http://www.mail.com/int/organizations/2144-aston-villa-fc.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.29/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/int/organizations/2144-aston-villa-fc.html http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2161324-man-united-to-title-defense-swansea.html MANCHESTER, England (AP) — David Moyes was given a challenging start to life as Manchester United manager Wednesday, with his new team handed fixtures against Chelsea, Liverpool and Manchester City in the first five matches of its Premier League title defense. Moyes already has a tough job replacing the great Alex Ferguson, who retired after nearly 27 tro... Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:44:16 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2161324-man-united-to-title-defense-swansea.html 2013-06-19T13:44:16Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2130778-everton-hires-roberto-martinez-manager.html LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Roberto Martinez was hired as Everton manager on Wednesday after quitting relegated Wigan and immediately piled the pressure on himself by promising to guide his new club into the Champions League. The 39-year-old Spaniard signed a four-year deal as the replacement for David Moyes, who is taking over from Alex Ferguson at Manches... Wed, 05 Jun 2013 19:18:34 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2130778-everton-hires-roberto-martinez-manager.html 2013-06-05T19:18:34Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2117794-belgium-downs-us-4-2-friendly.html CLEVELAND (AP) — Christian Benteke scored two of Belgium's three second-half goals in a decisive 4-2 win over the United States in an international friendly Wednesday. Boasting a squad including 10 English Premier League players, Belgium overpowered a U.S. team that has some work to do on defense before it can think about making the field for next year's ... Thu, 30 May 2013 04:11:18 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2117794-belgium-downs-us-4-2-friendly.html 2013-05-30T04:11:18Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2103224-austria-picks-marko-arnautovic-despite-club-ban.html VIENNA (AP) — Austria midfielder Marko Arnautovic was selected Wednesday for the 2014 World Cup qualifier against Sweden in June despite not playing club football since being banned by Werder Bremen in April for speeding. Arnautovic and teammate Eljero Elia missed the last four matches of the Bundesliga season after being caught going over the speed limit... Wed, 22 May 2013 17:17:32 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2103224-austria-picks-marko-arnautovic-despite-club-ban.html 2013-05-22T17:17:32Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2096358-arsenal-champions-league-ferguson-bows.html MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Arsenal qualified for the Champions League for the 16th straight season after edging Tottenham to fourth place in the Premier League, as Alex Ferguson bowed out as Manchester United manager with a 5-5 draw against West Bromwich Albion. Laurent Koscielny's 52nd-minute volley sealed an unconvincing 1-0 for Arsenal at Newcastle, re... Sun, 19 May 2013 19:49:01 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2096358-arsenal-champions-league-ferguson-bows.html 2013-05-19T19:49:01Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2093408-villa-park-prepared-premier-league-playoff.html LONDON (AP) — The Premier League says Aston Villa's stadium will host the playoff for third place between Arsenal and Chelsea if they finish level on points, goal difference and goals scored. The match at Villa Park would take place on May 26, the day after the Champions League final in London and a week after the last round of matches in the Premier Leag... Fri, 17 May 2013 16:56:17 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2093408-villa-park-prepared-premier-league-playoff.html 2013-05-17T16:56:17Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2093040-martinez-hints-departure-relegated-wigan.html WIGAN, England (AP) — Roberto Martinez has hinted he may step down as manager of Wigan following the club's relegation from the Premier League. The Spaniard, who has been heavily linked with a move to Everton, will meet with Wigan chairman Dave Whelan on Monday and promises to make a quick decision about his future. Martinez says Wigan has "incredible, so... Fri, 17 May 2013 13:51:19 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2093040-martinez-hints-departure-relegated-wigan.html 2013-05-17T13:51:19Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2092898-tottenham-arsenal-top-4-fight.html LONDON (AP) — On the final day of last season, Arsenal