Five things to know about the Bundesliga ahead of this weekend's games:   ___   BACK STAGE AT BAYERN   Bayern Munich sporting director Mattias Sammer's criticism...

A total of 32 countries have proposed 39 different cities to host matches at the 2020 European Championship, UEFA said Friday.   The national associations — representing more than half...

Valencia and PSV Eindhoven slumped to humiliating home losses as the Europa League threw up some early surprises in the opening round of group-stage matches on Thursday.   Languishing near...

After the euphoric return, reality is biting for Jose Mourinho, and the Chelsea homecoming is quickly going sour.   Having already presided over the worst Premier League start in Roman...

Queens Park Rangers says Brazil goalkeeper Julio Cesar will be out injured for six to eight weeks.   Cesar underwent surgery after breaking a finger on his left hand in training on...

Lionel Messi scored a hat trick as Barcelona opened its Champions League campaign with a dominant 4-0 win over Ajax on Wednesday.   It was a different story for Jose Mourinho, though, as...

 Europe's 54 football nations are prepared to support switching the 2022 World Cup in Qatar from the summer heat, and would prefer playing in January.   European football leaders...

Malta captain Michael Mifsud has been signed to a one-year contract by the A-League's Melbourne Heart.   The 32-year-old striker has scored 37 goals in 99 games for Malta and also scored...

Bayern Munich opened the defense of its Champions League title with a comfortable 3-0 win over CSKA Moscow on Tuesday, while Cristiano Ronaldo scored a hat trick as Real Madrid thrashed Galatasaray...

A sports tribunal has removed a fourth-division club from the Brazilian league after its masseur stepped onto the field and made two key saves near the end of a match.   The tribunal also...