Cesar Azpilicueta seized on a defensive blunder and Juan Mata scored a slick second as Chelsea dumped Premier League leader Arsenal out of the League Cup with a 2-0 victory at its London rival on...

Cesc Fabregas scored two goals and played a part in Alexis Sanchez's opener to steer Barcelona to a 3-0 victory at Celta Vigo on Tuesday and keep the pressure on the Spanish league leader's...

Inter Milan's winless streak at Atalanta was extended to 5 ½ years with a 1-1 draw on Tuesday in Serie A.   Ricardo Alvarez gave Inter the lead in the 16th minute with a shot from...

Real Madrid has asked FIFA president Sepp Blatter to apologize for making fun of Cristiano Ronaldo.   Blatter recently told an audience at Oxford University that Ronaldo "is like a...

Reduced to backup in the Spanish league, Iker Casillas will be Real Madrid's starting goalkeeper in the Copa del Rey plus the Champions League.   Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti tells...

Here are five things to know about this week's Italian league games:   ___   NINE AND COUNTING   With a record nine straight wins to start the Serie A season, Roma is...

Here are five things to know about this week's Spanish league matches:   ___   SO FAR, SO GOOD   Barcelona coach Gerardo Martino has, modestly, suggested he has not...

Lionel Messi, Franck Ribery, Cristiano Ronaldo, Gareth Bale and Neymar are among 23 candidates on the short list for the Ballon d'Or announced by FIFA on Tuesday.   Ribery, who won...

The agency marketing Champions League commercial rights says clubs will be "happy" with projected prize money increases through 2018.   Switzerland-based TEAM Marketing is...

Franck Ribery has settled down in the Bavarian capital so well that he looks right at home even in the ridiculous lederhosen he and his Bayern Munich teammates don for the annual junket at the...