Spanish underdogs Levante kept up their remarkable early-season form by beating Real Sociedad 3-2, their seventh successive victory, to stay top of La Liga.
Palermo edged Inter Milan 4-3 in a thriller in Sicily, while Juventus opened their new stadium in style by defeating Parma 4-1 in Sunday's Italian Serie A matches.
AS Roma became the first Italian soccer club to be owned by foreign investors on Saturday when an American group completed its takeover of the Serie A side.
Inter Milan's defense of their Serie A title may have taken a fatal blow with a 1-0 defeat at arch-rivals Juventus Sunday night.
When Rafa Benitez announced his Inter Milan team before the European champions' Group A Matchday Three fixture at home to Tottenham Hotspur on Oct. 20, the traveling fans could have been forgiven for some optimism. Instead of the Samuel Eto'o-Wesley Sneijder-Goran Pandev attacking trio playing behind Diego Milito that had won the Italians the trophy last season, Benitez picked Coutinho, an 18-year-old Brazilian, to play on the left, Jonathan Biabiany on the right, with Sneijder in the middle and Eto'o upfront.
Roma returned to the top of Serie A with a 2-1 victory at 10-man Parma on Saturday to keep the Italian title race on a knife edge.
Substitute Mario Balotelli scored a second-half equalizer to earn Inter Milan a 1-1 draw at Parma in their re-arranged Italian Serie A match on Wednesday.
Roma moved up to sixth place in the Serie A table after a 1-0 victory in the Rome 'derby' against city rivals Lazio.
Italian champions Inter Milan remain on course for a fifth straight title after moving eight points clear at the top with a 3-1 victory at Bologna on Saturday despite having Maicon sent off.
Flooding and landslides from tropical depression Parma have killed 186 people in the Philippines, authorities said Saturday.
updated: Sun Oct 11 2009 12:14:00
Richard Gordon of the Red Cross on recovery efforts for another round of flooding in the Philippines.
Flooding and resulting landslides killed 137 people Thursday and Friday in this nation's northern provinces, including Baguio City, Benguet Province and Mountain Province, the Office of Civil Defense in Cordillera said Friday.
Landslides unleashed by tropical depression Parma across the Philippine province of Benguet have killed at least 122 people and left 31 missing, officials said Friday.
Typhoon Parma crossed the northern tip of the already storm-battered Philippines over the weekend, triggering landslides that killed at least 12 people, local media reported Sunday.
updated: Mon Oct 05 2009 00:25:00
Typhoon Parma lashed parts of the Northern Philippines already hit hard by floods. CNN's Eunice Yoon reports
Typhoon Parma crossed the northern tip of the already storm-battered Philippines Saturday afternoon and early Sunday, killing three people, according to local media.
Thousands of Filipinos who live near coastlines and mountainous areas were evacuated Friday as the storm-battered country braced for Typhoon Parma, which is expected to make landfall Saturday.
Arturo Fidelino couldn't sleep.
updated: Fri Oct 02 2009 07:01:00
Typhoon Ketsana gained power over the ocean before slamming into the Vietnam. CNN's Arwa Damon reports.
Thousands of Filipinos who live near coastlines and mountainous areas were evacuated Friday as the storm-battered country braced for Typhoon Parma, which is expected to make landfall Saturday.
Inter Milan warmed up for Wednesday's Champions League blockbuster against Barcelona with a comfortable 2-0 Serie A victory over Parma on Sunday.
Parma have signed AC Milan's 18-year-old Alberto Paloschi in a co-ownership deal, the Serie B club announced on their Web site on Wednesday.
Inter Milan clinched a third successive Italian Serie A title in the final match of the season on Sunday, as Zlatan Ibrahimovic came off the bench to net both goals in a 2-0 win at Parma that condemned the home side to relegation.
Parma have stunningly sacked coach Hector Cuper with just one match of the Serie A season remaining.
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.
AS Roma made the most of some dreadful defending by Parma to collect a 4-0 home win which sent them within six points of Serie A leaders Inter Milan, who visit Napoli on Sunday.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored twice in the closing minutes to rescue Italian Seria A leaders Inter Milan from impending defeat and give them a 3-2 win at home to Parma.
Something unusual is going on in the pasta section of the largest supermarket in Parma, Italy, these days. All the pasta is still there, stacked on both sides of a tennis-court-length aisle in the center of the store. The dizzying choice, too, is the same as in many Italian supermarkets: dozens of shapes, sizes, and colors, ranging from banal penne and rigatoni to lumachine, shaped like tiny snail shells.
