Portsmouth and second-flight underdogs Cardiff provide the most unlikely FA Cup final pairing in years when they meet to decide the winner of the 127th edition of football's oldest competition at Wembley on Saturday.
First Blood to Manchester United, as goals from Cristiano Ronaldo and Ryan Giggs made them the John Rambo to Chelsea's bumbling small town sheriff in last Sunday's EPL finale. At the moment it's anyone's guess who'll play the muscle-bound Vietnam veteran, and who'll be the hapless Vietnamese soldiers in next week's sequel.
Manchester City have claimed a place in the UEFA Cup next season after holding off fellow Premier League side Fulham in the English Fair Play table.
When Manchester United hired Scottish manager Alex Ferguson from Aberdeen in 1986, it was with two interlinked goals in mind: to bring the English league title to Old Trafford for the first time in almost 20 years, and to challenge the grip which their northwest rivals Liverpool had held over domestic football for more than a decade.
Bankrolled by one of the world's wealthiest companies, Zenit St. Petersburg now have the silverware that means the Russian club's aspirations to be a major force in European football will be taken seriously.
Germany coach Joachim Loew has dropped Valencia goalkeeper Timo Hildebrand from his provisional squad for the European Championship.
Deco has confirmed that he will leave Barcelona for an English or Italian team in the Euopean summer.
Manchester United star Cristiano Ronaldo has caused a storm of speculation about his future after revealing that he still wants to play in Spain at some stage.
Inter Milan striker Adriano will return to the Brazilian national team for two World Cup qualifiers against Argentina and Paraguay next month, the Brazilian Soccer Confederation said Thursday.
England international defender Rio Ferdinand has put pen to paper on a new long-term deal with Manchester United which contractually ties him to Old Trafford until 2013.
Portsmouth and second-flight underdogs Cardiff provide the most unlikely FA Cup final pairing in years when they meet to decide the winner of the 127th edition of football's oldest competition at Wembley on Saturday.
First Blood to Manchester United, as goals from Cristiano Ronaldo and Ryan Giggs made them the John Rambo to Chelsea's bumbling small town sheriff in last Sunday's EPL finale. At the moment it's anyone's guess who'll play the muscle-bound Vietnam veteran, and who'll be the hapless Vietnamese soldiers in next week's sequel.
Manchester City have claimed a place in the UEFA Cup next season after holding off fellow Premier League side Fulham in the English Fair Play table.
When Manchester United hired Scottish manager Alex Ferguson from Aberdeen in 1986, it was with two interlinked goals in mind: to bring the English league title to Old Trafford for the first time in almost 20 years, and to challenge the grip which their northwest rivals Liverpool had held over domestic football for more than a decade.
Bankrolled by one of the world's wealthiest companies, Zenit St. Petersburg now have the silverware that means the Russian club's aspirations to be a major force in European football will be taken seriously.
Germany coach Joachim Loew has dropped Valencia goalkeeper Timo Hildebrand from his provisional squad for the European Championship.
Deco has confirmed that he will leave Barcelona for an English or Italian team in the Euopean summer.
Manchester United star Cristiano Ronaldo has caused a storm of speculation about his future after revealing that he still wants to play in Spain at some stage.
Inter Milan striker Adriano will return to the Brazilian national team for two World Cup qualifiers against Argentina and Paraguay next month, the Brazilian Soccer Confederation said Thursday.
England international defender Rio Ferdinand has put pen to paper on a new long-term deal with Manchester United which contractually ties him to Old Trafford until 2013.
Russia is becoming a growing force in European club soccer.
Former Tottenham manager Martin Jol has been appointed as the new head coach of Bundesliga side Hamburg.
Czech Republic coach Karel Bruckner has included uncapped striker Vaclav Sverkos in his preliminary European Championship squad.
Sebastian Coe, who masterminded London's successful bid for the 2012 Olympics, wants Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson to take charge of the Great Britain team at the Games.
Veteran striker Henrik Larsson is making a surprise return to the international arena after being named in Sweden's squad for the European Championship finals.
Patrick Mueller has been named in Switzerland's provisional 26-man squad for Euro 2008, despite not having played an official match all season.
Inter Milan midfielder Maniche is the surprise absentee from Luiz Felipe Scolari's 23-man Portugal squad for Euro 2008.