narrowly held off fierce rival Tottenham to claim third place in the Premier League — which proved more important than either team knew at the time. A year later, with the title fight decided and the three relegation spots already settled, the two North London neighbors are fighting it out again for a... Fri, 17 May 2013 12:58:31 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2092898-tottenham-arsenal-top-4-fight.html 2013-05-17T12:58:31Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2090026-frank-lampard-to-stay-chelsea-season.html LONDON (AP) — Only hours after helping Chelsea with another European title, Frank Lampard was given a one-year contract extension by the Premier League club. The 34-year-old Lampard, the club's all-time leading scorer, had initially been told he was not wanted beyond the end of the season. But Chelsea, which added the Europa League title to its Champions ... Thu, 16 May 2013 12:25:28 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2090026-frank-lampard-to-stay-chelsea-season.html 2013-05-16T12:25:28Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2083972-chelseas-eden-hazard-europa-league-final.html AMSTERDAM (AP) — Chelsea will face Benfica in Wednesday's Europa League final without Eden Hazard after the gifted Belgium playmaker failed to recover in time from a hamstring injury. By comparison, Benfica only has to deal with hurt pride after it lost the Portuguese league lead to archrival FC Porto last weekend. If anything, Hazard's absence will dimin... Tue, 14 May 2013 18:26:50 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2083972-chelseas-eden-hazard-europa-league-final.html 2013-05-14T18:26:50Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2084768-lampard-barcelona-top-weekly-ap-football-poll.html LONDON (AP) — Climbing to the top of Chelsea's all-time scoring leaderboard earned Frank Lampard the top spot in the weekly Associated Press global football poll for the first time. And a familiar name returned to the top of the team rankings, with Barcelona ending Bayern Munich's six-week stay by wrapping up a 22nd Spanish title. The weekend also feature... Tue, 14 May 2013 16:40:47 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2084768-lampard-barcelona-top-weekly-ap-football-poll.html 2013-05-14T16:40:47Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2081548-chelsea-seeks-salvation-europa-league-final.html MANCHESTER, England (AP) — After humiliation in the Champions League comes potential salvation in the Europa League for Chelsea, with Wednesday's final against Benfica offering the English team an eighth and final chance for silverware from a turbulent and grueling campaign. Chelsea has turned its season around after a turbulent end to 2012, when it becam... Mon, 13 May 2013 13:40:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2081548-chelsea-seeks-salvation-europa-league-final.html 2013-05-13T13:40:00Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2080582-united-ferguson-with-fitting-send-off.html MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Alex Ferguson was given a fitting send-off in his final home game in charge of Manchester United as his club of nearly 27 years scored a trademark late winner against Swansea on Sunday, capping an emotional day of celebrations at Old Trafford. Rio Ferdinand slammed in an 87th-minute volley to seal United's 2-1 victory, before Fe... Sun, 12 May 2013 21:05:34 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2080582-united-ferguson-with-fitting-send-off.html 2013-05-12T21:05:34Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2080296-norwich-secures-premier-league-survival-with-win.html NORWICH, England (AP) — Norwich emphatically secured another season in the Premier League by beating West Bromwich Albion 4-0 on Sunday. Robert Snodgrass gave the Canaries a halftime lead before a howler by Ben Foster gifted Grant Holt the second and former Ipswich defender Gareth McAuley's own goal put the game beyond reach. Jonny Howson scored a spectac... Sun, 12 May 2013 16:37:51 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2080296-norwich-secures-premier-league-survival-with-win.html 2013-05-12T16:37:51Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2080104-wigan-fa-cup-win-caps-season-joy-underdogs.html LONDON (AP) — Even as the financial disparities in English football grow, this season gave the underdogs a chance to leave their mark. The Premier League campaign was dominated and defined by Alex Ferguson winning a 13th title before announcing his retirement after nearly 27 years at Manchester United. But new names have been etched onto the League Cup — ... Sun, 12 May 2013 14:10:51 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2080104-wigan-fa-cup-win-caps-season-joy-underdogs.html 