Inter Milan began their Serie A title defense with a 1-1 home draw with Udinese on Sunday after an Ivan Cordoba own goal in injury time, while AC Milan won 3-0 at promoted Genoa helped by Kaka's brace.
Dave Berman of Burlington, Vt., is our E-mailer of the Week, even though he only used his first name, but Andrew, who has a master's degree in detection from the Guadalajara School of Criminology, cleverly fished the entire thing off his e-mail address, and so now ... where was I? Oh yes, now I will answer the question from our award-winner.
Coach Claudio Ranieri has resigned as coach of Serie A club Parma.
Holders Sevilla disposed of Steaua Bucharest with a minimal amount of fuss winning 1-0 at home to progress to the last 16 of the UEFA Cup on Thursday.
Struggling Serie A side Parma have appointed Claudio Ranieri as their new coach, the club announced on Tuesday.
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.
Brazilian Mancini inspired AS Roma to a 2-1 home win over Parma in the first leg of their Italian Cup quarterfinal on Wednesday.
Feyenoord's UEFA Cup match with Tottenham Hotspur could be played behind closed doors following a UEFA decision to appeal against the Dutch club's recent punishment for crowd trouble.
Parma progressed to the quarterfinals of the Italian Cup when they beat Napoli 3-1 to complete a 3-2 win on aggregate on Thursday.
Holders Sevilla breezed into the last 32 of the UEFA Cup on Wednesday with a crushing 4-0 win at Switzerland's Grasshoppers.
Italian Serie A leaders Palermo achieved their fifth league win in a row when they brushed aside Torino 3-0 on Sunday.
Parma have appointed Stefano Pioli as their new coach, the Serie A club has announced on its website.
Juventus moved closer to their 29th Serie A title with a 2-1 home win over Palermo on Sunday.
Italian Serie A leaders Juventus were held to a 1-1 draw at home by AS Roma on Saturday allowing rivals AC Milan to cut their lead to eight points with a 3-1 victory over Fiorentina.
Champions Inter Milan edged into the quarterfinals of the Italian Cup when they came through a nervy 0-0 home draw with Parma to win 1-0 on aggregate.
AC Milan moved back into second place in Serie A with a thrilling 4-3 win over Parma on Sunday night.
Captain Craig Moore has been left out of the Australia squad for their World Cup playoff with Uruguay because of a hamstring injury.
Inter Milan put their Serie A title challenge back on track with a 3-0 home win over Lecce.
Former Portugal defender Fernando Couto has agreed to sign for Serie A club Parma after successfully completing a medical.
Parma, down to 10 men for the whole of extra time, beat Empoli 7-6 in a penalty shootout to advance to the fourth round of the Italian Cup and a tie against defending champions and Super Cup winners Inter Milan.
Parma won 2-0 at Bologna in the second leg of their Serie A relegation playoff on Saturday to secure top flight football for next season.
Igli Tare's 18th minute goal gave Bologna a 1-0 victory at Parma in the first leg of the Serie A relegation playoff game, which ended in tumult.
Australia's hopes of a bold showing at this month's Confederations Cup were hit Monday by confirmation that key midfielders Marco Bresciano and Vince Grella would not be released by their Italian club Parma.
CSKA Moscow became only the second Russian side to reach a European final as they crushed an under-strength Parma in the UEFA Cup semi-final.
Twice UEFA Cup winners Parma, fielding virtually a reserve team, drew 0-0 with CSKA Moscow in their UEFA Cup semi-final, first leg.
Parma coach Pietro Carmignani's preoccupation with his side's relegation battle will mean he again fields a weakened line-up for their UEFA Cup semifinal first leg clash against CSKA Moscow on Thursday.
AC Milan moved three points clear of Juventus at the top of Serie A, at least for 24 hours, after beating Parma 3-0.
Parma reached the semi-finals of the UEFA Cup on away goals after a 0-0 draw against Austria Vienna.
Polish international Sebastian Mila scored on the hour mark to earn Austria Vienna a 1-1 home draw with Parma in the first leg of their UEFA Cup quarter-final.
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.
Struggling Serie A side Parma were held to a goalless draw at home to Germany's VfB Stuttgart in the UEFA Cup third round, first leg on Wednesday.
Bologna racked up a third consecutive victory and moved into the top half of Italy's Serie A for the first time this season after a 3-1 win against Parma.
The president of beleaguered Serie A side Parma has announced that the sale of the northern-Italy club is being negotiated.
