Soccer

Arsenal maestro Santi Cazorla rescued Arsene Wenger from another disappointing result with a late winner to beat a valiant Aston Villa 2-1 on Saturday. Cazorla opened the scoring in the sixth minute, but Villa came back strongly and equalized through Andreas Weimann after the break. Arsenal threw everything at Villa keeper...

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...

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...

Tottenham has temporarily put aside its pursuit of Internacional striker Leandro Damiao, a source with knowledge of the deal tells Press Association Sport. Spurs reopened negotiations with Internacional over the potential transfer of long-term target Damiao, but the Brazilian club does not want to sell the 23-year-old, who was top...

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...

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...

FIFA committed Tuesday to using goal-line technology at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil and could have four systems competing for selection. FIFA said it is now seeking tenders from companies that want their system to be used at the Confederations Cup in June and next year's World Cup. "Interested GLT...

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...

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...

Manchester United withstood a late comeback from Liverpool to secure a 2-1 win over its great rival on Sunday, tightening the leaders' grip at the top of the Premier League. Robin van Persie's league-high 17th goal of the campaign gave United a 19th-minute lead, and the hosts looked likely to...

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...

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...