Juventus will be looking to provisionally take over the lead in Serie A when it visits Livorno on Saturday, a day before Roma hosts Cagliari. Juventus beat third-place Napoli before the international...

Cristiano Ronaldo can continue to boost his Ballon d'Or credentials as the Spanish league returns for the 13th round of games. Defending champion Barcelona, on the other hand, is missing a number...

The Bundesliga resumes with the biggest match of the season so far when defending champion and front-runner Bayern Munich visits closest challenger Borussia Dortmund on Saturday in a repeat of the...

They are some of the biggest names in football, or on the verge of becoming a star, but they won't be playing at the World Cup next year.   Here is a look at five players whose absence...

Cristiano Ronaldo put his enormous talent on display with a hat trick in World Cup qualifying, and the reward may be the Ballon d'Or after a voting deadline extension on Wednesday improved his...

UEFA is investigating six Europa League clubs for failing to pay debts on time.   UEFA says they are: Skonto (Latvia), Slask Wroclaw (Poland), Vitoria Guimaraes (Portugal), Pandurii Targu...

Uruguay claimed the 32nd and final place at next year's World Cup in Brazil with a 0-0 draw against Jordan in the second leg of an intercontinental playoff Wednesday.   Uruguay, which...

Mexico qualified for the World Cup after beating New Zealand 4-2 in the second leg of an inter-continental playoff Wednesday, bringing an end to one of its most troubled and divisive...

Barcelona forward Lionel Messi has been presented with his third Golden Boot award for scoring the most goals in Europe's domestic leagues last season.   The 26-year-old Messi helped...

Sinisa Mihajlovic has been hired as Sampdoria coach after failing to guide Serbia to the World Cup.   The Serie A club made the announcement on its website on Wednesday, nine days after...