Footbal News

September 19, 2017

Retired soccer player Rio Ferdinand seeks boxing career

Former England and Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand is looking to become a professional boxer. The 38-year-old ...

September 18, 2017

Espanyol beats Celta Vigo 2-1 to snap winless La Liga streak

Espanyol scored twice in the first half then held on to defeat Celta Vigo 2-1 for its first win in the Spanish league on ...

September 18, 2017

Bayern Munich goalkeeper Manuel Neuer injures foot again

Bayern Munich goalkeeper Manuel Neuer has injured his left foot again and is facing another spell on the sidelines.

September 18, 2017

Wolfsburg hires Martin Schmidt after firing Andries Jonker

Wolfsburg has hired Martin Schmidt to coach the Bundesliga side as a swift replacement for Andries Jonker. Jonker was fired ...

September 18, 2017

European soccer: What to watch in the mid-week action

What to watch in the leading soccer competitions in Europe on Tuesday and Wednesday: ___ SPAIN Cristiano Ronaldo will return ...

September 18, 2017

Belgian champion Anderlecht fires Weiler after poor start

Belgian champion Anderlecht has parted company with coach Rene Weiler following a disappointing start to the season.

September 18, 2017

Germany's Schulz: committed European with a checkered past

Martin Schulz's route to becoming Angela Merkel's challenger for German chancellor has been strewn with highs and lows: ...

September 18, 2017

Dybala, Mertens score hat tricks in Juventus, Napoli wins

Paulo Dybala has repeatedly said he doesn't want to be likened to his more famous compatriot Lionel Messi but the comparisons ...

September 18, 2017

Lukaku compounds Everton's misery in Man United's 4-0 rout

When Romelu Lukaku slotted the ball into the Everton net, the Manchester United striker had no intention of holding back on ...

September 18, 2017

Porto beats Rio Ave 2-1 to stay perfect in Portugal

Porto beat Rio Ave 2-1 away from home on Sunday to claim its sixth win in six matches in the Portuguese league this season.

September 18, 2017

Neymar, Cavani argue over penalty as PSG keeps perfect start

Star forwards Neymar and Edinson Cavani argued over who should take a penalty kick as Paris Saint-Germain extended its ...

September 17, 2017

Backup Mayoral leads Real Madrid to 3-1 win at Sociedad

Little-used Borja Mayoral helped Real Madrid get back on track in the Spanish league on Sunday, scoring once and setting up ...

September 17, 2017

AEK beats Lamia 1-0 to take 2-point lead in Greek league

AEK took a two-point lead at the top of the Greek league after beating newcomer Lamia 1-0 Sunday. Lazaros Christodoulopoulos ...

September 17, 2017

Video ref helps Dortmund thrash Cologne in Bundesliga

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Maximilian Philipp and the video referee all struck twice as Borussia Dortmund routed Cologne in ...

September 17, 2017

Alaves coach Luis Zubeldia 1st manager fired in Liga season

Alaves coach Luis Zubeldia has become the first manager to be fired this season in the Spanish league. The former Argentine ...

September 17, 2017

Miserable return for Rooney as Man United routs Everton 4-0

Manchester United thrashed Everton 4-0 after scoring three goals in the final 10 minutes on a miserable return to Old ...

September 17, 2017

Chelsea held by Arsenal in Premier League in rare 0-0 draw

Chelsea was held to a 0-0 draw for the first time in almost 20 months on Sunday when Arsenal produced the type of disciplined ...

September 17, 2017

Barcelona's Dembele tears tendon, out 3-4 months

Barcelona will be without Ousmane Dembele, the most expensive signing in the history of the Spanish club, for at least three ...

September 17, 2017

Tempers fray over opportune goal in Germany's 3rd division

Tempers became frayed in Germany's third division amid accusations of bad sportsmanship in Carl Zeiss Jena's 2-2 draw with ...