Football

Munich bidding to become German host of Euro 2020
Munich is the first applicant to the German Football Federation to be the country's host city for the 2020 European Championship. Munich wants to host ...
Schalke to appeal Galatasaray result over Drogba
Schalke has lodged a complaint with UEFA over the 1-1 draw at Galatasaray in the Champions League because of Didier Drogba's participation.
Barcelona aiming to regroup after loss to AC Milan
Reeling from its loss at AC Milan, Barcelona will host a resurgent Sevilla in the Spanish league on Saturday needing to quickly regroup in time for ...
Bradford looking to complete fairytale cup journey
Having dispatched three Premier League teams on a fairytale march to Wembley, Bradford must beat another on Sunday if the fourth-tier side is to win ...
Bechkam could make French debut against Marseille
David Beckham could finally make his French league debut on Sunday when Paris Saint-Germain hosts Marseille in the country's biggest rivalry. PSG has ...
Reus returns to ex-club 'Gladbach with Dortmund
Marco Reus will return to former club Borussia Moenchengladbach in the Bundesliga on Sunday for the first time with new team Borussia Dortmund while ...
Next up for Milan after Barca win: derby vs. Inter
AC Milan needs to quickly temper its euphoria following the impressive win over Barcelona and focus on its next match — Sunday's Serie A derby with ...
3 Tottenham fans injured in attack in Lyon
Three Tottenham fans were injured after being attacked at a pub in Lyon by about 50 masked thugs ahead of a Europa League match against the French ...
Interpol: Suspected match-fixer flying to Milan
Interpol's chief says Singaporean police notified authorities in Italy of suspected football match-fixer Admir Suljic's flight to Milan ahead of his ...
Suspected match-fixer Suljic arrested in Milan
Suspected football match-fixer Admir Suljic was taken into custody early Thursday after landing at Milan's Malpensa airport on a flight from ...
AC Milan stuns Barcelona 2-0 in Champions League
AC Milan stunned Barcelona 2-0 in the first leg of its Champions League last-16 tie on Wednesday, beating the Spanish giant for the first time in ...
Schalke draws 1-1 at Galatasaray to stay unbeaten
Schalke remained unbeaten in the Champions League with a 1-1 draw at Galatasaray on Wednesday. But Schalke scorer, midfielder Jermaine Jones, will ...
Bundesliga struggler Fuerth fires coach Bueskens
Bundesliga bottom side Greuther Fuerth fired coach Mike Bueskens on Wednesday because the promoted team has won only twice this season.
Zenit heads Russian challenge in Europa League
Russian clubs continue their three-pronged attack on the Europa League on Thursday, while pressing a case for UEFA to allow their national league to ...
Column: Arsenal just another middling English club
Its long and illustrious history says Arsenal is a great club. Its soon-to-be eighth consecutive season without a trophy, however, says the 13-time ...
Man United chief executive David Gill to step down
Manchester United chief executive David Gill announced plans Wednesday to step down in June to focus on football roles away from the Premier League ...
Celtic increases SPL lead despite draw
Celtic was held to a 1-1 draw at St. Johnstone on Tuesday, but still increased its lead in the Scottish Premier League to 19 points after second-place ...
Bayern cruises to 3-1 win over beleaguered Arsenal
Bayern Munich seized on the uncertainty sweeping through Arsenal to claim a 3-1 victory in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 match on ...
Moutinho makes it 1-0 for Porto against Malaga
A second-half goal from Joao Moutinho gave Porto a 1-0 win over Malaga on Tuesday in the last 16 of the Champions League, ending the Spanish club's ...
Barton dismisses Beckham ahead of PSG match
Marseille midfielder Joey Barton took a gentle swipe at David Beckham on Tuesday, saying that Paris Saint-Germain's new star signing was no longer a ...
Milan faces true test of revival against Barcelona
After clambering its way back up the Serie A table, the true test of AC Milan's revival will come against Barcelona in the last 16 of the Champions ...
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 ...
Malta footballer appeals to CAS in fixing case
Malta footballer Kevin Sammut has appealed to sport's highest court against a lifetime ban imposed by UEFA for helping fix a European Championship ...
AP Global Football 10 Quotebox
Paolo Condo, Gazzetta dello Sport, Italy. "The ranking involves this week not only the weekend clash for national championships and cups, but also the ...
Messi tops AP rankings again, ahead of Reus
Barcelona's Lionel Messi again topped the Associated Press global football rankings this week, but Borussia Dortmund striker Marco Reus came close to ...