http://www.mail.com/int/subjects/2184-mens-soccer.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/int/subjects/2184-mens-soccer.html http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2108424-bayern-calm-dortmund-excited-ahead-cl-final.html LONDON (AP) — Bayern Munich is trying to playing things down as the title favorite, while outsider Borussia Dortmund is eager to play up its chances. Even before a ball is kicked in Saturday's Champions League final, the German rivals are at odds in their approach to the biggest game in club football. Bayern is approaching its third final in four years wi... Fri, 24 May 2013 20:48:04 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2108424-bayern-calm-dortmund-excited-ahead-cl-final.html 2013-05-24T20:48:04Z http://www.mail.com/int/entertainment/lifestyle/2107912-english-player-charged-with-betting-breaches.html LONDON (AP) — Tottenham winger Andros Townsend was charged Friday with misconduct over breaches of the English Football Association's betting regulations and will seek "rehabilitation." Townsend has until Monday to respond to the charge, but he has already pulled out of England's squad for the under-21s European Championship next month in Israel. "Townsen... Fri, 24 May 2013 20:47:59 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/entertainment/lifestyle/2107912-english-player-charged-with-betting-breaches.html 2013-05-24T20:47:59Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2107862-inter-fires-stramaccioni-hires-mazzarri.html MILAN (AP) — Inter Milan fired coach Andrea Stramaccioni on Friday and hired Walter Mazzarri as his replacement, five days after concluding the Serie A season with a highly disappointing ninth-place finish. Inter bid Stramaccioni goodbye in an official announcement on its website and said it had signed Mazzarri to a two-year deal. Mazzarri stepped down as... Fri, 24 May 2013 19:28:38 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2107862-inter-fires-stramaccioni-hires-mazzarri.html 2013-05-24T19:28:38Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2107670-uefa-nation-gibraltar-eyes-euro-football-debut.html LONDON (AP) — Gibraltar became the smallest European football nation on Friday after the British colony's lengthy push to join UEFA was completed by gaining full membership. The campaign for recognition has long been resisted by Spain, which wanted to stop the tiny territory on its southern tip from joining UEFA and being able to play in its competitions.... Fri, 24 May 2013 17:48:54 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2107670-uefa-nation-gibraltar-eyes-euro-football-debut.html 2013-05-24T17:48:54Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2108212-2-coaches-leave-manchester-united.html LONDON (AP) — Manchester United coaches Mike Phelan and Eric Steele are leaving the team as new manager David Moyes looks to install his own staff. Moyes, who the former Everton manager, officially takes over from the retiring Alex Ferguson on July 1. Phelan was promoted to assistant manager in 2008 while Steele joined as goalkeeping coach in the same yea... Fri, 24 May 2013 16:29:45 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2108212-2-coaches-leave-manchester-united.html 2013-05-24T16:29:45Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2108004-ap-source-fifa-task-force-seeks-5-game-racism-ban.html LONDON (AP) — FIFA's new anti-racism task force will ask football's governing body next week to approve a mandatory five-match minimum ban for any player found guilty of racist abuse, a person with direct knowledge of the situation said Friday. The anti-racism task force is to report to the FIFA Congress in Mauritius next week, aiming for FIFA to introduc... Fri, 24 May 2013 15:45:09 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2108004-ap-source-fifa-task-force-seeks-5-game-racism-ban.html 2013-05-24T15:45:09Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2107472-platini-wants-european-sports-police-force.html LONDON (AP) — UEFA President Michel Platini has stepped up his call for a European sports police force to tackle betting, corruption, match-fixing, doping and hooliganism. Addressing the UEFA Congress in London on Friday, Platini said that his previous calls have been ignored by governments for six years. "Given the absence of any reaction and the lack of... Fri, 24 May 2013 15:44:57 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2107472-platini-wants-european-sports-police-force.html 2013-05-24T15:44:57Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2108002-eq-guinea-appeals-stripped-world-cup-win.html ZURICH (AP) — FIFA says Equatorial Guinea will appeal being stripped of a World Cup qualifying win against Cape Verde for fielding an ineligible player. Cape Verde was awarded a 3-0 victory after losing 4-3 in Malabo on March 24. No player in Equatorial Guinea's starting lineup was born in the country. FIFA says the African federation "has informed the FI... Fri, 24 May 2013 15:04:23 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2108002-eq-guinea-appeals-stripped-world-cup-win.html 