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September 29, 2016

Scotland punished after sick women's team refuses to play

UEFA has ordered Scotland to forfeit a women's Under-19 European Championship match for refusing to play because of a ...

September 29, 2016

UEFA fines Celtic for fans' Palestinian flags at Hapoel game

UEFA has fined Celtic 10,000 euros ($11,200) for fans displaying dozens of Palestinian flags at a Champions League game ...

September 29, 2016

UEFA punishes Legia with empty stadium for Real Madrid visit

Legia Warsaw must play Real Madrid in an empty stadium as punishment for fan violence and racist behavior at a Champions ...

September 29, 2016

Anti-racism group reports banana at Champions League game

Russian club FC Rostov is likely to face a UEFA disciplinary case for fan racism after a banana was thrown onto the field ...

September 29, 2016

After 25 years, Napoli is emerging from Maradona's shadow

Still attempting to climb out of Diego Maradona's shadow after 25 years in relative obscurity, Napoli appears to be on the ...

September 29, 2016

Argentina's Martino to manage Atlanta's MLS team

Gerardo Martino hasn't spent much time in the United States and admits that he needs to learn more English, yet the coach ...

September 29, 2016

Man City, Bayern winning streaks end in Champions League

In a fiercely competitive Champions League round on Wednesday, the 100 percent winning records of Pep Guardiola and Carlo ...

September 29, 2016

Cavani strikes twice to rally PSG to 3-1 win vs Ludogorets

Edinson Cavani struck twice in the second half to lift Paris Saint-German to a 3-1 victory over Ludogorets Razgrad in the ...

September 28, 2016

Rostov draws with PSV for first-ever Champions League point

Two goals from Dmitry Poloz gave Rostov its first-ever Champions League point on Wednesday in a 2-2 draw with PSV Eindhoven.

September 28, 2016

Atletico hands Bayern another Champions League loss in Spain

Bayern Munich's struggles in Spain continued on Wednesday with a 1-0 loss to Atletico Madrid in the Champions League.

September 28, 2016

No Higuain, no problem: Napoli beats Benfica 4-2 in CL

Not missing Gonzalo Higuain in the least, Napoli tightened its grip on Group B of the Champions League with a convincing 4-2 ...

September 28, 2016

City's winning run ends with 3-3 draw at Celtic

Manchester City came from behind three times to draw 3-3 at Celtic in a Champions League thriller on Wednesday that ended the ...

September 28, 2016

Dynamo Kiev holds Besiktas to 1-1 draw in Champions League

Substitute Viktor Tsygankov scored a second-half goal for Dynamo Kiev to salvage a 1-1 draw at Besiktas in the Champions ...

September 28, 2016

Barcelona beats Moenchengladbach 2-1 without Lionel Messi

Barcelona overcame the absence of Lionel Messi to come from behind and beat Borussia Moenchengladbach 2-1 in the Champions ...

September 28, 2016

Walcott brace guides Arsenal to 2-0 win over Basel

Theo Walcott's first-half goals and Alexis Sanchez's boundless energy helped Arsenal to a straightforward 2-0 win over Basel ...

September 28, 2016

Mourinho mindful of another backlash against Rooney

Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho may not start Wayne Rooney in the Europa League on Thursday, saying he wants to ...

September 28, 2016

Inexperienced Southgate given 1st shot at vacant England job

After the acrimonious departure of Sam Allardyce, England's national soccer team is temporarily in the hands of a man who ...

September 28, 2016

Granada parts ways with coach Jemez after 6 matches in Spain

Granada says coach Paco Jemez is leaving the club in "mutual agreement" after only six matches in the Spanish league.

September 28, 2016

Dinamo Zagreb player challenges 4-year doping ban at CAS

Dinamo Zagreb player Arijan Ademi is challenging his four-year ban for doping in the Champions League at the Court of ...