
Napoli lunges toward summit with 2-1 win at Parma
Napoli's up and down season took another lunge toward the summit Sunday with a 2-1 win at Parma, which hadn't lost at home all season. Edinson Cavani ...

Barcelona, Messi fall from top of AP rankings
Lionel Messi and Barcelona were dumped from the top of the Associated Press Global Football Rankings this week and were replaced by rivals Cristiano ...

Napoli draws 1-1 at Fiorentina in Serie A
Napoli missed the chance to close the gap on Serie A leader Juventus as it drew 1-1 at Fiorentina on Sunday. Fiorentina took the lead following a ...

Fans unhappy as Chelsea and Arsenal meet
More should unite Chelsea and Arsenal fans than divide them on Sunday at a London derby being played with discontent at both Premier League clubs.

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 ...

Napoli, 7 points back, still has sights on title
If the first matches after the holiday break were any indication, Napoli will be Juventus' top challenger in the second half of the Serie A season.
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Julian Bennetts, Hayters news agency, England. "Lionel Messi has officially been named the best player in the world once again, which is enough to ...

Cavani's hat trick topples Messi from AP rankings
It took something very special to topple Lionel Messi from his position on top of the first AP Global Football rankings survey of 2013, and it was ...

Juventus loses 2-1 to 10-man Sampdoria in Serie A
Serie A leader Juventus was beaten 2-1 at home by 10-man Sampdoria and two other title contenders also lost Sunday, as the big Italian clubs struggled ...

Lazio moves past Inter into 2nd place in Serie A
Lazio jumped ahead of Inter Milan into second place in Serie A following a 1-0 win at struggling Sampdoria on Sunday in the final Italian league ...

Holder Napoli loses 2-1 to Bologna in Italian Cup
Defending champion Napoli's miserable week continued as it crashed out of the Italian Cup on Wednesday after a 2-1 defeat at home to Bologna.

Juventus cruises to 3-0 Serie A win over Atalanta
Defending champion Juventus strolled to a 3-0 win over 10-man Atalanta in Serie A on Sunday, scoring the opening goal after just 80 seconds.

Liverpool, Spurs reach Europa League last 32
English sides Liverpool and Tottenham are through to the knockout stage of the Europa League after beating Udinese and Panathinaikos respectively on ...

Peerless Messi stays top of AP rankings
Edging closer to a world-record goal tally, Lionel Messi has retained his place at the top of the AP Global Football rankings this week. The Argentina ...

Napoli routs last-place Pescara 5-1 in Serie A
Chasing its first title since Diego Maradona played for the club, Napoli thrashed 10-man Pescara 5-1 Sunday to move back within two points of Serie ...

Juve's grip on Serie A lead could be in question
Juventus' grip on the Serie A lead doesn't appear so firm anymore, and there's more than one club within striking distance of the defending champions ...

Messi, Ronaldo, Ibrahimovic head World XI list
Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Zlatan Ibrahimovic head the list of candidates for selection as forwards in a FIFPro World XI. Neymar and Uruguay ...

Napoli moves back into title contention with win
Napoli moved back into title contention with a 1-0 win at Cagliari on Monday, placing the southern club two points behind Italian league leader ...

Atletico among 13 teams through in Europa League
Lazio, Napoli and reigning champion Atletico Madrid were among the 13 teams to qualify for the knockout stage of the Europa League on Thursday.