Footbal News

September 25, 2017

Countdown begins to Catalonia independence bid

Barring an unexpected development, Spanish and Catalan authorities are headed for a head-on clash Sunday, when the regional ...

September 25, 2017

Villarreal fires coach Escriba after team's poor start

Villarreal has fired coach Fran Escriba after the team's disappointing start in the Spanish league, naming "B'' team coach ...

September 25, 2017

Napoli forward Milik out for 4 months again with knee injury

Napoli forward Arkadiusz Milik will again be sidelined for about four months after another knee injury. Milik had an ...

September 25, 2017

Ronaldo sends message to family of boy killed in earthquake

Soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo has sent a message of solidarity to the family of a young fan killed in Mexico's earthquake.

September 25, 2017

Valencia coach Marcelino pulls muscle celebrating winner

It was a bittersweet celebration for Valencia coach Marcelino after his team's winning goal against Real Sociedad in the ...

September 25, 2017

Atletico puts new stadium to the test in Champions League

A look at what's happening around the Champions League this week: ___ ATLETICO'S HOME SUCCESS Atletico Madrid will try to ...

September 25, 2017

Zaza strikes again as Valencia beats Real Sociedad 3-2

Simone Zaza added to his scoring streak with a late goal that gave unbeaten Valencia a 3-2 win at Real Sociedad in a ...

September 25, 2017

FIFA set to relax ban on war dead commemorations at games

FIFA is set to relax the rules that ban teams from commemorating non-sporting events at soccer matches in response to ...

September 24, 2017

AEK beats Olympiakos 3-2, stays top in Greece

AEK came back from 2-0 down to beat defending champion Olympiakos 3-2 Sunday in the Greek league. Petros Mantalos scored the ...

September 24, 2017

Saint-Etienne held at home by Rennes in French league

Saint-Etienne forward Jonathan Bamba salvaged a 2-2 home draw from the penalty spot against Rennes as the 10-time champions ...

September 24, 2017

Inconsistent Milan loses at Sampdoria; Inter and Lazio win

AC Milan's problems with consistency continued as a poor performance saw it lose 2-0 at Sampdoria in Serie A on Sunday.

September 24, 2017

Lucas Alario stars on Leverkusen debut in 3-0 win vs Hamburg

Three days after being cleared to play by FIFA, Argentine striker Lucas Alario scored one goal and set up another on his ...

September 24, 2017

Bjerregaard wins in Portugal for 1st European Tour title

Lucas Bjerregaard secured his first European Tour victory with a four-shot win at the Portugal Masters on Sunday after a ...

September 24, 2017

Brighton wins 1-0 to end Newcastle's winning streak

Newcastle still can't draw in the Premier League. The Magpies lost 1-0 at Brighton on Sunday to take their record to three ...

September 24, 2017

Bayern forgets Bundesliga troubles with beer at Oktoberfest

Bayern Munich players forgot about their troubles in the Bundesliga for a few hours with a visit to the traditional ...

September 23, 2017

Dybala scores again as Juventus wins 4-0, Napoli perfect too

Paulo Dybala continued his astonishing start to the season as he netted twice to help Juventus beat 10-man Torino 4-0 in a ...

September 23, 2017

Sporting Lisbon drops first points in draw at Moreirense

Sporting Lisbon dropped its first points of the Portuguese league after drawing at Moreirense 1-1 on Saturday. The result ...

September 23, 2017

Own goals help Barcelona win 3-0 at Girona to increase lead

Barcelona was helped by two own goals from Girona as it eased to a 3-0 win and kept its perfect record in the Spanish league ...

September 23, 2017

Barcelona gets 6th win in 6 rounds, Atletico beats Sevilla

Girona succeeded in stopping Barcelona star Lionel Messi from scoring. If only it could have avoided its own net as well.