Soccer

Mario Gomez scored two goals and set up another as Bayern Munich continued its march toward the Bundesliga title with a dominant 6-1 victory over 10-man Werder Bremen on Saturday. Arjen Robben opened the scoring in the 25th minute and Javi Martinez made it 2-0 moments later. Sebastian Prodl was red-carded...

Defender Timmy Chandler is among 24 players selected for the United States' World Cup qualifier at Honduras on Wednesday and is set to make his competitive debut for the Americans. Chandler is eligible to play for the U.S. and Germany. He has made nine appearances for the Americans but...

Real Madrid striker Cristiano Ronaldo reiterated that he has no immediate plans to leave Real Madrid, but didn't rule out changing clubs beginning in 2015. "I want to see out my contract at Real Madrid: I'm very clear about that. After that, well, I don't know what'll happen in the...

Munich is the first applicant to the German Football Federation to be the country's host city for the 2020 European Championship. Bayern Munich chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge says Munich is bidding to host the final and semifinals, as well as three group games and a knockout match. Flanked by Bavarian governor Horst...

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...

Mesut Ozil says the whole world will be watching Wednesday evening's Copa del Rey semi-final first leg clash between Real Madrid and Barcelona at the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu. The German international said in an interview published on Madrid's official website on Tuesday that clasicos were the biggest games in football,...

Schalke remained unbeaten in the Champions League with a 1-1 draw at Galatasaray on Wednesday. But Schalke scorer, midfielder Jermaine Jones, will miss the second leg of their last-16 tie on March 12 through suspension after picking up his third yellow card of the competition -- 10 minutes before scoring. Jones...

Paris Saint-Germain striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic says it would be "great news" and a "dream" if Jose Mourinho and Cristiano Ronaldo were to join him at the club next summer. Persistent rumours in Spain have linked both the Real Madrid coach and the team's talisman with a move to the Qatari-backed...

Honduras will play an exhibition game against Israel at Citi Field on June 2 in preparation for three World Cup qualifiers that include a match against the United States. The game was announced Tuesday and will be played on the same day as the Celebrate Israel Parade in Manhattan. Honduras, ranked...

The chance of Real Madrid meeting Barcelona in the Champions League final at Wembley remained alive when the Spanish giants were Real Madrid will face Galatasaray while Barcelona will meet Paris Saint-Germain in quarterfinal matches that will be played April 2-3 and April 9-10. The complete Champions League draw set...

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...

Malaga coach manager Manuel Pellegrini believes the Champions League quarter-final against Dortmund is “absolutely open” after the two sides played out a 0-0 in the first-leg in Spain. Both teams failed to trouble the score-sheet and the tie now heads to Dortmund with everything to play for. But despite failing to...