Germany and Denmark have joined England as the nations with an extra place in next season's UEFA Cup.
John Terry insists he will skipper Chelsea in next week's Champions League final against Manchester United despite dislocating an elbow in his club's final league game of the season.
Every promising Manchester United winger since the mid-1970s has been labeled the 'new George Best' -- a wholly unfair tag, not just to the player concerned but to the late great Northern Irish international who dazzled the world with the quickest feet the modern game has ever seen.
Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson had barely finished celebrating his side's 10th Premier League title in 16 years when thoughts turned to the Champions League final showdown with Chelsea.
Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson insists that no team can dominate English soccer.
Diego Forlan scored the only goal of the game as Atletico Madrid beat Deportivo La Coruna 1-0 on Sunday in the penultimate round of Spanish league matches.
Celtic captain Stephen McManus and top scorer Scott McDonald were on target as Celtic beat Hibernian 2-0 to stretch their lead over Rangers at the top of the Scottish Premier League to four points.
David Beckham was named in England's squad for friendly games against the United States and Trinidad and Tobago as coach Fabio Capello keeps faith with the veteran Los Angeles Galaxy midfielder.
Christian Panucci and Daniele De Rossi scored to lead AS Roma to a 2-1 victory over Atalanta and move within one point of Serie A leaders Inter Milan with one round left in the season.
Manchester United claimed their 10th Premier League title with a 2-0 victory at Wigan Athletic on a dramatic final day of the season.
Galatasaray beat Genclerbirligi Oftas 2-0 on Saturday to clinch their 17th Turkish league title.
Alex Ferguson believes goal difference will prove the crucial factor as his Manchester United side close on a 10th Premier League crown with only Chelsea standing in their way in the final round of matches on Sunday.
Werder Bremen thrashed Hannover 6-1 to consolidate second place in the Bundesliga while Duisburg and Hansa Rostock were relegated on Saturday.
Newcastle manager Kevin Keegan survived a showdown meeting with club owner Mike Ashley on Friday and pledged he would continue to speak his mind over the team's chances of winning titles.
Manchester City are set to land a place in next season's UEFA Cup after the award of an extra place to English Premier League sides.
Holders AS Roma drew 1-1 with Sicilians Catania on Thursday to earn a spot in the Coppa Italia final against Inter Milan for a fourth straight year.
Sergio Aguero and Diego Forlan fired first-half goals as fourth-place Atletico Madrid claimed a vital 2-0 victory over Espanyol in the Spanish league on Thursday.
I've lost count of how many times I've heard friends and family whine to me about how foreign a sport soccer is. It's futile to get defensive because they're wrong and right at the same time.
Barcelona president Joan Laporta has announced that former captain Pep Guardiola will replace Frank Rijkaard as team coach at the end of the season.
Real Madrid's 4-1 humiliation of bitter rivals Barcelona in 'El Clasico' was really just the icing on the cake for Bernd Schuster's side this season -- a season where domestic dominance has increased yet a return to the top of the European tree appears to be as far away as ever.
Sven-Goran Eriksson could be headed back to Benfica for a third spell as manager of the Portuguese club.
Real Madrid celebrated their 31st Spanish league title by humbling arch-rivals Barcelona with a 4-1 win in the Santiago Bernabeu stadium on Wednesday night.
Real Madrid celebrated its 31st Spanish league title with a 4-1 victory over FC Barcelona on Wednesday, getting goals from Raul Gonzalez, Arjen Robben, Gonzalo Higuain and Ruud van Nistelrooy to sweep the classic derby series for the first time in 24 years.
Barry Ferguson gave UEFA Cup finalists Rangers a lift in the Scottish Premier League title race by claiming the only goal of the game against Motherwell at Ibrox.
Hugo Almeida was on target as nine-man Werder Bremen edged Hamburg SV 1-0 Wednesday and reclaimed second place in the Bundesliga with an automatic slot in the Champions League at stake.
Arsene Wenger is sad Mathieu Flamini did not share his vision for Arsenal's future, but is convinced there are enough "winners" left in the squad to prove him right next season.
Schalke cruised to a 3-0 Bundesliga victory at Bochum on Tuesday to lift them up to second place in the table and seal their Champions League berth for next season.
Scottish Football Association hierarchy have declined to ease Rangers' crowded fixture schedule as the club bids to land the nation's first European title for a quarter of a century.
