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Messi edges Falcao at top of AP soccer rankings
Lionel Messi narrowly stayed on top of AP's Global Soccer Rankings this week despite breaking the record for goals in a calendar year. The Barcelona ...
Beckham wins 2nd MLS title, Galaxy beat Dynamo 3-1
David Beckham stood on the podium with his three sons, an oversized Union Jack knotted around his Los Angeles Galaxy jersey. With a practiced lift and ...
Messi, Ronaldo, Wambach up for FIFA awards
Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Andres Iniesta are the finalists for FIFA's world player of the year award. They were picked from a list of 23 ...
Messi back at top of AP rankings, Iniesta 3rd
Lionel Messi moved back to the top of the AP Global Soccer rankings, and Barcelona stayed No. 1 in the team poll after a 4-0 win over Levante in the ...
Beckham says MLS Cup is his final game with Galaxy
David Beckham will play his final game for the Los Angeles Galaxy in the MLS Cup next month. Beckham and the Galaxy announced the English midfielder's ...
Inter and Milito head AP Global Soccer 10 poll
Inter Milan moved to the top of the AP Global 10 soccer rankings by The Associated Press on Tuesday, replacing Barcelona after ending Juventus' ...
Messi leads inaugural AP soccer poll
The Associated Press has released its inaugural AP Global Soccer 10 rankings, with Lionel Messi voted the best soccer player in the world and his ...
More than ever, Barca more than club for Catalans
Nearly 20 minutes into the latest clash between Spain's most popular football teams, Barcelona's 98,000-seat Camp Nou stadium erupted into a deafening ...
Column: Ronaldo should edge Messi for Ballon d'Or
This time a year ago, the race between Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo for the world player of 2011 award wasn't a race at all, with the Argentine ...
La Liga, Serie A vanish for many US viewers
Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo's league matches will disappear from the television sets of many American soccer fans, starting this weekend.
Russian goes from jail to pro soccer in Chile
Fog blankets the grassy soccer field surrounded by chickens and grazing cows as the players of Santiago Morning sprint through a practice game.
Mexico beats Brazil to win 1st Olympic soccer gold
Mexico is celebrating its first Olympic gold medal in men's soccer, and Brazil is wondering if it will ever be able to add the title to its long list ...
Spain erupts in joy after historic Euro 2012 win
Spaniards blasted off fireworks and jumped for joy after their soccer team won the European Championship on Sunday night, giving the country a burst ...
Beckham fails to make Britain's Olympic team
Bending free kicks. Hollywood looks. National hero. David Beckham — Britain's most famous sportsman — seemed destined to be a headliner at the London ...
Spain tops Portugal in shootout to make Euro final
Still not pretty to watch, still just as effective. Spain again failed to dazzle at the European Championship yet still advanced to its third straight ...
EURO 2012 LIVE: Spain beats Portugal on pens
Spain beat Portugal 4-2 in a penalty shootout on Wednesday to reach the final of Euro 2012. The match ended 0-0 after extra-time. The Spanish will now ...
Spain beats France 2-0 to reach semifinals
Even if Spain failed to live up to expectations, Xabi Alonso exceeded them. The defending champions, who are trying to win a third straight major ...
Column: On Zizou, nostalgia and French mediocrity
By cruel coincidence, the day upon which France demonstrated its soccer mediocrity by losing to Spain at Euro 2012 also happened to be the 40th ...
Portugal in semis; tops Czechs 1-0 on Ronaldo goal
After his powerful header lifted Portugal into the semifinals of the European Championship, Cristiano Ronaldo looked ahead at the possibilities, not ...
EURO 2012 LIVE: Czech Rep. 0 Portugal 1
In the first quarterfinal at Euro 2012, Portugal beat the Czech Republic 1-0 on Thursday. Here is a running account of the action. All times are local ...
Portugal beats Netherlands 2-1 at Euro 2012
Cristiano Ronaldo's smile and swagger were back, and so was his scoring touch. The Real Madrid forward finally found the form he was lacking at the ...
EURO 2012 LIVE: Sweden 2, England 3
France and England both recorded much-needed victories at the European Championship Friday. The French beat Ukraine 2-0 to top the group, while ...
France beats co-host Ukraine 2-0 in Group D
Ukraine's players were first drenched by a thunderstorm, then swamped by France's clever, passing soccer. The French ended a six-year drought for a ...
Late Varela goal gives Portugal 3-2 win over Danes
Underperforming Portugal finally got a win. Underperforming Cristiano Ronaldo wasn't much help. After a miserable run of four games without a victory ...
EURO 2012 LIVE: Netherlands 1 Germany 2
Netherlands play Germany in Kharkiv, Ukraine in their second Group B match at the European Championship. Earlier, Portugal beat Denmark 3-2. Here is ...