Footbal News

September 24, 2018

Bayern toasting Bundesliga dominance ahead of Oktoberfest

Bayern Munich's rivals appear to have thrown in the towel already. "Bayern's superiority is striking," Schalke general ...

September 24, 2018

Players' union reiterates disapproval of league match in US

The Spanish players' association remains against the league's plan to play a regular-season match in the United States ...

September 24, 2018

Greek police arrest 8 over attack on government lawmaker

Greek police say they have arrested eight people on suspicion of involvement in a mob attack by alleged far-rightists on a ...

September 24, 2018

Agnelli: New club competition important despite little value

A third European club competition will have "little commercial value," European Club Association chairman Andrea Agnelli said ...

September 24, 2018

APNewsBreak: France Football launches Women's Ballon d'Or

A woman will win the most prestigious individual trophy in soccer for the first time this year. Awarded every year by France ...

September 24, 2018

Not yet at the top of his game, but Ben Arfa is back

Hatem Ben Arfa is back on a football pitch and it's already proving a winning experience for the skillful winger. But the ...

September 24, 2018

Ancelotti putting his mark on Napoli; Roma struggling

Carlo Ancelotti is beginning to put his mark on Napoli. Ancelotti replaced Maurizio Sarri in the offseason and immediately ...

September 24, 2018

Sanchez spark still missing for Manchester United

After a rare tournament-free summer and with a full preseason under his belt, Alexis Sanchez was expected to be a key ...

September 24, 2018

Greece imports referees as fix for soccer violence

When Greek league rivals AEK Athens and PAOK Thessaloniki met last season, a disallowed goal late in the match — which was, ...

September 24, 2018

Galaxy beat Sounders for Kinnear's 1st win as interim coach

Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored his 18th goal of the season and Los Angeles beat the Seattle Sounders 3-0 on Sunday for Dominic ...

September 24, 2018

Ronaldo recovers from red card misery to help Juve win 2-0

Cristiano Ronaldo shrugged off the disappointment of his midweek sending off to score a late goal as Juventus preserved its ...

September 24, 2018

Germany lacked 'greed' to defend WC; France to heed lessons

More than two months after Germany's embarrassingly brief World Cup title defense, Joachim Loew offered a reason for the ...

September 24, 2018

Neymar gives jersey to crying boy as PSG beats Rennes 3-1

Neymar was whistled off the field on Sunday but showed he held no grudge against Rennes fans by giving his shirt to a young ...

September 23, 2018

Greek ruling party lawmaker attacked, hospitalized

Greek lawmaker Petros Konstantineas of the ruling left-wing Syriza party was attacked by far-rightists Sunday night after ...

September 23, 2018

Game paused as soccer fans protest esports

Soccer fans in Switzerland held up play by throwing tennis balls and games consoles on the field in an unusual protest ...

September 23, 2018

Leverkusen gets 1st Bundesliga win after losing opening 3

Bayer Leverkusen ended its three-game losing start to the Bundesliga with a 1-0 win over Mainz on Sunday. The unmarked Kai ...

September 23, 2018

Cech stars as Arsenal beats Everton 2-0 for 5th straight win

A fifth straight win. A first clean sheet. Even the sight of under-fire goalkeeper Petr Cech chipping the ball over an ...

September 23, 2018

Sarri needs 'maybe 1 year' as Chelsea's perfect start ends

Maurizio Sarri believes Chelsea is a year behind its Premier League rivals in the hunt for the title. A 0-0 draw at West Ham ...

September 23, 2018

Real Madrid president against Liga plan to play game in US

Real Madrid president Florentino Perez says that his team will not participate in the Spanish league's scheme to play ...