http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/ Football - Sports: Find breaking news, world news and pictures on Football en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/ http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2097936-italy-coach-calls-zero-tolerance-to-racism.html FLORENCE, Italy (AP) — Italy must adopt a zero tolerance policy towards racism in football if it is to eradicate the problem from the sport, national team coach Cesare Prandelli said Monday. A number of Italian clubs have been punished for racist incidents recently. "It is a serious problem, a problem that is not only the national team's or Milan's but It... Mon, 20 May 2013 15:41:46 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2097936-italy-coach-calls-zero-tolerance-to-racism.html 2013-05-20T15:41:46Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2097850-allegri-to-meet-milan-wednesday-to-discuss-future.html MILAN (AP) — AC Milan vice president Adriano Galliani will meet with Massimiliano Allegri on Wednesday to discuss the coach's future at the Serie A club. Allegri steered Milan to third spot and a place in the Champions League qualifiers, but his future remains uncertain, with speculation of a move to Roma after criticism from club owner and former Italian... Mon, 20 May 2013 14:27:10 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2097850-allegri-to-meet-milan-wednesday-to-discuss-future.html 2013-05-20T14:27:10Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2097818-milans-abbiati-signs-1-year-contract-extension.html MILAN (AP) — Veteran AC Milan goalkeeper Christian Abbiati has signed a one-year contract extension with the Serie A club. Abbiati's contract was set to expire next month but he agreed to a new deal tying him to the club until June 2014. Abbiati says "I've signed for a year and that's the club's policy, but I am happy to start another season with Milan wh... Mon, 20 May 2013 14:08:42 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2097818-milans-abbiati-signs-1-year-contract-extension.html 2013-05-20T14:08:42Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2097732-romania-orders-retrial-football-officials.html BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Bucharest's highest court has ordered a retrial in the case of eight Romanian football officials who were sentenced to prison for tax evasion and money laundering in connection with the transfer of 12 players over a six-year period. The court on Monday overturned "in totality" an appeals court sentencing in November when Rapid Bu... Mon, 20 May 2013 13:18:41 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2097732-romania-orders-retrial-football-officials.html 2013-05-20T13:18:41Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2097524-nicola-rizzoli-to-referee-champions-league-final.html LONDON (AP) — Nicola Rizzoli of Italy will referee the Champions League final between Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich. The match at Wembley Stadium on Saturday will be the 41-year-old Rizzoli's highest-profile fixture since becoming an international referee in 2007. Rizzoli will be assisted by compatriots Renato Faverani and Andrea Stefani, while Gian... Mon, 20 May 2013 10:13:42 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2097524-nicola-rizzoli-to-referee-champions-league-final.html 2013-05-20T10:13:42Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2097476-defender-mats-hummels-mend-wembley.html DORTMUND, Germany (AP) — Borussia Dortmund's central defender Mats Hummels is expected to recover from an ankle injury in time to play in the Champions League final against Bayern Munich. Hummels twisted his right ankle in the 2-1 home loss to Hoffenheim in the final round of the Bundesliga on Saturday. Team doctor Markus Braun says Hummels being on the f... Mon, 20 May 2013 09:15:27 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2097476-defender-mats-hummels-mend-wembley.html 2013-05-20T09:15:27Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2097460-epl-season-unpredictable.html MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Get ready for the Premier League like you've never seen it before. No Alex Ferguson. No Roberto Mancini. The expected return of Jose Mourinho. The likely influx of more world-class players on the back of a bumper new TV deal. Two Welsh teams for the first time. Don't forget the introduction of goal line technology, either. ... Mon, 20 May 2013 08:49:47 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2097460-epl-season-unpredictable.html 2013-05-20T08:49:47Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2096324-ancelotti-asks-to-leave-psg-madrid-option.html PARIS (AP) — Paris Saint-Germain coach Carlo Ancelotti wants to leave the club and says Real Madrid is a possible destination. The Italian had a meeting to discuss his future with club president Nasser Al-Khelaifi and sporting director Leonardo on Sunday. But it's believed the recently crowned French league champions are reluctant to release him a year be... Sun, 19 May 2013 22:50:55 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2096324-ancelotti-asks-to-leave-psg-madrid-option.html 2013-05-19T22:50:55Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2096020-barcelona-toasts-title-with-win-valladolid.html BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Newly crowned Spanish champion Barcelona celebrated winning the league title in front of its home fans by easing to a 2-1 victory over Valladolid on Sunday. While rain and dropping temperatures threatened to dampen the party in the stands, Barcelona had little trouble keeping alive its bid to equal Real Madrid's 2012 record haul of... Sun, 19 May 2013 22:28:43 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2096020-barcelona-toasts-title-with-win-valladolid.html 2013-05-19T22:28:43Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2096220-milan-secures-champs-league-spot-with-dramatic-win.html MILAN (AP) — AC Milan secured third spot and a place in the Champions League after coming from