2013-05-24T15:04:23Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2107954-porto-sells-rodriguez-moutinho-to-monaco-90m.html LISBON, Portugal (AP) — FC Porto says it has struck a deal worth a combined 70 million euros ($90 million) with Monaco for midfield duo James Rodriguez and Joao Moutinho. Porto said in a statement to the Lisbon stock exchange Friday the French league club paid 45 million euros for 21-year-old Rodriguez and 25 million euros for Moutinho, who is 26. Rodrigu... Fri, 24 May 2013 14:45:58 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2107954-porto-sells-rodriguez-moutinho-to-monaco-90m.html 2013-05-24T14:45:58Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2107886-7-rapid-vienna-fans-to-stand-trial-greece.html THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — A panel of judges in Greece has ordered seven fans of Austria's Rapid Vienna to stand trial over violence that broke out last year during a Europe League qualifier. The seven fans — five men from Austria, one from Croatia and one from Poland — were arrested following the clashes at the Aug. 23, 2012 match between Rapid and PAOK... Fri, 24 May 2013 14:07:34 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2107886-7-rapid-vienna-fans-to-stand-trial-greece.html 2013-05-24T14:07:34Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2107890-4-footballers-england-cleared-sexual-assault.html LONDON (AP) — Four footballers in England, including the son of Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers, have been cleared of sexually assaulting a 19-year-old woman in July 2011. Brighton players Anton Rodgers, 20, Lewis Dunk, 21, George Barker, 21, and Bournemouth player Steve Cook, 22, were cleared of the charges Friday. The woman has admitted to lying to po... Fri, 24 May 2013 14:07:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2107890-4-footballers-england-cleared-sexual-assault.html 2013-05-24T14:07:00Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2107808-fan-violence-worries-overshadow-italian-cup-final.html ROME (AP) — Worries of fan violence are high ahead of Sunday's Italian Cup final and Rome derby between Roma and Lazio. After audiences with both Pope Francis and Italy President Giorgio Napolitano this week, delegations of both squads have called for supporters to behave and close out the season peacefully. Several fans were stabbed and an ambulance was ... Fri, 24 May 2013 13:49:53 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2107808-fan-violence-worries-overshadow-italian-cup-final.html 2013-05-24T13:49:53Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2106486-hoffenheim-beats-kaiserslautern-3-1-playoff.html FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Roberto Firmino scored two goals and set up another as Hoffenheim beat Kaiserslautern 3-1 in the first leg of the Bundesliga playoff on Thursday. The winner of the two-leg showdown will play in the Bundesliga next season. Mohamadou Idrissou's goal in the 58th minute gives Kaiserslautern hope for the second leg at home on Monday. ... Thu, 23 May 2013 22:24:12 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2106486-hoffenheim-beats-kaiserslautern-3-1-playoff.html 2013-05-23T22:24:12Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2106488-united-refinances-high-interest-debt-cuts-costs.html LONDON (AP) — Manchester United announced Thursday that more than $290 million of its high-interest debt has been refinanced, cutting the club's interest costs by around $15 million a year. Fresh from winning a 20th English title and undergoing an apparently smooth managerial succession, United said it has secured a new loan from Bank of America with far ... Thu, 23 May 2013 22:13:30 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2106488-united-refinances-high-interest-debt-cuts-costs.html 2013-05-23T22:13:30Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2104722-muslim-hard-liners-suspect-london-attack.html LONDON (AP) — A man seen with bloody hands wielding a butcher knife after the killing of a British soldier on the streets of London was described as a convert to Islam who took part in demonstrations with a banned radical group, two Muslim hard-liners said Thursday. Police raided houses in connection with the brazen slaying of the off-duty soldier, identi... Thu, 23 May 2013 21:57:37 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2104722-muslim-hard-liners-suspect-london-attack.html 2013-05-23T21:57:37Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/uk/2106140-military-calls-uk-attack-victim-model-soldier.html LONDON (AP) — The soldier brutally murdered in a suspected terrorist attack in London was a popular 25-year-old ceremonial military drummer and machine gunner, a father and a passionate fan of the Manchester United soccer team, the British military said Thursday. Lee Rigby, of 2nd Battalion The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers, who had joined the army in 2006,... Thu, 23 May 2013 20:43:01 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/uk/2106140-military-calls-uk-attack-victim-model-soldier.html 