Soccer

Jose Mourinho thought his Real Madrid side defended better than they attacked despite cruising to a 3-0 victory in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final tie with Galatasaray. Real sauntered through the match, scoring twice before half time thanks to a delicate chip from Cristiano Ronaldo after a...

Nice won for the third time in the past four league games as it beat struggling Reims 2-0 on Friday to consolidate fourth place in the French league and move provisionally one point behind Marseille. Midfielder Valentin Eysseric put Nice ahead in the 11th minute from the penalty spot and...

Atletico Madrid held nine-man Sevilla to a draw in the second leg of their Copa del Rey semifinal to edge through to the final and a showdown with city rivals Real. Sevilla, who trailed 2-1 from the opening match, looked to be heading out of the competition when Diego Costa...

Former MLS and U.S. national team midfielder Robbie Rogers announced Friday own his blog that he is retiring from the sport and that he is gay. The 25-year-old former Leeds midfielder, who left the League One side Stevenage last month, wrote on his blog that he had been afraid...

David Beckham pledged to donate his salary to a children's charity Thursday after signing a five-month contract with French Ligue 1 powerhouse Paris-Saint Germain, the latest stop on his globe-trotting career. The 37-year-old former England captain joined PSG after turning down several other offers and pledging to effectively play...

Barcelona defender Gerard Pique has questioned the recent widespread criticism of Jose Mourinho in Spain, reminding fans and journalists that they were happy to ignore his behaviour when Real Madrid were winning. Recent months have seen the Madrid based media, in particular sports dailies AS and Marca, take an increasingly...

Omar Gonzalez replaced captain Carlos Bocanegra in central defense for the United States' World Cup qualifier at Honduras on Wednesday, and Timmy Chandler was in the starting lineup to play right back in his competitive debut for the Americans. Goalkeeper Tim Howard was the captain for the match in San...

Tournament favorite Ivory Coast crashed out of the African Nations Cup at the quarterfinal stage after it was ousted 2-1 by Nigeria at the Royal Bafokeng Stadium. Emmanuel Emenike gave the Super Eagles the lead just before the break and although Cheick Tiote equalized early in the second half, Sunday...

Eintracht Frankfurt drew 0-0 at Freiburg on Friday to hold off the home side's challenge for the Bundesliga's last Champions League place. "The draw was fair," Frankfurt coach Armin Veh said. "We didn't allow anything in the first half, Freiburg were better in the second." Frankfurt's Stefan Aigner -- who had...

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...

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...

Lionel Messi has officially signed his two-year contract extension with Barcelona. The Argentina superstar put pen to paper on his new deal at the Nou Camp on Thursday afternoon and is now tied to the Catalan giants until June 30, 2018. Messi began his career at Newell's Old Boys, where he...