behind to win 2-1 at Siena on Sunday in the final Serie A round of the season. Fiorentina crushed Pescara 5-1 but remained in fourth spot and will play in the Europa League next season. Mario Balotelli leveled for Milan after it was contentiously awarded penalty... Sun, 19 May 2013 22:20:12 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2096220-milan-secures-champs-league-spot-with-dramatic-win.html 2013-05-19T22:20:12Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2096558-porto-clinches-3rd-straight-portuguese-title.html LISBON, Portugal (AP) — FC Porto clinched its third straight Portuguese league title on the final day of the season Sunday after winning 2-0 at 10-man Pacos Ferreira. Benfica, which lost to Chelsea in the Europa League final last Wednesday, entered the round still in contention but had to settle for second place following Porto's victory. After a season-l... Sun, 19 May 2013 22:03:39 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2096558-porto-clinches-3rd-straight-portuguese-title.html 2013-05-19T22:03:39Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2096748-mazzarri-quits-napoli-coach-season.html ROME (AP) — Walter Mazzarri has quit as Napoli coach following the final match of a Serie A season that ended with the team finishing runner-up. Mazzarri had been in charge of Napoli for four seasons and steered the team to the Champions League for the second time in three years. He says "at this point I think it is only right to either change scenery or ... Sun, 19 May 2013 22:02:07 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2096748-mazzarri-quits-napoli-coach-season.html 2013-05-19T22:02:07Z 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/2096372-fergusons-managerial-career-ends-with-5-5-draw.html WEST BROMWICH, England (AP) — Alex Ferguson. Former Manchester United manager. At the end of his 1,500th game in charge of Man United on Sunday, the 71-year-old Scot bowed in front of thousands of applauding fans — and then bowed out of football for good. The most successful managerial career in British football history is over, leaving a void that might ... Sun, 19 May 2013 19:42:09 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2096372-fergusons-managerial-career-ends-with-5-5-draw.html 2013-05-19T19:42:09Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2096218-lyon-stays-3rd-1-1-nice-france.html NICE, France (AP) — Lyon cemented third place in the French league to remain on course for the final Champions League berth after a 1-1 draw against Nice despite being reduced to 10 men. Nice slipped to sixth and out of Champions League reckoning ahead of the last weekend of the season. Nice took the lead in the 47th minute when Dario Cvitanich converted ... Sun, 19 May 2013 15:27:37 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2096218-lyon-stays-3rd-1-1-nice-france.html 2013-05-19T15:27:37Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2096194-anderlecht-wins-belgian-league-title.html BRUSSELS (AP) — Anderlecht won its 32nd league title on Sunday, holding closest challenger Zulte Waregem to a 1-1 draw on the last day of the season. Argentina international Lucas Biglia made sure the title was Anderlecht's when his deflected freekick in the 59th minute brought the team even after Zulte Waregem's Jens Naessens opened the scoring three min... Sun, 19 May 2013 14:39:16 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2096194-anderlecht-wins-belgian-league-title.html 2013-05-19T14:39:16Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2096182-st-johnstone-seals-spot-europa-league.html GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) — St. Johnstone secured a spot in the Europa League for the second straight season by beating Motherwell 2-0 on Sunday to finish third in the Scottish Premier League. Inverness started the final day of the season in third place but lost 1-0 at Ross County to end up two points behind St. Johnstone. Celtic finished 16 points clear at ... Sun, 19 May 2013 14:20:45 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2096182-st-johnstone-seals-spot-europa-league.html 2013-05-19T14:20:45Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2095910-police-clash-with-duesseldorf-fans-loss.html HANNOVER, Germany (AP) — Several hundred Fortuna Duesseldorf supporters clashed with police after their team was relegated from the Bundesliga with a 3-0 loss in Hannover. Hannover police said Sunday that 10 officers were injured in clashes after Saturday's match, two of whom were unable to continue their duties. Police arrested 19 Duesseldorf fans and tw... Sun, 19 May 2013 09:17:13 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2095910-police-clash-with-duesseldorf-fans-loss.html 2013-05-19T09:17:13Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2095512-beckham-walks-tears-game.html PARIS (AP) — David Beckham hugged his teammates with tears in his eyes, then walked off the pitch to a standing ovation — for the last time in front of a home crowd at a football game. A clearly emotional Beckham was mobbed by his teammates on the field when coach Carlo Ancelotti decided to substitute him in the 81st minute of a 3-1 win over Brest on Satu... Sat, 18 May 2013 23:44:21 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2095512-beckham-walks-tears-game.html 2013-05-18T23:44:21Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2095452-elche-earns-promotion-to-spains-1st-division.html MADRID (AP) — Elche will play in Spain's first division next season after securing promotion on Saturday. Elche is guaranteed of a top-two finish in the second division — and automatic promotion — after Alcorcon was held to a 1-1 draw at Barcelona B on Saturday. The last time Elche played in the top flight was 1989. ... Sat, 18 May 2013 23:17:16 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2095452-elche-earns-promotion-to-spains-1st-division.html 2013-05-18T23:17:16Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2095526-ibrahimovic-scores-twice-beckham-waves-goodbye.html PARIS (AP) — Zlatan Ibrahimovic stole