
Ocean not all that separates US, European fans
Imagine Derek Jeter leading the New York Yankees off the field because opposing fans were yelling racial slurs and throwing bananas at his team.

Pulis leaves as Stoke manager by mutual consent
Stoke says Tony Pulis left as manager by mutual consent Tuesday, ending his seven-year tenure at the Premier League club. By guiding Stoke to a ...
Chelsea tops AP poll after winning Euro title
Chelsea surged to the top of the weekly Associated Press global soccer poll after winning the Europa League and qualifying for the Champions League ...

Cup to drop: Wigan relegated with loss to Arsenal
Wigan is going down to the League Championship, and Arsenal is in position to reach the Champions League for the 16th straight season. Wigan became ...

Dempsey goal, assist lift Spurs into EPL 4th place
Clint Dempsey scored the tying goal on a sliding shot into an empty net from 30 yards, then crossed to Emmanuel Adebayor for the a goal-ahead in the ...

Chelsea held to 2-2 tie by Spurs in Premier League
Gylfi Sigurdsson scored in the 80th minute, and Tottenham twice came from behind for a 2-2 tie at Chelsea on Wednesday night. That left Spurs needing ...

Alex Ferguson blows final whistle on Man U career
During more than a quarter of a century in charge of Manchester United, Alex Ferguson has always found the way to win — and win again.

Manchester United wins record 20th league title
With 75,000 delirious Manchester United fans chanting "Champions! Champions!" at full voice, Rio Ferdinand tugged the back of Robin van Persie's ...

Arsenal wins to boost Champions League hopes
Arsenal moved into third place in the English Premier League, winning 1-0 at Fulham behind Per Mertesacker's goal on a 43rd-minute header, and ...

Wigan reaches FA Cup final as Millwall fans brawl
Millwall fans fought among themselves at Wembley Stadium on Saturday, overshadowing Wigan's 2-0 victory that advanced the club to the first FA Cup ...

Bayern wins Bundesliga title with 6 games to spare
Bayern Munich clinched the Bundesliga title with a record six games to spare, winning 1-0 at Eintracht Frankfurt on Saturday as Bastian Schweinsteiger ...

Bayern eliminates Arsenal in Champs League
Bayern Munich barely staved off an improbable comeback attempt by Arsenal and advanced in the Champions League despite a 2-0 loss Wednesday night, ...

Messi leads Barca over Milan 4-0 and into QF
Hailed as perhaps soccer's greatest team ever, Barcelona faced a challenge no club had overcome: advancing in the Champions League after a 2-0 ...

Spurs beat Arsenal 2-1; Altidore sets US record
Gareth Bale and Aaron Lennon scored in a three-minute span late in the first half, giving Tottenham a 2-1 win over visiting Arsenal on Sunday in a ...

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

Toure, Tevez keep alive Man City's title hopes
Manchester City kept alive its slim Premier League title hopes Sunday, beating Chelsea 2-0 on second-half goals by Yaya Toure and Carlos Tevez.

Bayern cruises to 3-1 win at beleaguered Arsenal
Arsenal's sorry season keeps getting worse. Toni Kroos and Thomas Mueller scored early in the first half, leading Bayern Munich over the Gunners 3-1 ...

Messi scores 4 goals to pass 200 in La Liga
Lionel Messi scored four goals to become the youngest player to pass the 200-mark in the Spanish league and set a La Liga record with goals in 11 ...

Lowly Bradford defies odds with run to cup final
At a time when financial disparity is soccer is widening and racism has blighted the game, England is reveling in a heart-warming story of one ...
Column: Messi & Co. will win without coach
Even if Lionel Messi and his Barcelona teammates had no coach to guide them, you would think long and hard about betting against perhaps the greatest ...