2013-05-23T20:43:01Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2105318-bayern-dortmund-take-rivalry-to-level.html LONDON (AP) — Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund will take their increasingly acrimonious rivalry to a new level Saturday in the first all-German Champions League final. Relations between Germany's top two teams were always likely to be fraught ahead of their clash at Wembley Stadium, but a power struggle off the pitch has increased the stakes for the bi... Thu, 23 May 2013 19:54:41 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2105318-bayern-dortmund-take-rivalry-to-level.html 2013-05-23T19:54:41Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/uk/2104584-qa-what-london-attack.html A look at the key known facts about attack in south London in which two men killed a British soldier near military barracks Wednesday. Q: What happened? A: Two men with butcher knives, a machete and a meat cleaver attacked and killed a soldier near military barracks in the south London neighborhood of Woolwich. Two U.K. government officials told the AP th... Thu, 23 May 2013 19:25:47 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/uk/2104584-qa-what-london-attack.html 2013-05-23T19:25:47Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2105276-45-people-indicted-hungary-match-fixing-scam.html BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungarian prosecutors have indicted a Singaporean businessman known as Dan Tan and 44 Hungarians suspected of being involved in an international match-fixing conspiracy. Chief Prosecutor Imre Keresztes said in a statement Thursday that 32 local and international matches are thought to have been manipulated by the suspects, includi... Thu, 23 May 2013 15:55:54 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2105276-45-people-indicted-hungary-match-fixing-scam.html 2013-05-23T15:55:54Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2105296-court-orders-atletico-madrid-pay-13-debt.html MADRID (AP) — A Spanish court has ordered Atletico Madrid to pay a media company 10 million euros ($13 million) after finding the club had breached a television rights contract. The court ruled in favor of Mediapro and instructed Atletico to pay money owed from rights ceded to Digital + in June 2012. The court embargoed just over 5 million euros ($6.5 mil... Thu, 23 May 2013 14:31:47 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2105296-court-orders-atletico-madrid-pay-13-debt.html 2013-05-23T14:31:47Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2105082-david-beckham-bids-au-revoir-to-football.html PARIS (AP) — David Beckham will give the world one last chance to see him on a football field on Sunday. The 38-year-old Beckham, who said last week he will retire from the sport after the season, will be with French champion Paris Saint-Germain when the team travels to Lorient for the final round. "It's been a very special place for me," Beckham said. "A... Thu, 23 May 2013 13:25:11 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2105082-david-beckham-bids-au-revoir-to-football.html 2013-05-23T13:25:11Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2105136-rio-ferdinand-signs-1-year-deal-with-mu.html MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Rio Ferdinand has signed a new one-year contract with Manchester United that will take him into a 12th season at Old Trafford. The 34-year-old defender retired from international football last week to concentrate on his club career. Ferdinand has made 432 appearances for United since his debut in 2002, winning a sixth Premier Le... Thu, 23 May 2013 13:19:56 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2105136-rio-ferdinand-signs-1-year-deal-with-mu.html 2013-05-23T13:19:56Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2105084-barcelona-extends-adrianos-deal-through-to-2017.html BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Barcelona has renewed defender Adriano's contract through to 2017 and added a buyout clause at 90 million euros ($116 million). The club says the deal was sealed Thursday at a meeting with the player's agent, Paulo Affonso Neves. The Brazil defender arrived from Sevilla in 2010, and Barcelona says he has "shown versatility" by defe... Thu, 23 May 2013 12:56:34 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2105084-barcelona-extends-adrianos-deal-through-to-2017.html 2013-05-23T12:56:34Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2104956-rosicky-cech-czech-squad-italy-qualifier.html PRAGUE (AP) — Midfielder Tomas Rosicky and goalkeeper Petr Cech have been included in the Czech Republic squad for the 2014 World Cup qualifier against Italy next month. The Czechs need to do well in the June 7 game in Prague to keep their hopes alive to qualify for the tournament in Brazil. Italy leads Group B of European qualifying with a three-point ad... Thu, 23 May 2013 11:50:32 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2104956-rosicky-cech-czech-squad-italy-qualifier.html 2013-05-23T11:50:32Z