
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 ...

Chelsea, Benfica, Fenerbahce win in Europa League
Chelsea, Benfica and Fenerbahce closed in on the Europa League semifinals with victories on Thursday while Basel claimed crucial away goals with a ...

Heavy presence for England in Europa League
After flopping in the Champions League, English clubs will look to make amends in the Europa League on Thursday when Chelsea, Tottenham and Newcastle ...

AP Global Football 10 Quotebox
Mike McGrath, Wardles news agency/The Sun, England. "Scoring in 19 consecutive matches and against every team in the league is a Lionel Messi record ...

Tottenham beats Swansea 2-1 in Premier League
Gareth Bale scored another stunning goal Saturday to give Tottenham a 2-1 win over Swansea that lifted it above Chelsea into third place in the ...
Wales stages stirring comeback, beats Scotland 2-1
Wales scored twice in three second-half minutes to secure a 2-1 comeback win over Scotland in World Cup qualifying on Friday, keeping alive its faint ...

Arsenal on shaky ground in Premier League
Assured of being without silverware for an eighth straight year, Arsenal may not even have its usual top-four finish in the Premier League to fall ...

Chelsea through, Inter out in Europa League
Chelsea staged a thrilling comeback to beat Steaua Bucharest 3-1 and reach the Europa League quarterfinals, but Inter Milan failed to advance despite ...

Chelsea, Inter up against it in Europa League
After slumping to miserable first-leg losses last week, two recent Champions League winners have it all to do to reach the quarterfinals of the ...

Ronaldo's goals send him to top of AP rankings
Cristiano Ronaldo surged to the top of the AP's latest global football rankings on Tuesday, thanks to decisive goals for Real Madrid in La Liga and ...

Chelsea fights back to draw at United in FA Cup
Chelsea staged a second-half comeback at Manchester United to earn 2-2 draw in the FA Cup on Sunday and force a replay to determine which team ...

Tottenham's unbeaten run ends with Liverpool loss
Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard ended Tottenham's 12-match unbeaten run in the Premier League by clinching a 3-2 victory from the penalty spot on ...

Tottenham sets sights on top 2 in Premier League
After enhancing its status as the new power in London, Tottenham can set about disrupting the hegemony of the two big guns from Manchester by beating ...

Damaging night for Inter, Chelsea in Europa League
Steaua Bucharest revived memories of its glory days in the 1980s by beating European champion Chelsea 1-0, while the prolific Gareth Bale inflicted ...

Bale looks to tame Inter again in Europa League
Tottenham winger Gareth Bale grabbed the attention of the footballing world and destroyed the reputation of one of the game's top right backs the last ...

Real heads AP rankings after Clasico wins
Two victories in four days over archrival Barcelona propelled Real Madrid to first place in the AP's latest global football rankings.

Police investigating after banana thrown at Bale
British police have opened an investigation after an Arsenal fan threw a banana at Tottenham winger Gareth Bale during the north London derby.

Bale scores again as Spurs beat Arsenal 2-1
Tottenham confirmed the shift in north London's balance of power by beating Arsenal 2-1 in the Premier League on Sunday, opening up a seven-point gap ...
Suarez leads Liverpool to 4-0 win over Wigan
Luis Suarez netted a hat trick Saturday as a rampant Liverpool beat Wigan 4-0, putting the Uruguay forward atop the Premier League scoring list.

Arsenal next in sights for in-form Gareth Bale
Stopping Tottenham winger Gareth Bale has proved beyond most Premier League defenses this season, so there's little hope Arsenal's suspect back four ...

Bale does it again for Spurs with late winner
Gareth Bale sent a scorching 25-meter drive into the top corner in the 90th minute Monday as Tottenham won 3-2 at West Ham to rise to third place in ...

Zenit resist Liverpool fightback in Europa League
Zenit St. Petersburg resisted a Liverpool fightback inspired by Luis Suarez to reach the Europa League last 16 on the away-goals rule after a 3-3 ...

Chelsea wins, Liverpool loses in Europa League
After suffering the ignominy of an early exit from the Champions League as defending champion, Chelsea began its quest to win the Europa League by ...