France striker Thierry Henry's handled assist broke Irish hearts in Paris on Wednesday night, denying Giovanni Trapattoni's team a spot in World Cup 2010.
Italian giants Juventus and Roma have suffered blows with the news that star strikers Vincenzo Iaquinta and Francesco Totti have both undergone knee surgery.
New signing Diego inspired Juventus to a second successive win of the new Italian Serie A season, beating Roma 3-1 at the Stadio Olimpico on Sunday.
Didier Drogba delivered the knockout blow as Chelsea finally saw off Romanian challengers Cluj 2-1 to qualify for the last 16 of the Champions League as section runners-up behind Roma.
The players love them, the papers love them and in general, the public seems to have taken them to their hearts -- their excessive shopping habits notwithstanding.
Italian champions Inter Milan stretched their lead in Serie A after a 2-1 win over fellow title contenders Napoli combined with a 3-1 defeat for city rivals AC Milan at Palermo in Sunday's late game.
Chelsea missed out on sealing their place in the last 16 of the Champions League after being held to a 1-1 Group A draw in Bordeaux.
Roma are optimistic that captain Francesco Totti will be fit for the Italian Supercup match against Inter Milan on August 24 as he recovers from ruptured knee ligaments.
Roma captain Francesco Totti could miss the start of next season after having surgery on his injured right knee on Sunday.
Alessandro Diamanti dealt a crushing blow to AS Roma's hopes of lifting the Serie A title when he scored an 83rd minute equalizer for bottom club Livorno at the Stadio Olimpico.
France striker Thierry Henry's handled assist broke Irish hearts in Paris on Wednesday night, denying Giovanni Trapattoni's team a spot in World Cup 2010.
Italian giants Juventus and Roma have suffered blows with the news that star strikers Vincenzo Iaquinta and Francesco Totti have both undergone knee surgery.
New signing Diego inspired Juventus to a second successive win of the new Italian Serie A season, beating Roma 3-1 at the Stadio Olimpico on Sunday.
Didier Drogba delivered the knockout blow as Chelsea finally saw off Romanian challengers Cluj 2-1 to qualify for the last 16 of the Champions League as section runners-up behind Roma.
The players love them, the papers love them and in general, the public seems to have taken them to their hearts -- their excessive shopping habits notwithstanding.
Italian champions Inter Milan stretched their lead in Serie A after a 2-1 win over fellow title contenders Napoli combined with a 3-1 defeat for city rivals AC Milan at Palermo in Sunday's late game.
Chelsea missed out on sealing their place in the last 16 of the Champions League after being held to a 1-1 Group A draw in Bordeaux.
Roma are optimistic that captain Francesco Totti will be fit for the Italian Supercup match against Inter Milan on August 24 as he recovers from ruptured knee ligaments.
Roma captain Francesco Totti could miss the start of next season after having surgery on his injured right knee on Sunday.
Alessandro Diamanti dealt a crushing blow to AS Roma's hopes of lifting the Serie A title when he scored an 83rd minute equalizer for bottom club Livorno at the Stadio Olimpico.
Inter Milan retained their four-point advantage at the top of Serie A when they beat Fiorentina 2-0 on Sunday.
Roma have confirmed that Francesco Totti will not travel with the squad for Wednesday's Champions League return with Manchester United at Old Trafford.
Manchester United hope that England defender Rio Ferdinand will recover from a foot injury in time for Wednesday's Champions League clash with Roma at Old Trafford.
Roma captain Francesco Totti has been ruled out of Tuesday's first leg Champions League quarterfinal clash against Manchester United at the Olympic Stadium.
The Italian Serie A match between Juventus and Parma was postponed after a visiting supporter was run over and killed by a bus at a highway rest stop.
Serie A leaders Inter Milan and second-placed AS Roma were both held to 1-1 draws on Saturday to leave Inter four points clear at the top.
Is the balance in Italian football shifting south? After a week in which Roma collected three wins, including a stunning victory at Real Madrid in the Champions League, the signs are that the capital's principal club could be in the ascendancy.
Francesco Totti marked his 500th outing for Roma with a goal as the second-placed Serie A club trimmed Inter Milan's league lead to six points with a 2-0 win at Napoli on Sunday.
Captain Javier Zanetti saved Inter Milan's unbeaten Serie A record as he rifled home a stunning late volley to earn a 1-1 draw against second-placed Roma at the San Siro on Wednesday.
Francesco Totti and Alessandro Mancini fired a goal apiece to give Roma a come-from-behind 2-1 victory at Atalanta on Sunday which keeps their Serie A title hopes alive.
Francesco Totti returned from injury to score twice as Roma closed the gap on Italian leaders Inter Milan with a 2-0 win against 10-man Sampdoria on Saturday.
Italian champions Inter Milan extended their Serie A lead to seven points with a comfortable 2-0 win away to struggling Cagliari on Sunday night.
Defending champions Inter Milan maintained their grip on the Serie A title race with an emphatic 3-0 win over Lazio at the San Siro on Wednesday.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic will return to lead the Inter Milan attack as the Italians aim to clinch qualification for the Champions League knockout stages by beating Fenerbahce on Tuesday.