some of the spotlight from David Beckham as he scored two goals to lead French champion Paris Saint-Germain to a 3-1 home win against Brest on Saturday. Beckham, who announced on Thursday that he will retire at the end of the season, captained PSG in his last ever home game and played a part in the first goal before s... Sat, 18 May 2013 23:11:45 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2095526-ibrahimovic-scores-twice-beckham-waves-goodbye.html 2013-05-18T23:11:45Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2095216-sociedad-valencia-win-to-stay-fight-4th.html BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Real Sociedad came back to win 2-1 at Sevilla and Valencia beat Getafe 1-0 on Saturday as both teams remained locked on points in their fight for a fourth-place finish in the Spanish league. Sociedad remained ahead of fifth-place Valencia on head-to-head goal difference and in control of Spain's last Champions League spot with two ... Sat, 18 May 2013 22:52:50 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2095216-sociedad-valencia-win-to-stay-fight-4th.html 2013-05-18T22:52:50Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2095158-sampdoria-beats-juventus-3-2-final-serie-game.html MILAN (AP) — Sampdoria became the only team to beat Juventus twice in the league under Antonio Conte as it secured a 3-2 victory over the newly-crowned Serie A champion on Saturday. Eder, Lorenzo De Silvestri and Mauro Icardi helped Sampdoria come from behind after Fabio Quagliarella had scored against his old team. Emanuele Giaccherini reduced the defici... Sat, 18 May 2013 22:26:22 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2095158-sampdoria-beats-juventus-3-2-final-serie-game.html 2013-05-18T22:26:22Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2095410-dortmund-defender-hummels-doubt-cl-final.html DORTMUND, Germany (AP) — Borussia Dortmund defender Mats Hummels is doubtful for the Champions League final but midfielder Mario Goetze is continuing his recovery from injury. Dortmund, which plays Bayern Munich in an all-German final at Wembley next Saturday, says Goetze is due to resume team training on Tuesday and that it looks "quite good" for the 20-... Sat, 18 May 2013 19:50:50 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2095410-dortmund-defender-hummels-doubt-cl-final.html 2013-05-18T19:50:50Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2095348-beckham-captains-psg-game.html PARIS (AP) — David Beckham has been named Paris Saint-Germain's captain for Saturday's game against Brest in the French League, his final home match before retiring at the end of the season. PSG clinched the league title last weekend, making Beckham the first English player to win the championship in four different countries after title success with Manch... Sat, 18 May 2013 19:37:43 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2095348-beckham-captains-psg-game.html 2013-05-18T19:37:43Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2095090-schalke-cl-spot-duesseldorf-relegated.html BERLIN (AP) — Schalke clinched Germany's last Champions League spot by winning 2-1 at Freiburg in the final round of Bundesliga games on Saturday, while Fortuna Duesseldorf was relegated after losing 3-0 at Hannover. The 19-year-old Julian Draxler gave Schalke the lead in the 20th, cutting inside a defender from the edge of the area and shooting inside th... Sat, 18 May 2013 18:58:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2095090-schalke-cl-spot-duesseldorf-relegated.html 2013-05-18T18:58:00Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2095324-setback-bayerns-badstuber-knee-injury.html MUNICH (AP) — Bayern Munich and Germany defender Holger Badstuber has suffered a recurrence of the cruciate ligament tear in his right knee. The Bundesliga club says Badstuber needs another operation and will be out of action for several more months. Badstuber missed more than half the Bundesliga season from the initial injury, sustained when he slipped a... Sat, 18 May 2013 18:42:40 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2095324-setback-bayerns-badstuber-knee-injury.html 2013-05-18T18:42:40Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2095070-nice-lyon-game-postponed-heavy-rain.html PARIS (AP) — The French league match between Nice and Lyon has been postponed until Sunday afternoon because of heavy rain. The teams are battling for third place and a spot in the Champions League final qualifying round. With two rounds remaining, Lyon is in third place and three points ahead of fifth-place Nice. Nice has surged up the standings in the s... Sat, 18 May 2013 15:12:49 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2095070-nice-lyon-game-postponed-heavy-rain.html 2013-05-18T15:12:49Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2094926-fired-mancini-thanks-city-fans-newspaper-advert.html MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Roberto Mancini bade farewell to Manchester City fans by taking out a full-page advert in the local newspaper on Saturday, thanking them for their support during his 3 1/2 years in charge. The Italian was fired by City on Monday after failing to win a major trophy in a season of regression, even though he guided the club to a fi... Sat, 18 May 2013 13:40:49 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2094926-fired-mancini-thanks-city-fans-newspaper-advert.html 2013-05-18T13:40:49Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2094932-mascherano-valdes-injury-barcelona.html BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Defender Javier Mascherano and goalkeeper Victor Valdes have recovered from injury and are available for Barcelona's remaining three games of the season. The club says Mascherano is fit again after he injured a ligament in his right knee during the Champions League game with Paris Saint-Germain on April 2. Valdes had been sidelined... Sat, 18 May 2013 13:03:38 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2094932-mascherano-valdes-injury-barcelona.html 2013-05-18T13:03:38Z