
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, Benfica advance to Europa League final
Chelsea has a chance to finish the season with another European trophy — even though it wasn't the one it originally set out for. Chelsea reached its ...

FIFA picks GoalControl goal-line tech system
FIFA opted for GoalControl on Tuesday as its goal-line technology system for the Confederations Cup and 2014 World Cup in Brazil. The German ...

Spain, Portugal held to draws in WCup qualifying
Spain and Portugal were held to draws Friday night that hurt their chances of qualifying automatically for next year's World Cup, while England routed ...

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.

Messi scores in 18th straight league game
Lionel Messi extended his Spanish league scoring streak record to 18 games, getting two goals to move into seventh place on the La Liga career list ...

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.

Chelsea player criticized after ball boy kicked
Just when it seemed Chelsea's reputation couldn't sink any lower, along came "Ballboygate." The Football Association's disciplinary body will review ...

Chelsea ends year with 2-1 win at Everton
Frank Lampard scored twice in a 2-1 victory at Everton on Sunday, boosting Chelsea's hopes of catching Manchester United and Manchester City in the ...

Corinthians beats Chelsea 1-0 for world club title
Brazil's Corinthians ended Europe's five-year winning streak at the Club World Cup, beating Chelsea 1-0 Sunday night behind Paolo Guerrero's goal off ...