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Seattle Sounders facing long, odd road trip

Thu, 23 May 2013 14:08:08 -0400

TUKWILA, Washington - Two games in six days going back-and-forth to Southern California was going to be enough of a travel challenge for the Seattle Sounders. Then U.S. Soccer decided to throw a major detour into the Sounders travel plans.

Milan signs defender Zapata on permanent deal

Thu, 23 May 2013 13:03:38 -0400

MILAN - AC Milan has completed the signing of Colombian defender Cristian Zapata from Villarreal on a permanent three-year deal on Thursday.

45 people indicted in Hungary in match-fixing scam

Thu, 23 May 2013 11:57:20 -0400

BUDAPEST, Hungary - Hungarian prosecutors have indicted a Singaporean businessman known as Dan Tan and 44 Hungarians suspected of being involved in an international match-fixing conspiracy.

Bayern, Dortmund take rivalry to new level

Thu, 23 May 2013 10:48:04 -0400

LONDON - Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund will take their increasingly acrimonious rivalry to a new level Saturday in the first all-German Champions League final.

UEFA introduces minimum ban for racist abuse

Thu, 23 May 2013 10:39:13 -0400

LONDON - The UEFA executive committee on Thursday ratified a 10-match minimum ban for racist abuse by players or officials.

Court orders Atletico Madrid pay $13 million debt

Thu, 23 May 2013 10:33:03 -0400

MADRID - 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.

David Beckham bids au revoir to football

Thu, 23 May 2013 09:28:33 -0400

PARIS - David Beckham will give the world one last chance to see him on a football field on Sunday.

Column: German domination of football? Not quite

Thu, 23 May 2013 09:26:45 -0400

PARIS - In football, is Germany a nation of chokers?

Rio Ferdinand signs new 1-year deal with MU

Thu, 23 May 2013 09:21:03 -0400

MANCHESTER, England - Rio Ferdinand has signed a new one-year contract with Manchester United that will take him into a 12th season at Old Trafford.

Barcelona extends Adriano's deal through to 2017

Thu, 23 May 2013 09:00:21 -0400

BARCELONA, Spain - Barcelona has renewed defender Adriano's contract through to 2017 and added a buyout clause at 90 million euros ($116 million).

Germany's Volker Finke appointed coach of Cameroon

Thu, 23 May 2013 08:17:15 -0400

DOUALA, Cameroon - Volker Finke has been appointed coach of the Cameroon national team to replace Jean-Paul Akono, taking charge of the struggling African power.

Rosicky, Cech in Czech squad for Italy qualifier

Thu, 23 May 2013 07:51:15 -0400

PRAGUE - 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.

Werder Bremen signs striker Petersen from Bayern

Thu, 23 May 2013 06:59:07 -0400

BREMEN, Germany - Striker Nils Petersen will remain in Bremen and not return to Bayern Munich after signing a four-year deal with Werder on Thursday.

France calls up Lacazette to replace injured Menez

Thu, 23 May 2013 06:37:21 -0400

PARIS - France coach Didier Deschamps has called up Lyon forward Alexandre Lacazette for the first time to replace the injured Jeremy Menez for next month's friendly matches against Uruguay and Brazil.

Werder Bremen wants Robin Dutt as coach

Thu, 23 May 2013 06:32:07 -0400

FRANKFURT, Germany - Werder Bremen wants Robin Dutt to become the Bundesliga club's new coach.

Nico Rosberg quickest in 1st Monaco GP practice

Thu, 23 May 2013 05:53:07 -0400

MONACO - Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg posted the fastest time in the first practice session of the Monaco Grand Prix on Thursday.

Japan's Honda, Kagawa picked for WCup qualifier

Thu, 23 May 2013 05:20:24 -0400

TOKYO - Keisuke Honda and Shinji Kagawa were picked Thursday in Japan's 26-man squad for the 2014 World Cup qualifier against Australia next month.

Ocean not all that separates US, European fans

Thu, 23 May 2013 03:10:53 -0400

Imagine Derek Jeter leading the New York Yankees off the field because opposing fans were yelling racial slurs and throwing bananas at his team. Or a game between the Miami Heat and Chicago Bulls halted because of unrelenting race-baiting from the crowd.

Korea, Japan dominance eroded in Asian football

Thu, 23 May 2013 01:18:28 -0400

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korea and Japan's domination of eastern Asian football is being further eroded, judging by the make-up of the quarterfinalists in this season's Asian Champions League.