Dutch coach Marco van Basten has named Real Madrid forwards Ruud van Nistelrooy and Arjen Robben in his preliminary 30-man squad for Euro 2008.
Arsenal midfielder Mathieu Flamini has signed a four-year deal at AC Milan, the Italian giants announced on their official Web site on Monday.
Chelsea made sure the Premier League title race will be decided on the final day of the season as second half goals from Michael Ballack and Florent Malouda gave them 2-0 win at Newcastle on Monday.
All fans traveling to the Champions League final in Moscow on May 21 can use their match tickets as visas.
Croatia coach Slaven Bilic included attacking midfielders Luka Modric and Niko Kranjcar in his 25-player squad for the European Championship which was announced on Monday.
Arsenal midfielder Mathieu Flamini underwent medical tests with AC Milan on Monday and was expected to sign a four-year contract with the club.
Bayern Munich will play in front of their own fans as new Bundesliga champions when they entertain Arminia Bielefeld on Wednesday but the visitors will be keen to spoil the party atmosphere because they are in urgent need of points to stave off relegation.
Bayern Munich clinched the Bundesliga championship on Sunday, completing the German double with a 0-0 draw at VfL Wolfsburg.
Real Madrid clinched the Spanish championship for the second successive season with a dramatic 2-1 victory at Osasuna on Sunday night.
Former leaders Rangers faltered again in the Scottish title chase as they were held to a 0-0 draw by Hibernian on Sunday and trail leaders and arch Glasgow rivals Celtic by seven points.
Fernando Torres equaled a long-standing Liverpool goalscoring record and Arsenal's Niklas Bendtner grabbed a late headed winner as their respective teams secured 1-0 wins in the Premier League on Sunday.
Inter Milan will have to wait at least one more week for their third straight Serie A championship after losing to arch city rivals AC Milan 2-1 on Sunday.
Bayern Munich need a point at Wolfsburg on Sunday to regain the Bundesliga title after second-placed Werder Bremen cut their lead to nine points by winning 2-0 at Energie Cottbus.
Atletico Madrid's 18-year-old midfielder Ignacio Camacho scored twice as his side strengthened their bid to play in the Champions League by beating Recreativo Huelva 3-0 and go five points clear of fifth-placed Racing Santander.
Manchester United took a massive step towards retaining the English Premier League title, crushing West Ham 4-1 on Saturday despite having Nani sent off in the first half.
First things first. Manchester United and Chelsea will end the season as two heavyweights duking it out. I, for one, love it. No, I'm not thrilled about an all-English final. I believe in parity, and clubs from one country dominating a competition as important as the Champions League doesn't promote that.
Chelsea vs. Manchester United: They're now in a two-horse race to be both English and European champions. With only two games left in the Premier League season, they're tied on points and, once that's resolved, they'll contest the small matter of the European Cup final on May 21 in Moscow.
Liverpool have made a bid to sign England midfielder Gareth Barry, according to his manager at Premier League rivals Aston Villa.
Manchester United star Cristiano Ronaldo has completed a notable awards double after being named Player of the Year by the English Football Writers' Association for the second year in a row.
Zenit St Petersburg booked their place in their first-ever UEFA Cup final in Manchester on May 14 after crushing Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich 4-0 in Russia on Thursday.
In a match billed as a showdown between football's brightest two young stars, it was a player with more than a decade's experience on either who stole the show.
After five days in which they have both beaten Manchester United to keep the English title race alive and overcome their Liverpool jinx in the Champions League, this may have been the week when Chelsea -- and manager Avram Grant in particular -- exorcized the ghost of Jose Mourinho.
English football fans hoping to travel to Moscow for this month's Champions League final between Manchester United and Chelsea face spiraling costs and an anxious wait for visas amid a simmering diplomatic row between the UK and Russia.
Real Madrid may not even need a victory at Osasuna on Sunday to win a record 31st Spanish league title.
Bayern Munich can finally claim the Bundesliga title this weekend.
Until recently, David Dein was one of the most powerful men in soccer. The former vice chairman of Arsenal was behind building one of the strongest brands in the game, ran the G-14 coalition of Europe's biggest clubs and, in 1996, hired a little-known Frenchman by the name of Arsène Wenger.
