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AC Milan reaches Italian Cup quarterfinals
AC Milan beat second-division Reggina 3-0 Thursday night to set up a showdown with Serie A leader Juventus in the Italian Cup quarterfinals.
Aranda gives Zaragoza 1-0 win at Levante in Copa
Striker Carlos Aranda scored in injury time to give Real Zaragoza a 1-0 win at Levante in the first leg of their Copa del Rey round-of-16 matchup on ...
Saint-Etienne wastes chances in 0-0 at Bordeaux
Fourth-place Saint-Etienne dropped five points behind third-place Marseille after failing to take its chances in a 0-0 draw away to Bordeaux in the ...
AC Milan beats Reggina 3-0 to reach Cup quarters
AC Milan beat Serie B side Reggina 3-0 Thursday to set up a showdown with Serie A leader Juventus in the Italian Cup quarterfinals. Colombian defender ...
UEFA gives bans, fines to Serbia over U21 brawl
UEFA imposed heavy sanctions on Serbia on Thursday for an on-pitch brawl and its fans' racial abuse of England players at an ill-tempered under-21s ...
Bosnian FA complies with FIFA rules
The Bosnia-Herzegovina football federation has replaced its three-member leadership with a single president in order to comply with FIFA demands.
Newcastle could face backlash from 'angry' City
Newcastle could face a backlash on Saturday from an "angry" Manchester City as the champions look to re-establish their English Premier League title ...
London police drop racism case against fan
London police are taking no further action against a man arrested after being pictured making an alleged racist gesture during a League Cup match ...
Bulgaria: 14 detained in match-fixing probe
Bulgarian police have detained 12 footballers and two alleged organizers of an illegal betting ring in an ongoing investigation into match-fixing.
Liverpool goalkeeper Jones sign contract extension
Australian goalkeeper Brad Jones has signed a contract extension of an undisclosed length with Liverpool. Jones joined the club on a three-year deal ...
Bayern welcomes old rival 'Gladbach in Bundesliga
High-flying Bayern Munich has a score to settle against Borussia Moenchengladbach on Friday, when one of the Bundesliga's oldest rivalries kicks off ...
Red Bulls release Mexican defender Rafa Marquez
The New York Red Bulls have released defender Rafa Marquez. The team made the announcement on Thursday, calling it a mutual agreement with Marquez, ...
Mourinho criticizes players after latest loss
Trailing Barcelona in the Spanish league and facing elimination in the Copa del Rey, Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho is questioning the will and ...
Inter heads to title rival Lazio in Serie A
After beating Napoli to move into second place in the Serie A last weekend, Inter Milan faces another direct rival in fourth-placed Lazio on Saturday.
PSG looks to retake top spot by beating Lyon
Back in form, Paris-Saint Germain can reclaim the top spot in the French league if it beats current leader Lyon on Sunday. PSG fell in the standings ...
Barca prospect Tello extends contract until 2016
Barcelona says it has reached an agreement with young forward Cristian Tello to extend his contract until June 2016. The new deal will set Tello's ...
Column: Only 1 athlete of the year in 2012, Messi
'Tis the season for making merry and for choosing our top sports men and women of the year, two distinctly separate annual rituals that in fact ...
Celta Vigo beats Madrid; Messi stars for Barca
Celta Vigo upset Real Madrid with a 2-1 victory in the round of 16 of the Copa del Rey on Wednesday, and Lionel Messi scored his 21st double to reach ...
Swansea beats Boro to reach League Cup semifinals
Swansea needed a late own goal by defender Seb Hines to beat second-tier club Middlesbrough 1-0 on Wednesday and advance to the League Cup semifinals.
Lyon needs late equalizer to draw at home to Nancy
French league leader Lyon needed a late equalizer from winger Michel Bastos to rescue a 1-1 home draw with relegation battler Nancy on Wednesday, ...
Juventus advances to Italian Cup quarterfinals
Juventus advanced to the Italian Cup quarterfinals by beating Cagliari 1-0 on Wednesday, but the Serie A leader lost two players to injury.
Vidic set for return to Man United on Saturday
Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson says defender Nemanja Vidic's three-month injury layoff will end on Saturday with an appearance against ...
Schalke's Jermaine Jones banned for 4 matches
Schalke midfielder Jermaine Jones has been banned for four Bundesliga matches after being sent off in the 3-1 loss to Stuttgart last week.
A look at prolific Twitter accounts
Pope Benedict XVI hit the 1 million Twitter follower mark on Wednesday as he sent his first tweet from his new account. In amassing an army of ...
Cup exit leaves Arsenal at new low
Lurching from one disappointment to another, Arsenal seems further away than ever from ending a seven-year wait for silverware that is testing the ...