Fresh off his Ballon d'Or triumph, Cristiano Ronaldo and his Real Madrid teammates start the second half of the Spanish season looking to put pressure on leaders Barcelona and Atletico...

Right after getting Lionel Messi back from injury, Barcelona lost Neymar for three-to-four weeks because of a right ankle sprain.   The Brazil striker was hurt in Thursday's 2-0 Copa del...

Clarence Seedorf has signed a 2 ½-year contract at Milan ahead of his first training session in charge of the Serie A club.   Seedorf, who replaces the fired Massimiliano Allegri,...

England will prepare for the World Cup with friendly matches in Miami against Ecuador and Honduras in June.   The English Football Association says the friendlies will be at the Miami...

Benfica says it has sold midfielder Nemanja Matic back to Chelsea at a healthy profit.   The Portuguese club said in a statement to the Lisbon stock exchange Wednesday it sold the Serbian...

FIFA selected World Cup final referee Howard Webb as one of the 25 who will officiate at this year's tournament in Brazil.   Webb, who showed 14 yellow cards and one red card in a...

Clarence Seedorf said Tuesday he will take over as the new coach at Milan, replacing Massimiliano Allegri who was fired the day before.   Seedorf made the announcement at...

Argentina striker Sergio Aguero will return from a month out with a calf injury in Manchester City's third-round replay against Blackburn in the FA Cup on Wednesday.   City manager...

Arsenal scored two goals in the space of 59 seconds on its way to a 2-1 win over Aston Villa that put the visitors back on top of the Premier League on Monday.   Jack Wilshere's...

Inter were held to a 1-1 draw at home to Chievo Verona in Serie A as an incorrectly disallowed goal saw its poor run continue on Monday.   Chievo took the lead in the eighth minute when...