
Michael Owen to retire at end of season
Former England striker Michael Owen will retire at the end of the Premier League season, concluding the 16-year career of a once-prolific forward that ...

2 West Ham fans arrested for alleged racism
Two West Ham fans have been arrested on suspicion of alleged racially aggravated public-order offenses during the team's Premier League match at ...

Chelsea capitalizes on Tottenham loss to go 3rd
Chelsea seized the third automatic Champions League qualification place from Tottenham on Sunday as Frank Lampard netted his 200th goal for the west ...

Lampard hits 200th Chelsea goal in West Ham win
Frank Lampard proved his enduring value to Chelsea on Sunday by reaching 200 goals for the European champions in a 2-0 victory over former club West ...
United defender Ferdinand back in England squad
Rio Ferdinand was recalled to the England squad on Thursday after two years blighted by injuries and the fallout from a racism case that appeared to ...

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 ...
FIFA approves 4th goal-line technology system
A fourth goal-line technology system is competing for selection at the 2014 World Cup after FIFA licensed the GoalControl-4D project on Friday.
FIFA licenses Cairos as 3rd goal-line tech project
Goal-line technology system Cairos was licensed by FIFA on Monday as the third candidate for use at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. Cairos, a German ...

Swansea wins League Cup, City stays in title hunt
Swansea denied Bradford the perfect end to its fairytale run in the League Cup by thrashing the fourth-tier club 5-0 in the final, capping its ...

Toure, Tevez keep alive Man City's title hopes
Yaya Toure and Carlos Tevez scored classy second-half goals as Manchester City kept alive its slim Premier League title hopes with a 2-0 victory over ...

FIFA says goal-line technology to be used at WCup
FIFA committed Tuesday to using goal-line technology at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, and could have four systems competing for selection. FIFA said ...

4-goal wins for Chelsea, Man City, Wigan in FA Cup
The FA Cup produced a flurry of goals rather than any shocks on Sunday as Chelsea, Manchester City and Wigan all scored four times to knock out ...

Lampard reinforces value to Chelsea in Wigan win
Frank Lampard provided another reminder of his enduring value to Chelsea with an influential display and his 12th club goal of the season in a 4-1 ...

City's title defense rocked by loss at Southampton
The English Premier League trophy slipped further from Manchester City's grasp after the champion lost 3-1 at Southampton on Saturday and gave ...

Chelsea looks to halt English Premier League slump
The English Premier League summit increasingly out of sight, Chelsea's priority now is avoiding sliding out of the top four. A loss at Newcastle last ...

Brazil loses to England for first time in 23 years
Presiding over Brazil's first loss to England in 23 years caused Luiz Felipe Scolari little concern. In fact, the returning coach saw Wednesday's 2-1 ...

Moving to MLS could harm Lampard's England career
After scoring England's first match-winner against Brazil in 23 years, Frank Lampard was told by coach Roy Hodgson that moving to the United States ...

Defeat for Scolari on return as Brazil coach
Luiz Felipe Scolari and Ronaldinho endured disappointing returns to international football as Brazil lost 2-1 to England, while Spain, Germany and ...

Hodgson wants Scolari's Brazil squad quandaries
The selection dilemmas Brazil coach Luiz Felipe Scolari faces ahead of Wednesday's friendly at Wembley are ones England counterpart Roy Hodgson wants.

Further despair for Chelsea after Newcastle loss
Chelsea's week went from bad to worse as Newcastle's French legion of new players inspired a second successive English Premier League victory, and ...

Sissoko scores 2 as Newcastle beats Chelsea 3-2
Moussa Sissoko scored twice on his home debut to help relegation-worried Newcastle beat third-placed Chelsea 3-2 in the English Premier League on ...

Ashley Cole in line for 100th England appearance
Ashley Cole is in line to make his 100th England appearance on Wednesday in a friendly against Brazil at Wembley Stadium. The 32-year-old Chelsea ...

Rooney lifts United 7 points clear in EPL
Manchester United surged seven points clear in the English Premier League thanks to Wayne Rooney's double in a 2-1 win over Southampton, while ...

Chelsea implodes, draws 2-2 at Reading
Chelsea squandered a two-goal lead with three minutes remaining to draw 2-2 at Reading on Wednesday, virtually ending its English Premier League title ...