Soccer

Celtic manager Neil Lennon has revealed the club is pushing UEFA for answers over referee Alberto Undiano Mallenco's performance in their 3-0 defeat to Juventus. Celtic were incensed that the officials had allowed manhandling to take place on several occasions during corner kicks in Tuesday's Champions League clash, with Lennon...

Aston Villa's disappointment at slipping back into the Premier League's bottom three has been heightened by fresh concerns over their absentee defensive kingpin Richard Dunne. At a time when Ron Atkinson has cited a lack of leaders as one of the biggest problems facing his former club in their survival...

Marseille midfielder Joey Barton took a gentle swipe at David Beckham on Tuesday, saying that Paris Saint-Germain's new star signing was no longer a feared opponent and would not be a major threat when the two French title rivals meet on Sunday. The former England captain is set to make...

Francesco Totti won his personal battle with Gianluigi Buffon as Roma did a favor to its city rival Lazio, and itself, with a 1-0 win over Juventus. Totti struck an unstoppable winner in the 58th minute as Roma edged up to within six points of the top five while Juve's...

Organized crime gangs have fixed or tried to fix hundreds of soccer matches around the world in recent years, including World Cup qualifiers, European Championship qualifiers and and two UEFA Champions League games, Europol announced Monday. The European Union's police agency said an 18-month review found 380 suspicious matches in...

Liverpool yielded two goals in less than three minutes to fall 2-0 at Zenit St Petersburg, leaving the visitors' Europa League hopes hanging in the balance. Despite having failed to properly test goalkeeper Vyacheslav Malafeev with a number of chances the Reds seemed to be managing to hold on in...

The pressure on Jose Mourinho is set to increase after a poor performance by Real Madrid saw it come away from bottom side Osasuna with just a point in a scoreless draw Saturday. It was a miserable night for Madrid, who was without the suspended Cristiano Ronaldo and Sergio Ramos,...

Gareth Bale lived up to his billing as Tottenham's own Cristiano Ronaldo after firing Andre Villas-Boas' side to an entertaining 2-1 victory over Newcastle at White Hart Lane on Saturday. Villas-Boas was at pains to point out the similarities between Bale and Ronaldo during the week, and the Welshman put...

A brace from Barcelona's Pedro Rodriguez helped world and European champion Spain beat Uruguay 3-1 in a friendly on Wednesday. Fielding a lineup that featured nine Barcelona players, Spain had the bulk of the early possession and the best chances in the match in Doha. It took the lead in...

Germany is without Borussia Dortmund trio Marcel Schmelzer, Marco Reus and Mario Goetze for its visit to France in a Paris friendly set for Wednesday. Defender Schmelzer misses out with an ankle problem, midfielder Goetze has a flu virus and Reus picked up an adductor muscle injury in Sunday's 3-2...

Jerry Bengtson took advantage of a defensive mix-up to score the go-ahead goal in the 79th minute, and Honduras rallied to beat the United States 2-1 Wednesday in the opener of the final qualifying round for next year's World Cup. Clint Dempsey put the U.S. ahead in the 36th minute...

The United States dropped four spots to No. 32 in the latest FIFA rankings after losing a World Cup qualifier to 51st-ranked Honduras. World Cup champion Spain leads the rankings and African champion Nigeria moved up 22 places to No. 30 after its victory over Burkina Faso in the African...