
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 ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Column: Ronaldo, not Messi, should be Ballon d'Or
The Ballon d'Or went to the wrong guy. Lionel Messi most definitely is the world's best footballer. He will, for many fans of football become the best ...

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.

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 ...

Messi aims for historic 4th world player award
Lionel Messi can break another footballing record on Monday by being named the world's best player for an unprecedented fourth time. The Barcelona and ...

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 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 ...
Ronaldo: Team trophy with Portugal is main aim
Cristiano Ronaldo says he would like to win the world player of year prize but he places more importance on helping Portugal win its first ...

Messi breaks 40-year record with 86th goal of 2012
Lionel Messi broke German great Gerd Mueller's 40-year-old record for most goals in a year by scoring for the 86th time in 2012 on Sunday.

Column: Will Messi get to finish his masterpiece?
Art snobs must forgive the analogy, but when Lionel Messi collapsed in pain and fear on the Camp Nou turf clutching the back of his priceless left ...

Barca beats Bilbao for best Spanish season start
Lionel Messi scored twice Saturday as Barcelona made the best start in the history of the Spanish league with a 5-1 win over Athletic Bilbao, while ...

Iniesta asks for help to save boyhood club
Spain midfielder Andres Iniesta is asking for help to save his boyhood club Albacete from bankruptcy. In an open letter published Thursday on ...
Quotes about the AP Global 10 football rankings
Comments from panelists voting in the AP Global Soccer 10 poll for the week ending Nov. 25: ___ Christian Schaetzle, derfussballblogger.de, Germany: ...

Messi back at top of AP rankings, Iniesta 3rd
Lionel Messi moved back to the top of the AP Global Football rankings, and Barcelona stayed No. 1 in the team poll after a 4-0 win over Levante in the ...

Iniesta, Xavi, Pirlo nominated for FIFPro World XI
Spain has six midfielders from its European Championship-winning team competing for selection in a FIFPro World XI. FIFA says Barcelona quartet Andres ...