Real Madrid's board of directors have ratified the appointment of former Italy coach Arrigo Sacchi in a newly created post of director of football.
UEFA Cup holders Valencia have been drawn against Romanian club Steaua Bucharest in the last 32 of the competition.
Spanish Primera side Athletic Bilboa produced the performance of the night to rout Standard Liege 7-1 away from home to book their place in the last 32 of the UEFA Cup on Thursday.
Rica Neaga and Cristian Ciocoiu scored in the first half as Steaua Bucharest held on to beat Besiktas 2-1 in a hard-fought UEFA Cup tie to go top of Group B on Thursday.
Ali Gunes showed Besiktas the way with an early goal as the Turkish club opened their UEFA Cup Group B account with a 3-1 home win over Spain's Athletic Bilbao.
Lecce extended their excellent start to the Serie A season with a 4-1 win at Messina, while Lazio crashed 3-1 at Parma.
It's autumn in Italy, when even soccer fans become preoccupied with something more important: food.
Italian club Lazio, England's Newcastle and Bundesliga side Stuttgart are among the top group of seeds for Tuesday's UEFA Cup group draw.
Tuesday has seen the end of the summer transfer window in Europe with a frenzy of last minute deadline day deals being concluded.
Cash-strapped Serie A club Parma are refusing to sell their coveted young striker Alberto Gilardino, despite their financial difficulties.
Japan international Hidetoshi Nakata has joined promoted Serie A club Fiorentina from cash-strapped Parma for an undisclosed sum.
Roma moved quickly to replace Fabio Capello, naming Cesare Prandelli as their new coach on Saturday.
Inter Milan striker Christian Vieri's future was thrown into doubt after he refused to be a substitute for the 4-2 Serie A victory against Bologna on Sunday.
Inter Milan midfielder Cristiano Zanetti and Parma defender Marcello Castellini have pulled out of Italy's trip to face Euro 2004 hosts Portugal on Wednesday.
Serie A leaders AC Milan needed an Andriy Shevchenko goal in the seventh minute of injury time to salvage a 2-2 draw a home to Chievo but challengers AS Roma failed to take advantage, losing 2-1 to visiting Bologna.
AC Milan remain on course for their first Italian league title since 1999 after opening up a 10 point lead over Roma, with a 3-1 win over Parma.
The Italian federation (FIGC) said that government intervention is needed to bring the majority of professional clubs in line with stricter financial rules.
Financially troubled Serie A club Parma is to be sold along with other non-core assets from Parmalat, the global dairy group said on Tuesday.
Genclerbirligi advanced to the fourth round of the UEFA Cup with a 4-0 aggregate win over Italy's Parma.
A blunder by Sampdoria goalkeeper Francesco Antonioli and a goal by Australian midfielder Mark Bresciano helped Parma to a 2-1 away win which sent them into a fourth-place tie in Italy's Serie A.
Lazio midfielder Ousmane Dabo has been ruled out for three months after fracturing a bone in his right ankle.
When details about the alleged fraud at Parmalat first emerged before Christmas, it was big news everywhere--except in Parma, the dairy giant's hometown. While the Italian national press devoted p...
Inter Milan have signed 21-year-old Brazilian striker Adriano from cash-strapped Serie A rivals Parma, club officials said on Wednesday.
Dejan Stankovic fired Lazio into the Italian Cup semifinals on the day his club president prepared to sell him to Inter Milan.
Parma midfielder Manuele Blasi was banned for six months by the disciplinary committee of the Italian Football League on Friday after testing positive for the performance-enhancing drug nandrolone.
Juventus are well placed to progress to the last four of the Italian Cup after snatching a 2-1 win at Perugia in the first leg of their quarterfinal on Thursday.
Massimo Ambrosini netted the winner in injury time on Wednesday as defending champions AC Milan beat league leaders AS Roma 2-1 at the San Siro in their Italian Cup quarterfinal first leg.
A first half goal from Emanuele Filillini lifted troubled Parma to a 1-0 win over Inter Milan and fifth place in Italy's Serie A.
Troubled Serie A club Parma are to be put up for sale at the end of the season and two or three of their players placed on the transfer list straight away.
Administrators at Parmalat are hoping to hold a meeting of Parma shareholders following the collapse of the food group that owns the Serie A side, a source close to the club said on Monday.
Japan captain Hidetoshi Nakata has left troubled Parma to join Italian Serie A rivals Bologna in a six-month loan deal.
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