
Atletico wins Copa del Rey as Ronaldo ejected
The Copa del Rey trophy could have been coach Jose Mourinho's parting gift for Real Madrid, or at least a consolation prize after a disappointing ...

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, Klose top weekly AP soccer poll
Fresh off a second straight drubbing of the once-mighty Barcelona, Bayern Munich was voted the top team in the Associated Press global soccer poll for ...

Jose Mourinho seems headed back to Chelsea
Real Madrid's Champions League campaign had just ended in defeat when Jose Mourinho spotted an opportunity to send a message. Even though Madrid can ...

Barcelona, Madrid routed by German clubs
The expectation of seeing Lionel Messi line up against Cristiano Ronaldo in the Champions League final, of watching Barcelona and Real Madrid fight ...

Man City beats Chelsea 2-1 to reach FA Cup final
Manchester City reached the FA Cup final by beating defending champion Chelsea 2-1 in a free-flowing game at Wembley on Sunday. Goals by Samir Nasri ...

Dortmund, Real Madrid advance to Champions semis
Needing two goals in second-half stoppage time, Borussia Dortmund's Champions League hopes appeared bleak. What followed was one the most dramatic ...

Bayern tops AP rankings; Messi drops out of top 10
Bayern Munich was voted the top team by the AP's panel of global soccer journalists for the week the German team won the Bundesliga in record time.

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 ...

Real Madrid beats Galatasaray 3-0 in Champs League
With a dominant display, Real Madrid put itself in prime position to reach the Champions League semifinals. Cristiano Ronaldo scored nine minutes in, ...

Barcelona earn maximum points in AP soccer poll
Barcelona received the maximum points in AP's global soccer rankings on Tuesday, with the team's striker, Lionel Messi, coming close to top marks.

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 ...

Ronaldo's goals send him to top of AP rankings
Cristiano Ronaldo surged to the top of the AP's latest global soccer rankings on Tuesday, thanks to decisive goals for Real Madrid in La Liga and the ...

Chelsea rallies for 2-2 tie at Manchester United
Eden Hazard and Ramires scored second-half goals as defending Chelsea rallied for a 2-2 tie at Manchester United and forced a replay to determine ...

Real Madrid eliminates United in Champions League
Just like 10 years ago, Ronaldo scored at Old Trafford to advance Real Madrid in the Champions League and eliminate Manchester United. Back then it ...

Real Madrid leads AP rankings after Clasico wins
Two victories in four days over rival Barcelona propelled Real Madrid to first place in the AP global soccer rankings. Cristiano Ronaldo's role in ...

Madrid beats Barca for 2nd time in 5 days, 2-1
Real Madrid beat Barcelona for the second time in five days, a 2-1 win Saturday that will do little to prevent its rival from reclaiming the Spanish ...

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 ...

Barcelona, Messi fall from top of AP 10 rankings
Lionel Messi and Barcelona fell from the top of the Associated Press Global Football Rankings this week and were replaced by rivals Cristiano Ronaldo ...

Messi, Barcelona soar in AP soccer rankings
Lionel Messi's domination of European soccer was clear in the Associated Press Global Soccer Rankings, while his team Barcelona stayed at the top of ...

Cavani's hat trick topples Messi from AP rankings
It took something very special to topple Lionel Messi from his position on top of the first AP Global Football rankings survey of 2013, and Edinson ...

Messi wins record 4th world's best player award
Lionel Messi became the first four-time winner of the FIFA Player of the Year award after shattering the world record with 91 goals last year for ...

Column: Ronaldo, not Messi, should be Ballon d'Or
The Ballon d'Or went to the wrong guy. Lionel Messi most definitely is the world's best footballer. He will, for many fans of football become the best ...