Francesco Totti is a big reason AS Roma is a contender in both Serie A and the Champions League. The Roman native has spent his entire 14-year career at the club and has become one of the most lethal scorers in the world. And even though he has retired from the Italian national team with a World Cup title under his belt, he's still giving club competition fits. World Soccer recently caught up with the 31-year-old striker.
Roma, a goal down in two minutes, went ahead three times before having to settle for a point in a 4-4 draw at home to Napoli in front of a half-empty Stadio Olimpico.
Wayne Rooney scored his first goal this season as Manchester United beat Roma 1-0 for a second successive victory in Champions League Group F.
Swedish striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored twice as Inter Milan beat Sampdoria 3-0 to move level on points with Serie A leaders Roma, who were held 2-2 at Fiorentina.
There was nowhere to hide for Roma last season, as the eyes of the football world witnessed the public humiliation of their 7-1 Champions League defeat at Manchester United.
AS Roma lifted Italy's Super Cup on Sunday after Daniele De Rossi's penalty 12 minutes from time gave them a 1-0 win over league champions Inter Milan.
Italy coach Roberto Donadoni has given a first senior call-up to AS Roma goalkeeper Gianluca Curci for Wednesday's friendly in Hungary.
Italy and Roma striker Francesco Totti has threatened to quit the Italian Players Association, in a row over the starting date of the next Serie A season.
Inter Milan missed the chance to clinch the Serie A title after they were handed their first league defeat of the season 3-1 by second-placed AS Roma on Wednesday.
No one told Francesco Totti that there is a path to superstardom that's quicker and smoother than others.
Roma denied Lyon a fourth consecutive Champions League quarterfinal place when they beat the five-times French champions 2-0 in the second leg of their first knockout round tie at the Gerland on Tuesday.
Inter Milan's record 17-match winning streak in Serie A came to an end when they were held 1-1 by Udinese on Wednesday.
Goals by Adriano and Hernan Crespo gave Serie A leaders Inter Milan an easy 2-0 win over Chievo on Sunday as Italy's top flight resumed with four matches played behind closed doors.
Roma cruised into the final of the Italian Cup when they swept aside AC Milan 3-1 to complete a 5-3 win on aggregate on Wednesday.
Roma captain Francesco Totti has hinted he may retire from international football.
Former Italian international striker Vincenzo Montella has joined English Premier League side Fulham on loan from Roma until the end of the season.
Inter Milan claimed their 10th consecutive league triumph on Wednesday, a 2-0 win at Lazio maintaining their seven-point lead in Serie A.
Goals by Marco Materazzi and Zlatan Ibrahimovic gave Serie A leaders Inter Milan a 2-0 victory over Messina on Sunday as they set a club record with their ninth straight league win.
Roma captain Francesco Totti has been ruled out of Tuesday's crucial Champions League tie against Valencia -- a match in which the Italian side need a point to clinch qualification into the last 16.
Francesco Totti scored twice as Roma won 2-1 at AC Milan on Saturday to move within a point of joint leaders Inter Milan and Palermo.
Valencia qualified for the knockout phase of the Champions League after twice coming from a goal down to claim a 2-2 draw at Shakhtar Donetsk in Group D on Tuesday.
Serie A leaders Inter Milan and Palermo enjoyed victories on Wednesday while AC Milan returned to winning ways with a 1-0 triumph at Chievo.
Valencia took charge of Champions League Group D on Wednesday after a 2-1 victory over Roma in a high-quality match at the Mestalla.
Italy coach Roberto Donadoni will call up Francesco Totti for the crunch Euro 2008 qualifier against Ukraine next month despite the striker's reluctance to return for the world champions.
Luca Toni scored twice as Italy brushed aside Ukraine 3-0 in Hamburg to cruise into the World Cup semifinals.
Italy coach Marcello Lippi said striker Andriy Shevchenko would not be the sole threat to his side when they face Ukraine in the World Cup quarterfinal on Friday.
Francesco Totti scored a penalty in the last minute of stoppage time to give 10-man Italy a 1-0 win over Australia in the World Cup second round on Monday.
Goals from Andrea Pirlo and Vincenzo Iaquinta gave Italy a 2-0 victory over Ghana in an entertaining World Cup Group E match.
Italy defender Alessandro Nesta has been cleared to play in Monday's World Cup Group E match against Ghana in Hanover.
Italy stretched their unbeaten run to 18 matches with a 0-0 draw against fellow- World Cup finalists Ukraine in a friendly match played in Lausanne.
World Cup finalists Switzerland and Italy shared a 1-1 draw in a warm-up match in Geneva on Wednesday.
Inter Milan retained the Italian Cup on Thursday after a 3-1 second leg win gave them a 4-2 aggregate victory over Roma.
Holders Inter Milan gained the upper hand over Roma in the Italian Cup final on Wednesday, scoring a precious away goal in a 1-1 first leg draw at the Olympic stadium.
