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Messi breaks 40-year record with 86th goal of 2012
Lionel Messi broke German great Gerd Mueller's 40-year-old record for most goals in a year by scoring for the 86th time in 2012 on Sunday.
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 ...
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 ...
Spain fetes its soccer champs with happy abandon
Swathed in the red and yellow colors of Spain, hundreds of thousands packed central Madrid to give a hero's welcome home Monday to "La Roja" — the ...
Bring on the heroes: Spain embraces its team
Out with feckless politicians, in with Spain's unforgettable soccer stars? Spain's national team headed home Monday after a historic win in Euro 2012 ...
Spain crushes Italy 4-0 in Euro 2012 final
Certainly the best in the world and maybe the best ever. Definitely not boring. Spain opened a fresh debate on its place in world soccer history after ...
Column: Spanish masters turn soccer into art
Even in slow-motion replays, Spain still seemed to play at 1 million miles an hour. The Italians? Well, they looked as though they'd been locked ...
EURO 2012 LIVE: Spain 4, Italy 0
Spain beat Italy 4-0 in the final of the European Championship on Sunday. Here's the best of the action and pre-match buildup. All times are Ukrainian
Column: Boring? Winning is everything for Spain
Miraculously, even out here amid the belching smokestacks and coal mines on the furthermost eastern fringes of Europe, someone had the foresight to ...
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 ...
Column: A mournful lament for a fabulous Euro 2012
With Germans wowing like Brazilians, the attack-minded Italians shedding their defensive skins and the Spanish hogging the ball to suffocate opponents ...
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 ...
EURO 2012 LIVE: Spain vs. France
It's Spain versus France for a place in the European Championship semifinals on Saturday — the most anticipated match of the tournament so far.
Spain beats Croatia 1-0, advances at Euro 2012
Unconvincing as it was, it was still enough for Spain. The defending champions advanced to the quarterfinals of the European Championship on Monday, ...
EURO 2012 LIVE: Final Group C matches
Defending champion Spain beat Croatia 1-0 with a late goal, while Italy beat Ireland 2-0 in the final Group C matches at the European Championship.
EURO 2012 LIVE: Spain 4 Ireland 0
Defending champion Spain beat Ireland 4-0 in Group C at the European Championship on Thursday. Earlier, Italy drew 1-1 with Croatia. Here is a running ...