Wayne Rooney could return to Manchester United's line-up for their vital Premier League game at home to West Ham on Saturday.
Frank Rijkaard sees no reason to quit Barcelona even though a 1-0 loss to Manchester United on Tuesday night means a second straight season without a title of any kind.
Paul Scholes powered Manchester United into an all-English Champions League climax in Moscow on May 21 with the only goal of a tense semifinal clash against Barcelona at Old Trafford.
Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard looks set to return to the side for Wednesday's Champions League semifinal, second leg, against Liverpool at Stamford Bridge.
Substitute Emmanuel Adebayor struck his second hat-trick against Derby this season as Arsenal ran riot with a 6-2 Premier League victory at Pride Park.
Portugal international Cristiano Ronaldo has been named as England's top player by his peers for the second year in a row.
Barcelona coach Frank Rijkaard has confirmed that he expects AC Milan target Ronaldinho to leave the Nou Camp at the end of this season.
Manchester United striker Carlos Tevez has accused Chelsea staff of provoking Saturday's brawl at Stamford Bridge by abusing defender Patrice Evra.
Javier Saviola, Arjen Robben and Gonzalo Higuain all scored to help Real Madrid beat Athletic Bilbao 3-0 to maintain their 10-point lead at the top of the Primera Liga with four matches left.
Two goals from Franck Ribery helped Bayern Munich beat champions Stuttgart 4-1 on Sunday to move 12 points clear in the Bundesliga with just one point required from their last four games to seal a 21st German title.
Everton and Aston Villa shared a pulsating 2-2 draw as the race to reach the UEFA Cup looks set to go to the wire after a dramatic Goodison Park showdown between the fifth and sixth-placed clubs in the Premier League.
Roma kept the Serie A title race alive for another week at least with a 4-1 thrashing of Torino.
A makeshift Barcelona side fell to a 2-0 defeat at Deportivo La Coruna on Saturday -- meaning Real Madrid now have a chance to win the Primera Liga title on Sunday if results go their way.
Two goals from Michael Ballack, one a controversial late penalty, kept alive Chelsea's Premier League title hopes as they beat Manchester United 2-1 in a pulsating clash at Stamford Bridge.
Germany striker Kevin Kuranyi fired Schalke up to joint second in the Bundesliga, while Bayern Munich have a golden chance to put one hand on the league title if they beat Stuttgart on Sunday.
Tottenham have won the race to sign highly-rated Croatia midfielder Luka Modric for a fee believed to be in the region of £15.8 million (20 million euros).
Real Madrid can claim a 31st Spanish title success this weekend if they beat Athletic Bilbao and Barcelona and Villarreal fail to win.
Sir Alex Ferguson blamed fixture congestion for Manchester United's exit from the Champions League last season.
Bayern Munich will be without striker Miroslav Klose, defender Philipp Lahm and possibly goalkeeper Olive Kahn when they face Stuttgart on Sunday, knowing a win could give them the Bundesliga title.
Chelsea will go into Saturday's Premier League title showdown against Manchester United without grieving midfielder Frank Lampard, whose mother died on Thursday.
Bayern Munich are beginning to pay the price for the success that has kept them on target to pick up four trophies this season.
Bayern Munich defender Lucio headed into his own net to give Zenit St Petersburg a crucial away goal ahead of next week's return match in Russia, after Thursday night's UEFA Cup semifinal first leg ended in a 1-1 draw.
Cardiff City will represent England in next season's UEFA Cup should they beat Portsmouth in the FA Cup final next month, the English Football Association have decided.
We're halfway through the Champions League semifinals, and we've seen some bizarre behavior from the three participating English clubs.
Inter Milan fans would probably prefer it if the club clinched the Serie A title against rivals AC Milan in 10 days time.
Saturday's showdown between Chelsea and Manchester United could well decide who wins the English Premier League title. It could also be a rehearsal for the Champions League final.
Cristiano Ronaldo vowed to bounce back with a goal in the second leg of the Champions League semifinal following his penalty miss in Manchester United's 0-0 draw away to Barcelona on Wednesday night.
Cristiano Ronaldo missed an early penalty as Manchester United earned a 0-0 draw in the first leg of the Champions League semifinal at Barcelona's Nou Camp stadium on Wednesday night.
Going for a quadruple is not easy -- as Scottish side Rangers are discovering.

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