2013-05-12T14:10:51Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2078822-lampard-breaks-chelsea-scoring-record-villa-win.html BIRMINGHAM, England (AP) — Frank Lampard became Chelsea's all-time leading scorer with a double against Aston Villa on Saturday that clinched a 2-1 victory and pushed his club closer to Champions League qualification. From midfield, Lampard has 203 goals during 12 years with Chelsea — surpassing the record held by Bobby Tambling, the club's striker from 1... Sat, 11 May 2013 15:50:03 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2078822-lampard-breaks-chelsea-scoring-record-villa-win.html 2013-05-11T15:50:03Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2078766-lampard-breaks-chelsea-goal-record-with-brace.html BIRMINGHAM, England (AP) — Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard has broken the club's scoring record after netting his 202nd and 203rd career goals against Aston Villa in the Premier League on Saturday. Lampard curled a strike from inside the area past Villa goalkeeper Brad Guzan in the 61st minute to level the game at 1-1 and then secured a 2-1 win with a ta... Sat, 11 May 2013 13:44:52 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2078766-lampard-breaks-chelsea-goal-record-with-brace.html 2013-05-11T13:44:52Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2076544-wigan-aims-to-pull-shock-fa-cup-final-victory.html LONDON (AP) — The FA Cup final on Saturday features two teams apparently heading in different directions. There's Manchester City, confirmed for another season in the ritzy Champions League. And Wigan, happy to forget for one day an impending fall into anonymity in the League Championship. Wigan, three points from avoiding relegation in the English Premie... Fri, 10 May 2013 13:36:17 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2076544-wigan-aims-to-pull-shock-fa-cup-final-victory.html 2013-05-10T13:36:17Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2073836-city-to-rescue-season-winning-fa-cup.html MANCHESTER, England (AP) — After flopping in Europe and messing up the defense of its Premier League title, Manchester City can rescue its season by beating Wigan in the FA Cup final on Saturday and capturing silverware for the third straight year. Expectations have soared at City and going a season without a trophy would be unacceptable to its Abu Dhabi ... Thu, 09 May 2013 14:30:49 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2073836-city-to-rescue-season-winning-fa-cup.html 2013-05-09T14:30:49Z http://www.mail.com/int/scitech/health/2073556-villas-petrov-retires-leukemia-battle.html BIRMINGHAM, England (AP) — Aston Villa captain Stiliyan Petrov has retired from football following a battle against acute leukemia. The Bulgarian midfielder was diagnosed with the condition in March last year and is now in remission. On Villa's website, Petrov says he has finished his high intensity treatment and will now undergo softer treatment with a t... Thu, 09 May 2013 09:24:58 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/scitech/health/2073556-villas-petrov-retires-leukemia-battle.html 2013-05-09T09:24:58Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2072386-chelsea-held-2-2-spurs-premier-league.html LONDON (AP) — Tottenham surrendered the initiative in the race for Champions League qualification despite coming from behind twice to draw 2-2 at top-four rival Chelsea in a pulsating English Premier League match at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday. Gylfi Sigurdsson's well-taken equalizer in the 80th minute earned Spurs a point at a ground where they have a d... Wed, 08 May 2013 21:31:22 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2072386-chelsea-held-2-2-spurs-premier-league.html 2013-05-08T21:31:22Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2069550-wigan-slumps-to-costly-3-2-loss-to-swansea.html WIGAN, England (AP) — Wigan twice squandered the lead to slump to a costly 3-2 home loss to Swansea on Tuesday and stay rooted in the Premier League's relegation zone with just two games left. The league's perennial escapologist, Wigan would have clambered out of the bottom three with a win but defensive howlers led to Swansea striker Itay Shechter making... Tue, 07 May 2013 22:35:49 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2069550-wigan-slumps-to-costly-3-2-loss-to-swansea.html 2013-05-07T22:35:49Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2063002-flying-wingers-spark-wins-arsenal-spurs.html MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Tottenham and Arsenal relied on decisive interventions by their flying wingers on Saturday to stay on course for qualification for