
US rocked 4-2 by Belgium in Cleveland friendly
After the stomping, U.S. coach Jurgen Klinsmann got stumped. Not long after his team was overrun 4-2 on Wednesday night in an international friendly ...

Donovan left off roster for World Cup qualifiers
Landon Donovan was left off the 29-man U.S. roster for a training camp ahead of a trio of World Cup qualifiers next month. But American coach Jurgen ...

Ivanovic header gives Chelsea 2-1 win over Benfica
Branislav Ivanovic scored on a looping header from Juan Mata's corner kick in the third minute of stoppage time, and Chelsea beat Benfica 2-1 ...

Lampard, Barcelona top weekly AP soccer poll
Frank Lampard earned the top spot in the weekly Associated Press global soccer poll for the first time after setting Chelsea's career goals record.

Barcelona wins Spanish league with Real Madrid tie
Barcelona collected its 22nd Spanish league trophy on Saturday when Real Madrid played to a 1-1 draw at Espanyol. Barcelona wrapped up a title that ...

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 ...
Bayern, Lewandowski top weekly AP soccer poll
After dominating the first legs of their Champions League semifinals, Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund lead the latest Associated Press global ...

Bayern tops AP rankings for 4th straight week
It's turning into a procession for Bayern Munich in the Associated Press global soccer poll. For the fourth straight week, the German champions were ...

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 ...

Dempsey sparks Tottenham past Man City 3-1
American midfielder Clint Dempsey tied the game in the 75th minute with the first of three Tottenham goals in a seven-minute span, and Spurs rallied ...

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 ...

Klinsmann: Tim Howard remains top US goalkeeper
Tim Howard remains the No. 1 American goalkeeper despite two strong games by Brad Guzan in World Cup qualifiers last month. Howard, the starter since ...

Bocanegra dropped from US roster for qualifiers
The United States heads into World Cup qualifiers against Costa Rica and Mexico with an inexperienced defense after dropping captain Carlos Bocanegra ...

Manchester United opens 15-point lead in England
Manchester United opened a 15-point lead in the English Premier League with nine games remaining, beating Reading 1-0 Saturday on a Wayne Rooney goal ...

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, ...

Tevez scores 3 to put Man City in FA Cup semifinal
Carlos Tevez put Manchester City on the road to Wembley with an FA Cup hat trick on Saturday, two days after being arrested for a driving offense.

Tim Howard likely to miss US qualifiers
Everton goalkeeper Tim Howard has two broken bones in his back and likely will miss the Americans' World Cup qualifiers against Costa Rica and Mexico ...

City wins at Villa to keep flickering hopes alive
Carlos Tevez kept alive Manchester City's slight hope of successfully defending its Premier League title, scoring in first-half stoppage time Monday ...

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 ...

Match-fixing probe keeps Italian prosecutor busy
Two years ago, a curious case landed on the desk of Italian prosecutor Roberto Di Martino in the town of Cremona. Five players on the local ...

Lionel Messi, Ronaldo lead AP player rankings
Lionel Messi's four-goal burst ensured that he and Barcelona returned to the top of the Associated Press Global Soccer rankings this week. The romance ...

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 ...