Inter Milan coach Roberto Mancini, under-fire for a disappointing season domestically and in Europe, sends his side into the Italian Cup final against AS Roma with his future at the San Siro on the line.
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Italy midfielder Gennaro Gattuso has pulled out of Wednesday's Florence friendly against Germany due to a thigh injury, the Italian Football Federation said on its website on Monday.
AS Roma captain Francesco Totti broke an ankle as his side equaled the all-time Serie A record of 10 wins in a row by beating Empoli 1-0 on Sunday.
Striker Francesco Totti and goalkeeper Angelo Peruzzi have been ruled out of Italy's two friendly matches against the Netherlands and Ivory Coast.
Scotland came within 15 minutes of beating Italy for the first time in 40 years before an equalizer by substitute Fabio Grosso salvaged a 1-1 draw for the European Group Five leaders in Glasgow on Saturday.
Temperamental Roma captain Francesco Totti on Tuesday extended his contract with the Serie A club.
A late goal from Francesco Totti took Roma into the final of the Italian Cup after a 2-1 win over Udinese.
An 85th-minute strike from defender Valerio Bertotto gave Udinese a 1-1 draw at AS Roma in their Italian Cup semifinal first leg on Wednesday.
Francesco Totti was hit with a five-match ban on Thursday following his sending off for violent conduct in Roma's 2-0 defeat by Siena on Wednesday.
Andrea Pirlo scored from two free kicks as Italy beat Scotland 2-0 in Milan to take control of their European World Cup qualifying group.
Sampdoria's veteran striker Francesco Flachi scored a hat-trick in a 3-2 Serie A defeat of Reggina helping his side to join fourth-placed Udinese on 41 points.
Nine-time European champions Real Madrid risk slipping out of the Champions League with barely a whimper on Wednesday when they take on AS Roma at a deserted Olympic Stadium.
Udinese took a firm grip on third place in Serie A by picking up their fourth successive away win with a 2-1 victory at Livorno.
Real Madrid's Spain striker Raul scored his 48th Champions League goal on Wednesday to move within one of the all-time European scoring record held by Alfredo Di Stefano.
Lecce extended their excellent start to the Serie A season with a 4-1 win at Messina, while Lazio crashed 3-1 at Parma.
Michael Owen scored his first goal for Real Madrid on Tuesday to lead the nine-times European champion to an edgy win over Dynamo Kiev 1-0 in Group B of the Champions League.
Francesco Totti scored twice as Italy got their World Cup qualifying campaign back on track with a 4-3 victory over Belarus in a remarkable group five game.
Roma coach Rudi Voeller has resigned after the troubled club fell to a 3-1 Serie A defeat by a Bologna side forced to play for 40 minutes with just nine men.
Real Madrid chief Florentino Perez wants to recruit one of the world's top stars before next season after his landslide victory in Sunday's presidential election.
Croatian striker Ivica Olic, who tested positive for a banned substance, and Swiss striker Alexander Frei, who was alleged to have spat at England's Steven Gerrard, will face no sanction, UEFA has ruled.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic struck a late goal to give Sweden a battling 1-1 draw with a vastly-improved Italy side in an absorbing Group C clash on Friday.
Italy have decided not to appeal Francesco Totti's three-match ban for spitting at Denmark's Christian Poulsen during their Euro 2004 clash on Monday.
Francesco Totti, the star player for Italy's national football team, has been suspended for three games for spitting at a Danish opponent during a Euro 2004 match.
UEFA have charged Italian playmaker Francesco Totti with "gross unsporting conduct" for spitting at Denmark's Christian Poulsen in Monday's Euro 2004 draw.
Denmark's European Championship goal drought continued in a 0-0 draw against a disappointing Italy in the Group C opener in Guimaraes on Monday.
Brazilian international defender Roberto Carlos has extended his contract with Real Madrid until June 2007, the Primera Liga club said on Friday.
Italy completed their Euro 2004 preparations in style with a 4-0 win over African champions Tunisia.
Francesco Totti has threatened to quit Roma unless they make squad improvements over the summer.
Serie A leaders AC Milan were the big winners when Lazio and second-placed AS Roma drew the replayed Rome derby 1-1 at the Stadio Olimpico.
Italian politicians on Monday claimed the rioting that led to the abandonment of Sunday's clash between Roman rivals Roma and Lazio was pre-organized by hardcore supporters from both sides.
Francesco Totti, Christian Vieri and Alessandro Del Piero were the key attackers in Italy's squad named for the midweek friendly against the Czech Republic by coach Giovanni Trapattoni.
Real Madrid coach Carlos Queiroz has placed Premier League strikers Thierry Henry and Ruud van Nistelrooy at the top of his summer signing wish list.
Serie A leaders AS Roma conceded a late goal to Udinese in a 1-1 draw on Sunday as AC Milan, who thrashed bottom club Ancona 5-0, moved to within one point.
Two superb goals by captain Francesco Totti helped AS Roma to a 3-1 home victory over Sampdoria, giving them the Serie A halfway lead with a record 42 points.
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