next season's Champions League. Gareth Bale produced yet another moment of magic to rescue a 1-0 victory for Spurs over Southampton in the Premier League, smashing home an 86th-minute winner from the... Sat, 04 May 2013 19:14:44 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2063002-flying-wingers-spark-wins-arsenal-spurs.html 2013-05-04T19:14:44Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2062978-villa-beats-norwich-2-1-to-ease-relegation-fears.html NORWICH, England (AP) — Gabriel Agbonlahor grabbed an 89th-minute winner for Aston Villa in a 2-1 victory at Norwich on Saturday, further easing the visitors' relegation fears in the English Premier League. Agbonlahor, who gave Villa the lead in the 55th minute, sealed victory by running onto Ashley Westwood's through ball and slotting home to keep his te... Sat, 04 May 2013 17:18:27 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2062978-villa-beats-norwich-2-1-to-ease-relegation-fears.html 2013-05-04T17:18:27Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2060622-oleary-receives-compensation-al-ahli-firing.html LONDON (AP) — Former Ireland defender David O'Leary will receive compensation of $5.2 million from Al Ahli after a legal battle with the Dubai club following his firing in 2011. O'Leary took the case to FIFA after he was fired 12 months into a three-year contract, with Al Ahli claiming he abandoned his job. England's League Managers Association says in a ... Fri, 03 May 2013 18:17:51 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2060622-oleary-receives-compensation-al-ahli-firing.html 2013-05-03T18:17:51Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2060714-rivalry-renewed-liverpool-takes-everton.html LONDON (AP) — Out of contention for a place in the European positions, Liverpool has a new target for the remainder of the English Premier League season — finishing above local rival Everton. The neighbors meet at Anfield on Sunday, with sixth-place Everton five points ahead of seventh-place Liverpool and knowing a win will guarantee its status as the top... Fri, 03 May 2013 13:03:59 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2060714-rivalry-renewed-liverpool-takes-everton.html 2013-05-03T13:03:59Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2058730-benitez-faces-ferguson-time-with-chelsea.html LONDON (AP) — For the final time as Chelsea manager, Rafa Benitez will face old adversary Alex Ferguson at Manchester United on Sunday with the team's Champions League prospects on the line against the new Premier League champions. The feud between Ferguson and Benitez stretches back to the Spaniard's time as Liverpool manager, and the pair engaged in a d... Thu, 02 May 2013 16:52:32 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2058730-benitez-faces-ferguson-time-with-chelsea.html 2013-05-02T16:52:32Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/other/2058046-olympic-stadium-to-stage-5-games-rugby-wcup.html LONDON (AP) — The Olympic Stadium in London will host five matches at the 2015 World Cup, with only two club rugby grounds selected among the 13 venues. Reconstruction work on the Olympic venue, which will become Premier League club West Ham's stadium in 2016, is likely to be halted for the tournament. "It will ignite some memories and hopefully spark a f... Thu, 02 May 2013 15:19:03 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/other/2058046-olympic-stadium-to-stage-5-games-rugby-wcup.html 2013-05-02T15:19:03Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2053750-bayern-lewandowski-top-weekly-ap-football-poll.html MANCHESTER, England (AP) — After dominating the first legs of their Champions League semifinals, it's no surprise to see Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund leading the way in the latest Associated Press global football poll. Bayern pipped Dortmund to be voted the world's top team for the fifth straight week, with its 4-0 hammering of Barcelona impressing... Tue, 30 Apr 2013 16:23:13 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2053750-bayern-lewandowski-top-weekly-ap-football-poll.html 2013-04-30T16:23:13Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2052034-villa-routs-sunderland-6-1-to-close-safety.html BIRMINGHAM, England (AP) — Aston Villa moved closer to avoiding relegation from the Premier League after Christian Benteke scored a second-half hat trick in a 6-1 thrashing of Sunderland on Monday. The Belgian international scored in the 55th, 60th and 72nd minutes at Villa Park to tally 22 league goals and 27 in all competitions in his first season at th... Mon, 29 Apr 2013 21:34:29 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2052034-villa-routs-sunderland-6-1-to-close-safety.html 2013-04-29T21:34:29Z