
Napoli chief denies Benitez talks, keen on Dzeko
Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis denies meeting former Chelsea coach Rafael Benitez on Monday but admits he is interested in selling Edinson ...

Milan secures Champs League spot with dramatic win
AC Milan secured third spot and a place in the Champions League after coming from behind to win 2-1 at Siena on Sunday in the final Serie A round of ...

Lampard, Barcelona top weekly AP football poll
Climbing to the top of Chelsea's all-time scoring leaderboard earned Frank Lampard the top spot in the weekly Associated Press global football poll ...
Palermo, Siena relegated to Serie B in Italy
Palermo was relegated from Serie A after losing 1-0 to Fiorentina from former player Luca Toni's goal on Sunday. The result left the Sicilian side ...

Milan beats Pescara 4-0 with Balotelli double
Mario Balotelli scored twice to help AC Milan beat already-relegated Pescara 4-0 in Serie A on Wednesday and leave it on the verge of qualifying for ...

Bayern, Klose top weekly AP football poll
Fresh off a second straight drubbing of the once-mighty Barcelona, Bayern Munich was voted the top team in the Associated Press global football poll ...

AP Global Football 10-Quotebox
Quotes from voters in this week's AP Global football poll. James Thorogood, Bundesliga.com, Germany. "Though there was little meaning behind Bayern's ...

Juventus beats Palermo 1-0 to clinch 29th title
Juventus clinched its second successive Serie A title on Sunday with a controversial 1-0 win over Palermo to secure the team's 29th league crown with ...

Leonardo: Ibrahimovic '100 percent' to stay at PSG
Paris Saint-Germain sporting director Leonardo says Zlatan Ibrahimovic is "100 percent" certain to remain with the French club next season.

Juventus beats AC Milan 1-0 with Vidal penalty
Juventus edged AC Milan 1-0 with a second-half penalty in a marquee Serie A matchup Sunday that left the Rossoneri's hold on a Champions League berth ...

Di Natale leads Udinese to 1-0 win over Lazio
Antonio Di Natale scored an acrobatic goal as Udinese beat Lazio 1-0 on Saturday to create a three-way tie for fifth place in Serie A in the hunt for ...

10-man Milan draws 1-1 against Napoli in Serie A
AC Milan and Napoli played out an entertaining 1-1 draw at San Siro in a battle for an automatic Champions League spot on Sunday. It was a mixed night ...

Napoli faces AC Milan for Champions League spot
A Champions League spot will be on the line when second-place Napoli visits Mario Balotelli-less AC Milan on Sunday in Serie A. With seven rounds ...

AC Milan draws 2-2 at 10-man Fiorentina in Serie A
AC Milan squandered a two-goal lead over 10-man Fiorentina and settled for a 2-2 draw Sunday that ended its four-match winning streak in Serie A.

Bayern gets close to full marks in AP footy poll
It takes something extra special to dethrone Lionel Messi. So that's exactly what Bayern Munich striker Claudio Pizarro did, scoring four goals in a ...

Barcelona earn maximum points in AP football poll
It was difficult to vote for any other team. Barcelona received maximum points in the AP's latest global football rankings on Tuesday, with the team's ...

Juventus wins 1-0, extends lead to 9 points
Juventus extended its lead atop Serie A to a commanding nine points Sunday with a stoppage-time 1-0 win over visiting Catania, while second-place ...

Juve has title in sight after 1-1 draw with Napoli
Serie A leader Juventus drew 1-1 at Napoli in a tense top-of-the-table match Friday that could clear the way for the Turin club to win its 28th ...

AC Milan extends El Shaarawy's contract to 2017-18
AC Milan's high-scoring forward Stephan El Shaarawy has extended his contract with the club by one more year through 2017-18. Milan made the ...

Napoli has chance to reopen Serie A title race
Napoli's match with Serie A leader Juventus on Friday could represent the last chance for the southern club to reopen the title race. Juventus holds ...

Napoli draws 0-0 at Udinese in Serie A
Napoli was held to a scoreless draw by Udinese in Serie A on Monday, making it five straight games in all competitions without a win. Meanwhile, two ...

Napoli draws 0-0 at home to Sampdoria in Serie A
Napoli missed the chance to cut Juventus' lead to two points as it was held to a 0-0 draw at home by Sampdoria in Serie A on Sunday. Inter Milan had ...

Juventus beats Fiorentina 2-0 in Serie A
Defending champion Juventus beat Fiorentina 2-0 in the Serie A on Saturday to extend its advantage at the top of the table to five points after ...
Scolari begins repair job with stuttering Brazil
Luiz Felipe Scolari begins his mission to restore Brazil's flagging fortunes ahead of next year's World Cup with a glamor match against England on ...

Lionel Messi, Ronaldo lead AP player rankings
Lionel Messi's four-goal burst ensured that he and Barcelona returned to the top of the Associated Press Global Football rankings this week.