico Madrid on Sunday could dampen Barcelona's celebrations at winning its 22nd Spanish ...
Barcelona reclaims Spanish title amid doubts
Barcelona collected its 22nd Spanish league trophy on Saturday after forward Lionel Messi helped it dominate the competition from start to finish with ...

Messi nets 2 to push Barcelona to brink of title
Lionel Messi netted two goals within 15 minutes of coming on as a substitute to give Barcelona a 4-2 comeback win over Real Betis on Sunday and push ...

After loss, Barcelona can clinch Spanish title
Dethroned as Europe's dominant team, Barcelona can begin rebuilding its reputation by clinching the Spanish league title this weekend. Barcelona can ...

Barcelona postpones title with draw at Bilbao
Barcelona conceded a late equalizer to spoil what would have been another heroic effort by Lionel Messi, with the 2-2 result at Athletic Bilbao on ...

Column: Why Barcelona is 'more than a club'
Every team loses, but no team loses quite like Barcelona. They get "hammered," ''knocked out," or rendered "unrecognizable." And that's just the good ...

Abidal plays 1st Liga game since liver transplant
Eric Abidal completed his long road back from a liver transplant on Saturday when he played his first minutes for Barcelona. Abidal received a ...

Spain beats France 1-0 in World Cup qualifying
Spain bounced back from its mini-slump and dismissed early talk of a decline by beating France 1-0 on Tuesday to return to the top of their World Cup ...
Deschamps vows France will take attack to Spain
France plans to attack Spain in their World Cup qualifier on Tuesday even though a draw at home would be enough to keep it in the ascendancy with ...
Group supremacy at stake in World Cup qualifying
Group supremacy will be on the line in World Cup qualifying when reigning world and European champion Spain travels to play France and England goes ...

Spain drops Torres for France, Finland WCup games
Spain coach Vicente del Bosque left out Fernando Torres on Friday from his squad for two World Cup qualifiers, including the critical match against ...

Madrid beats Barca for 2nd time in a week
Real Madrid beat Barcelona for the second time in five days, a 2-1 win on Saturday which will do little to prevent its fierce rival from reclaiming ...

Ronaldo leads Madrid past Barca to make Copa final
Cristiano Ronaldo is starting to look right at home at the Camp Nou. For Lionel Messi and Barcelona, the Spanish league is starting to look like the ...

AC Milan stuns Barcelona 2-0 in Champions League
AC Milan stunned Barcelona 2-0 in the first leg of its Champions League last-16 tie on Wednesday, beating the Spanish giant for the first time in ...

Messi, Iniesta lead Barca to 6-1 win over Getafe
Lionel Messi extended his league record by scoring for a 13th consecutive round as Barcelona beat Getafe 6-1 at Camp Nou on Sunday, with Andres ...

Man United opens 12-point lead in Premier League
Manchester United opened a season-high, 12-point lead in the English Premier League, defeating Everton 2-0 Sunday on goals by Ryan Giggs and Robin van ...

Shakira shows 1st baby photo, with father Pique
Shakira is sharing the first public photograph of her recently born baby, with father Gerard Pique planting a kiss on his infant son's cheek.

Fernando Torres left off Spain squad for friendly
Fernando Torres was left off the Spain squad Friday for the team's upcoming friendly with Uruguay. Last year, Spain coach Vicente del Bosque dropped ...

Barcelona, Real Madrid draw 1-1 in Copa semifinal
Barcelona and Real Madrid played out a thrilling 1-1 draw in their Copa del Rey semifinal at Santiago Bernabeu Stadium on Wednesday. With Barcelona ...

Barcelona beats Malaga 4-2 to reach Copa semis
Lionel Messi scored on his 15th straight start to seal a thrilling 4-2 win for Barcelona at Malaga on Thursday, sending the defending champions ...

Congrats flood in for Shakira's new baby boy
Within hours of Shakira's baby boy being born, people are already asking about his future career. Will Milan Pique Mebarak be a famous pop singer ...

UEFA fans' team of year snubs Premier League
UEFA has announced its 2012 Team of the Year, with players from the Premier League teams being snubbed for the second time this month. The lineup ...

Messi wins record 4th world's best player award
Lionel Messi won the FIFA Ballon d'Or award on Monday as an expected reward for his astonishing 91-goal year for Barcelona and Argentina in 2012.

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 ...

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 ...