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Vilanova returning to NY for more cancer treatment

Sat, 18 May 2013 09:11:04 -0400

BARCELONA, Spain - Barcelona coach Tito Vilanova will return to New York next week to "undergo further cancer treatment" after having a second tumor in two years removed from his throat in December.

Mascherano, Valdes back from injury for Barcelona

Sat, 18 May 2013 09:06:04 -0400

BARCELONA, Spain - Defender Javier Mascherano and goalkeeper Victor Valdes have recovered from injury and are available for Barcelona's remaining three games of the season.

Atletico wins Copa del Rey as Ronaldo ejected

Fri, 17 May 2013 20:42:15 -0400

MADRID - The Copa del Rey trophy could have been coach Jose Mourinho's parting gift for Real Madrid, or at least a consolation prize after a disappointing season filled with locker-room turmoil and failure in La Liga and the Champions League.

Atletico beats Real Madrid 2-1 to win Copa del Rey

Fri, 17 May 2013 20:30:30 -0400

MADRID - The Copa del Rey trophy was supposed to be coach Jose Mourinho's parting gift for Real Madrid, or at least a consolation prize after a season that will be remembered for his abrasive antics and his team's failure to win silverware.

UEFA lifts 2nd year of Malaga ban

Fri, 17 May 2013 20:03:56 -0400

MALAGA, Spain - European football's governing body has revoked the second year of the ban it had imposed on Malaga for not meeting its financial fair-play regulations.

Coach Ancelotti still tight-lipped on PSG future

Fri, 17 May 2013 11:15:19 -0400

SAINT-GERMAIN-EN-LAYE, France - Carlo Ancelotti has yet to decide whether he will stay on as Paris Saint-Germain coach - or even when to announce his decision - and is set to discuss his future with club president Nasser Al-Khelaifi on Sunday.

Spanish state prosecutor appealing Puerto verdict

Fri, 17 May 2013 05:17:15 -0400

MADRID - The Spanish state prosecutor's office is appealing the verdict in the Operation Puerto blood-doping case, including the decision to destroy hundreds of blood bags that anti-doping agencies had asked to be handed over for analysis.

Beckham brought credibility, visibility to MLS

Thu, 16 May 2013 19:09:03 -0400

Ask someone in Asia or Europe a decade ago what they knew about the Galaxy, and odds are the answer would have been limited to planets or stars. Nowadays, it's likely to include a reference to "Beckham's team," the Major League Soccer franchise in Los Angeles.

Beckham to retire from football at end of season

Thu, 16 May 2013 19:04:22 -0400

LONDON - David Beckham is retiring from soccer, ending a career in which he transcended the sport with forays into fashion and a marriage to a pop star that made him a global celebrity.

Exit Becks: David Beckham retiring at season's end

Thu, 16 May 2013 18:16:46 -0400

LONDON - End it like Beckham.

Beckham's role after retirement to remain global

Thu, 16 May 2013 14:13:45 -0400

PARIS - After David Beckham's long and distinguished football career ends on a remote plastic field in northwestern France, his life promises to be far more glamorous once he steps away from the game he loves.

Coetzee tells Spain: Drop pro-bullfighting law

Thu, 16 May 2013 13:23:13 -0400

LONDON - Nobel Literature laureate J.M. Coetzee has called on Spain to abandon plans to protect bullfighting, making a rare public appeal against what he called "an archaic form of entertainment."

David Beckham career highlights

Thu, 16 May 2013 11:30:16 -0400

LONDON - Highlights in the career of David Beckham, who said Thursday he will retire from football at the end of the season:

Nasri, Gourcuff back for Uruguay, Brazil matches

Thu, 16 May 2013 09:50:26 -0400

PARIS - France coach Didier Deschamps recalled midfielders Yoann Gourcuff and Samir Nasri on Thursday for two friendly matches against Uruguay and Brazil next month.

Drivers worried Pirelli tires are wearing too fast

Wed, 15 May 2013 14:33:18 -0400

BARCELONA, Spain - Tires shredded like paper, rubber flew everywhere and cars flitted in and out of pit lane like shoppers in a supermarket parking lot.

Eurozone's struggling economies mired in recession

Wed, 15 May 2013 14:06:39 -0400

The eurozone is stuck in recession - its longest since the euro was founded in 1999. The latest figures from the European Union's statistics office show that the economy of the 17 EU countries that use the euro shrank for a sixth straight quarter, slumping by 0.2 percent in the January-March period from the previous three months.

Dortmund quietly confident ahead of Wembley final

Wed, 15 May 2013 12:48:38 -0400

DORTMUND, Germany - Borussia Dortmund coach Juergen Klopp is well aware that most people expect Bayern Munich to win the teams' all-German Champions League final. All he wants is for his players to make the most of their chance.

Lionel Messi's hamstring injury hurting Barcelona

Wed, 15 May 2013 12:42:46 -0400

BARCELONA, Spain - Lionel Messi's hamstring injury has hurt more than just a muscle in the Argentine's right leg, and it's still smarting.

Dutch sociologist given Spain's Asturias prize

Wed, 15 May 2013 09:17:31 -0400

MADRID - A Dutch sociologist has been awarded Spain's Prince of Asturias social sciences prize for her work in the field of globalization and urban sociology.

Lionel Messi could miss rest of Barcelona season

Tue, 14 May 2013 11:29:06 -0400

MADRID - Lionel Messi's Barcelona season may be over because of a reoccurrence of a hamstring injury that has slowed him for more than a month.

Injured Messi could be done for season

Tue, 14 May 2013 10:27:06 -0400

MADRID - Lionel Messi could be done for the season after he was ruled out for up to three weeks because of his nagging hamstring injury, meaning he's set to fall short of breaking his own Spanish league scoring record.

Bayern has learned lessons from last season loss

Tue, 14 May 2013 09:31:38 -0400

MUNICH - Bayern Munich stars say the heart-breaking loss to Chelsea on penalties in last season's Champions League final at home strengthened the team's mental frame and determination to win everything this season.

Madrid court adjourns John Tomic case to October

Tue, 14 May 2013 05:24:18 -0400

MADRID - A Madrid court has postponed the trial of the father of Australian tennis player Bernard Tomic because the victim of an alleged assault was unable to attend a hearing.

Mancini pays price for City's stagnation

Tue, 14 May 2013 01:44:17 -0400

MANCHESTER, England - After ending Manchester City's long wait for silverware and tipping English football's balance of power to the blue half of the city, Roberto Mancini established the perfect platform to dominate the Premier League - and perhaps Europe - for years to come.

Man City fires Mancini 1 year after EPL title win

Mon, 13 May 2013 19:54:13 -0400

LONDON - Manchester City fired manager Roberto Mancini on Monday, exactly one year after he delivered the club's first English league title in 44 years.