Barcelona coach Tito Vilanova underwent throat surgery on Thursday to treat the reappearance of a tumor on a saliva gland.   The Spanish club said his progress will mark his hospital stay,...

Champions League winner Chelsea was drawn to play Sparta Prague in the last 32 of the second-tier Europa League on Thursday.   Zenit St. Petersburg, the 2008 UEFA Cup winner, will face...

    Defending cup holders Napoli's miserable week continued as they crashed out of the Italian Cup on Wednesday after a 2-1 defeat at home to Bologna.   Panagiotis Kone...

    Chelsea scored five goals in a masterful second-half display to beat old rival Leeds 5-1 on Wednesday, setting up a meeting with Swansea in the semifinals of the League...

    Champions League favorite Barcelona and nine-time European champion Real Madrid are among nine former winners in the last-16 draw on Thursday.   Barcelona will find out...

    Mario Goetze scored a hat trick on Wednesday as defending champion Borussia Dortmund routed Hannover 5-1 in the German Cup to set up a quarterfinal at Bayern...

    Barcelona coach Tito Vilanova will have surgery for a throat ailment and undergo several weeks of chemotherapy, the club said Wednesday.   The 44-year-old coach, who had...

Arsenal has secured the futures of five key players, with Jack Wilshere, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Kieran Gibbs, Aaron Ramsey, and Carl Jenkinson signing new deals.   Arsenal has lost a...

World Cup and European champion Spain have completed a full year atop the FIFA rankings, and Brazil have plummeted to No. 18.   The 2014 World Cup host has dropped while playing only...

Bayern Munich overcame a red card for Franck Ribery to reach the quarterfinals of the German Cup with a 2-0 win at Augsburg on Tuesday.   Ribery set up Mario Gomez for Bayern's opening...