FIFA bans 74 for match-fixing in Italy, SKorea
FIFA banned 74 more officials and players from world football on Wednesday for helping fix matches, this time in Italy and South Korea. Sanctions were ...
Millwall fan gets 5-year ban for racial abuse
A Millwall fan who racially abused former Senegal striker El Hadji Diouf during an English league game has been banned from attending football matches ...
PSV forward Lens gets 3-match ban for fracas
PSV Eindhoven forward Jeremain Lens has been given a three-match ban for getting into a post-game shoving match with Joris Mathijsen after Feyenoord ...

Barcelona says Lionel Messi has a fever
Barcelona says Lionel Messi has a fever and did not attend Wednesday's scheduled training session. The club says Messi, who played a lackluster match ...

Ronaldo leads Madrid past Barca to make Copa final
Cristiano Ronaldo is starting to look right at home at the Camp Nou. For Lionel Messi and Barcelona, the Spanish league is starting to look like the ...

Madrid beats Barcelona 3-1 in Copa del Rey semis
Cristiano Ronaldo got the better of Lionel Messi on Tuesday, scoring twice to lead Real Madrid to a 3-1 win at Barcelona and a spot in the Copa del ...

Everton beats Oldham 3-1 to reach FA Cup quarters
Everton reached the quarterfinals of the FA Cup by beating Oldham 3-1 on Tuesday, ending the third-tier club's memorable run with a routine victory ...
Freiburg, Wolfsburg win reach German Cup semis
Freiburg conceded two goals inside the first four minutes, battled back with a man up to level the score from a penalty in the third minute of injury ...

Bologna comes back to beat Fiorentina 2-1
Greece winger Lazaros Christodoulopoulos scored the winner in the 84th minute and Bologna came back from a goal down to beat visiting Fiorentina 2-1 ...
Out of contract, Carew has chance to join Inter
Out of contract since the preseason, Norwegian forward John Carew has a chance to join Inter Milan. Inter president Massimo Moratti says Carew will ...

Beckham to start for PSG against Marseille
David Beckham will make his first start for Paris Saint-Germain in Wednesday's French Cup match against rival Marseille. Beckham made his debut for ...

Balotelli fined for vulgar gesture at Inter fans
AC Milan forward Mario Balotelli has been fined €10,000 ($13,300) by the Italian league for making a vulgar gesture at Inter Milan fans while walking ...

Barcelona drops in AP football rankings
With nine goals in one week, Bayern Munich has dislodged Barcelona from the top position in The Associated Press global football rankings. And despite ...

Maradona appeals to clear name in Italian tax case
Diego Maradona has issued a verbal appeal to Italian authorities to clear his name in a tax evasion case, even offering to meet with the country's ...

McClaren quits as Twente coach with year left
Steve McClaren quit as coach of struggling Eredivisie club FC Twente on Tuesday after the team began 2013 with four draws and two defeats to slip from ...

Bale does it again for Spurs with late winner
Gareth Bale sent a scorching 25-meter drive into the top corner in the 90th minute Monday as Tottenham won 3-2 at West Ham to rise to third place in ...

Despite title drought, Arsenal commits to prudence
In the Arsenal boardroom, maintaining a diligent financial approach is as important as ending the team's title drought. Releasing the latest set of ...

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 ...
Osasuna beats Levante 2-0 with late goals in Spain
Late goals by Masoud Soleimani and Enrique Sola gave Osasuna a 2-0 away win against Levante in the Spanish league on Monday. Soleimani unleashed an ...

Roma deal with Arab sheik attracts court inquiry
Rome prosecutors have opened an inquiry into an Arab sheik's bid to buy part of the Roma football club. Roma announced a preliminary deal for Sheik ...
MLS, France launch youth coach partnership
Major League Soccer is sending its youth academy coaches to study abroad. Personnel from teams in North America's top pro league will visit France's ...

Maradona returns to Italy after 8-year tax exile
Diego Maradona returned to Italy on Monday in a bid to clear his name in a tax evasion case. The 1986 World Cup winner with Argentina landed in Rome ...

Lazio faces 4th UEFA charge of fans' racist abuse
UEFA has charged Lazio over racist abuse by its fans for the fourth time in the Europa League this season, ensuring the Italian club is facing a ...

Gennaro Gattuso takes charge at Swiss club Sion
Italian midfielder Gennaro Gattuso was made player-coach of Swiss team FC Sion on Monday, with current manager Victor Munoz demoted to another role ...

Hannover's Huszti requires surgery for muscle tear
Hannover winger Szabolcs Huszti will undergo surgery after tearing his left thigh muscle while scoring a penalty in the Bundesliga at the weekend.